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What if you'd held AVNT?

A $1,000 investment in Avient Corporation (AVNT) at the month-end close of 1999-09 would be worth $5,593 at the close of 2026-08 — +459.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $6,009.

$1,000 since 1999$5,593Total return+459.3%Multiple5.6×CAGR+6.6%

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$5,593Gain+$4,593 (+459.3%)Multiple5.6×CAGR+6.6%

    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$5,8172001$10,7122002$6,2442003$15,2152004$9,3342005$6,5822006$9,2752007$7,9522008$9,0642009$18,9312010$7,9832011$4,7752012$5,0982013$2,8462014$1,6282015$1,5052016$1,7752017$1,7332018$1,2572019$1,8762020$1,4232021$1,2602022$8912023$1,4432024$1,1412025$1,1342026$1,439

    Every year, $1,000 from 1999

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    1999$1,000
    2000$543-45.7%
    2001$932+71.5%
    2002$382-59.0%
    2003$623+63.0%
    2004$884+41.8%
    2005$627-29.0%
    2006$732+16.6%
    2007$642-12.3%
    2008$307-52.1%
    2009$729+137.1%
    2010$1,218+67.2%
    2011$1,141-6.3%
    2012$2,044+79.1%
    2013$3,572+74.8%
    2014$3,865+8.2%
    2015$3,278-15.2%
    2016$3,357+2.4%
    2017$4,627+37.8%
    2018$3,100-33.0%
    2019$4,089+31.9%
    2020$4,618+12.9%
    2021$6,527+41.3%
    2022$4,032-38.2%
    2023$5,096+26.4%
    2024$5,128+0.6%
    2025$4,042-21.2%
    2026$5,817+43.9%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought AVNT was 2009-02 ($1.20): $1,000 then is $37,038 today. The worst was 2021-12 ($49.66): $1,000 then is $891.

    FAQ

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

    A $1,000 investment in Avient Corporation (AVNT) at the start of 1999 would be worth about $5,593 today, a total return of +459.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for AVNT?

    Avient Corporation (AVNT)'s strongest calendar year since 1999 was 2009, a +137.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,371 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2002, at -59.0%.

    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 AVNT have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1999-09 would have grown to about $158,492 on $32,400 invested.

    Did AVNT beat the S&P 500?

    Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,009. AVNT trailed the S&P 500 by +6.9% 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

    Avient Corporation (AVNT) historical total-return data from 1999-09 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.