What if you'd held BWA?
A $1,000 investment in BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) at the month-end close of 1993-08 would be worth $33,732 at the close of 2026-08 — +3273.2% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $16,636.
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 1993
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $1,000 | — |
| 1994 | $918 | -8.2% |
| 1995 | $1,192 | +29.8% |
| 1996 | $1,462 | +22.6% |
| 1997 | $2,000 | +36.8% |
| 1998 | $2,173 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | $1,596 | -26.5% |
| 2000 | $1,601 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | $2,120 | +32.4% |
| 2002 | $2,067 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | $3,534 | +70.9% |
| 2004 | $4,548 | +28.7% |
| 2005 | $5,144 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | $5,063 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | $8,375 | +65.4% |
| 2008 | $3,813 | -54.5% |
| 2009 | $5,856 | +53.6% |
| 2010 | $12,750 | +117.7% |
| 2011 | $11,231 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | $12,620 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | $19,803 | +56.9% |
| 2014 | $19,635 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | $15,606 | -20.5% |
| 2016 | $14,462 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | $18,981 | +31.3% |
| 2018 | $13,101 | -31.0% |
| 2019 | $16,654 | +27.1% |
| 2020 | $15,125 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | $17,904 | +18.4% |
| 2022 | $16,264 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | $16,668 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | $14,976 | -10.2% |
| 2025 | $21,548 | +43.9% |
| 2026 | $30,813 | +43.0% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought BWA was 1994-06 ($1.70): $1,000 then is $37,700 today. The worst was 2026-05 ($71.65): $1,000 then is $894.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in BWA be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) at the start of 1993 would be worth about $33,732 today, a total return of +3273.2%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for BWA?
BorgWarner Inc. (BWA)'s strongest calendar year since 1993 was 2010, a +117.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,177 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -54.5%.
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 BWA have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1993-08 would have grown to about $339,615 on $39,700 invested.
Did BWA beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $16,636. BWA beat the S&P 500 by +102.8% 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
BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) historical total-return data from 1993-08 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.