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What if you'd held ALNT?

A $1,000 investment in Allient Inc. (ALNT) at the month-end close of 1980-10 would be worth $155,198 at the close of 2026-08 — +15419.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $60,469.

$1,000 since 1980$155,198Total return+15419.8%Multiple155.2×CAGR+11.6%

Your scenario

Dates resolve to the nearest month-end close.
Leave empty for "held until today".
Invested at each month-end. Starts on the buy date.

Result

Worth$155,198Gain+$154,198 (+15419.8%)Multiple155.2×CAGR+11.6%

    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.

    2000$102,2192001$55,3622002$57,6502003$93,8342004$42,2622005$22,9982006$39,8162007$24,1712008$35,7102009$83,0422010$66,4122011$24,1372012$29,2312013$24,5982014$12,8692015$6,7162016$6,0512017$7,3712018$4,7462019$3,5052020$3,2202021$3,0452022$2,8352023$2,9622024$3,4012025$4,2132026$1,896

    Every year, $1,000 from 1980

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    1980$1,000
    1981$1,761+76.1%
    1982$5,339+203.3%
    1983$4,432-17.0%
    1984$4,204-5.1%
    1985$5,795+37.8%
    1986$2,983-48.5%
    1987$2,366-20.7%
    1988$2,191-7.4%
    1989$1,753-20.0%
    1990$1,928+10.0%
    1991$2,454+27.3%
    1992$1,578-35.7%
    1993$2,088+32.4%
    1994$2,325+11.3%
    1995$1,814-22.0%
    1996$2,975+64.0%
    1997$2,067-30.5%
    1998$807-61.0%
    1999$1,311+62.5%
    2000$2,420+84.6%
    2001$2,324-4.0%
    2002$1,428-38.6%
    2003$3,170+122.0%
    2004$5,825+83.8%
    2005$3,364-42.2%
    2006$5,542+64.7%
    2007$3,751-32.3%
    2008$1,613-57.0%
    2009$2,017+25.0%
    2010$5,550+175.1%
    2011$4,583-17.4%
    2012$5,446+18.8%
    2013$10,409+91.1%
    2014$19,947+91.6%
    2015$22,139+11.0%
    2016$18,175-17.9%
    2017$28,224+55.3%
    2018$38,214+35.4%
    2019$41,607+8.9%
    2020$43,995+5.7%
    2021$47,250+7.4%
    2022$45,221-4.3%
    2023$39,386-12.9%
    2024$31,800-19.3%
    2025$70,645+122.2%
    2026$133,961+89.6%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought ALNT was 1998-12 ($0.61): $1,000 then is $166,085 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($103): $1,000 then is $989.

    FAQ

    What would $1,000 in ALNT be worth today?

    A $1,000 investment in Allient Inc. (ALNT) at the start of 1980 would be worth about $155,198 today, a total return of +15419.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for ALNT?

    Allient Inc. (ALNT)'s strongest calendar year since 1980 was 1982, a +203.3% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $3,033 by year-end. Its weakest year was 1998, at -61.0%.

    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 ALNT have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1980-10 would have grown to about $2.2M on $55,100 invested.

    Did ALNT beat the S&P 500?

    Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $60,469. ALNT beat the S&P 500 by +156.7% 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

    Allient Inc. (ALNT) historical total-return data from 1980-10 to 2026-08, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.

    Returns use adjusted close prices from Yahoo Finance historical data — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends — the same convention used by major brokerages. 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 (Yahoo Finance): 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.

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    What if you'd held…

    Data: adjusted close prices via Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08. Not financial advice.