What if you'd held PLPC?
A $1,000 investment in Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) at the month-end close of 1999-04 would be worth $34,068 at the close of 2026-08 — +3306.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,454.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-08, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 1999
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $1,000 | — |
| 2000 | $847 | -15.3% |
| 2001 | $1,232 | +45.4% |
| 2002 | $1,131 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | $2,188 | +93.4% |
| 2004 | $2,118 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | $3,194 | +50.8% |
| 2006 | $2,696 | -15.6% |
| 2007 | $4,665 | +73.0% |
| 2008 | $3,641 | -21.9% |
| 2009 | $3,532 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | $4,821 | +36.5% |
| 2011 | $4,981 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | $5,045 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | $6,264 | +24.2% |
| 2014 | $4,743 | -24.3% |
| 2015 | $3,729 | -21.4% |
| 2016 | $5,243 | +40.6% |
| 2017 | $6,500 | +24.0% |
| 2018 | $5,022 | -22.7% |
| 2019 | $5,669 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | $6,527 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | $6,244 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | $8,112 | +29.9% |
| 2023 | $13,123 | +61.8% |
| 2024 | $12,607 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | $20,501 | +62.6% |
| 2026 | $40,164 | +95.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought PLPC was 2000-12 ($8.52): $1,000 then is $47,424 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($410): $1,000 then is $985.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in PLPC be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) at the start of 1999 would be worth about $34,068 today, a total return of +3306.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for PLPC?
Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)'s strongest calendar year since 1999 was 2026, a +95.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,959 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2014, at -24.3%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in PLPC have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1999-04 would have grown to about $452,587 on $32,900 invested.
Did PLPC beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $9,454. PLPC beat the S&P 500 by +260.4% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) historical total-return data from 1999-04 to 2026-08, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08. Not financial advice.