What if you'd held PRDO?
A $1,000 investment in Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) at the month-end close of 1998-01 would be worth $14,285 at the close of 2026-08 — +1328.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $13,111.
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 1998
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $1,000 | — |
| 1999 | $1,278 | +27.8% |
| 2000 | $2,608 | +104.0% |
| 2001 | $4,571 | +75.3% |
| 2002 | $5,335 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | $10,736 | +101.2% |
| 2004 | $10,670 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | $8,994 | -15.7% |
| 2006 | $6,611 | -26.5% |
| 2007 | $6,707 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | $4,787 | -28.6% |
| 2009 | $6,219 | +29.9% |
| 2010 | $5,531 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | $2,125 | -61.6% |
| 2012 | $938 | -55.9% |
| 2013 | $1,520 | +62.1% |
| 2014 | $1,858 | +22.2% |
| 2015 | $969 | -47.9% |
| 2016 | $2,690 | +177.7% |
| 2017 | $3,222 | +19.7% |
| 2018 | $3,045 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | $4,906 | +61.1% |
| 2020 | $3,369 | -31.3% |
| 2021 | $3,136 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | $3,707 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | $4,747 | +28.0% |
| 2024 | $7,310 | +54.0% |
| 2025 | $8,256 | +12.9% |
| 2026 | $9,537 | +15.5% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought PRDO was 2013-04 ($2.06): $1,000 then is $16,296 today. The worst was 2004-05 ($63.82): $1,000 then is $526.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in PRDO be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) at the start of 1998 would be worth about $14,285 today, a total return of +1328.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for PRDO?
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)'s strongest calendar year since 1998 was 2016, a +177.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,777 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2011, at -61.6%.
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 PRDO have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1998-01 would have grown to about $129,781 on $34,400 invested.
Did PRDO 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 $13,111. PRDO beat the S&P 500 by +9.0% 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
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) historical total-return data from 1998-01 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.