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What if you'd held JELD?

A $1,000 investment in JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (JELD) at the month-end close of 2017-01 would be worth $75.36 at the close of 2026-08 — -92.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $3,382.

$1,000 since 2017$75.36Total return-92.5%Multiple0.08×CAGR-23.6%

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$75.36Gain+$-925 (-92.5%)Multiple0.1×CAGR-23.6%

    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.

    2017$75.362018$51.822019$1442020$87.142021$80.442022$77.392023$2112024$1082025$2492026$829

    Every year, $1,000 from 2017

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    2017$1,000
    2018$361-63.9%
    2019$595+64.7%
    2020$644+8.3%
    2021$670+3.9%
    2022$245-63.4%
    2023$480+95.6%
    2024$208-56.6%
    2025$62.48-70.0%
    2026$51.82-17.1%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought JELD was 2026-03 ($1.24): $1,000 then is $1,645 today. The worst was 2017-12 ($39.37): $1,000 then is $51.82.

    FAQ

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

    A $1,000 investment in JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (JELD) at the start of 2017 would be worth about $75.36 today, a total return of -92.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for JELD?

    JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (JELD)'s strongest calendar year since 2017 was 2023, a +95.6% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,956 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2025, at -70.0%.

    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 JELD have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2017-01 would have grown to about $2,584 on $11,600 invested.

    Did JELD beat the S&P 500?

    Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $3,382. JELD trailed the S&P 500 by +97.8% 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

    JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (JELD) historical total-return data from 2017-01 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.