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$1,000 in Fair Isaac Corporation in 2021 → $2,273 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) on January 1, 2021 — at the December 2020 month-end close of $511 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $2,273. That's a +127.3% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $2,052.

$1,000 in 2021$2,273Total return+127.3%Multiple2.3×CAGR+15.6%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in FICO in 2021 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) at the month-end close of 2020-12- would be worth $2,273 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +127.3% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in FICO in 2021 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $2,052 — so Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) beat the index by +10.8%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2020 month-end close (the price entering 2021) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the FICO calculator page.

Is the 2021–2026 return in FICO typical?

No single year is typical. FICO's best calendar-year return since 1987 was about +151.8%, and its worst was -47.4%.

Methodology

Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) total-return data from January 2021 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2020 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the FICO calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.