What if you'd held RYAAY?
A $1,000 investment in Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) at the month-end close of 1997-05 would be worth $55,795 at the close of 2026-08 — +5479.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $15,314.
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 1997
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $1,000 | — |
| 1998 | $1,502 | +50.2% |
| 1999 | $2,194 | +46.0% |
| 2000 | $4,433 | +102.1% |
| 2001 | $5,102 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | $6,234 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | $8,065 | +29.4% |
| 2004 | $6,488 | -19.6% |
| 2005 | $8,914 | +37.4% |
| 2006 | $12,975 | +45.6% |
| 2007 | $12,557 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | $9,259 | -26.3% |
| 2009 | $8,536 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | $10,511 | +23.1% |
| 2011 | $9,521 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | $12,495 | +31.2% |
| 2013 | $17,106 | +36.9% |
| 2014 | $25,977 | +51.9% |
| 2015 | $32,437 | +24.9% |
| 2016 | $31,236 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | $39,089 | +25.1% |
| 2018 | $26,764 | -31.5% |
| 2019 | $32,869 | +22.8% |
| 2020 | $41,261 | +25.5% |
| 2021 | $38,391 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | $28,047 | -26.9% |
| 2023 | $50,032 | +78.4% |
| 2024 | $41,565 | -16.9% |
| 2025 | $70,240 | +69.0% |
| 2026 | $54,976 | -21.7% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought RYAAY was 1997-05 ($1.01): $1,000 then is $55,795 today. The worst was 2025-12 ($71.72): $1,000 then is $783.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in RYAAY be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) at the start of 1997 would be worth about $55,795 today, a total return of +5479.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for RYAAY?
Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY)'s strongest calendar year since 1997 was 2000, a +102.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,021 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2018, at -31.5%.
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 RYAAY have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1997-05 would have grown to about $285,454 on $35,200 invested.
Did RYAAY 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 $15,314. RYAAY beat the S&P 500 by +264.3% 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
Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) historical total-return data from 1997-05 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.