What if you'd held BJRI?
A $1,000 investment in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) at the month-end close of 1996-10 would be worth $12,451 at the close of 2026-08 — +1145.1% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $18,638.
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 1996
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $1,000 | — |
| 1997 | $300 | -70.0% |
| 1998 | $269 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | $231 | -13.9% |
| 2000 | $606 | +162.1% |
| 2001 | $1,038 | +71.2% |
| 2002 | $1,380 | +33.0% |
| 2003 | $2,984 | +116.2% |
| 2004 | $2,800 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | $4,572 | +63.3% |
| 2006 | $4,042 | -11.6% |
| 2007 | $3,252 | -19.5% |
| 2008 | $2,154 | -33.8% |
| 2009 | $3,766 | +74.8% |
| 2010 | $7,086 | +88.2% |
| 2011 | $9,064 | +27.9% |
| 2012 | $6,580 | -27.4% |
| 2013 | $6,212 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | $10,042 | +61.7% |
| 2015 | $8,694 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | $7,860 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | $7,306 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | $10,232 | +40.1% |
| 2019 | $7,769 | -24.1% |
| 2020 | $7,912 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | $7,102 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | $5,422 | -23.6% |
| 2023 | $7,402 | +36.5% |
| 2024 | $7,223 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | $8,099 | +12.1% |
| 2026 | $13,385 | +65.3% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought BJRI was 1997-04 ($0.97): $1,000 then is $66,927 today. The worst was 2018-08 ($74.38): $1,000 then is $875.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in BJRI be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) at the start of 1996 would be worth about $12,451 today, a total return of +1145.1%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for BJRI?
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI)'s strongest calendar year since 1996 was 2000, a +162.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,621 by year-end. Its weakest year was 1997, 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 BJRI have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1996-10 would have grown to about $299,350 on $35,900 invested.
Did BJRI 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 $18,638. BJRI trailed the S&P 500 by +33.2% 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
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) historical total-return data from 1996-10 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.