What if you'd held BYD?
A $1,000 investment in Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) at the month-end close of 1993-10 would be worth $4,549 at the close of 2026-08 — +354.9% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $16,484.
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 | $804 | -19.6% |
| 1995 | $869 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | $617 | -29.0% |
| 1997 | $495 | -19.7% |
| 1998 | $248 | -49.9% |
| 1999 | $435 | +75.3% |
| 2000 | $257 | -41.0% |
| 2001 | $486 | +89.3% |
| 2002 | $1,051 | +116.3% |
| 2003 | $1,219 | +16.0% |
| 2004 | $3,183 | +161.2% |
| 2005 | $3,678 | +15.5% |
| 2006 | $3,542 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | $2,700 | -23.8% |
| 2008 | $380 | -85.9% |
| 2009 | $673 | +77.1% |
| 2010 | $852 | +26.6% |
| 2011 | $599 | -29.6% |
| 2012 | $534 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | $905 | +69.5% |
| 2014 | $1,028 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | $1,597 | +55.4% |
| 2016 | $1,621 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | $2,832 | +74.7% |
| 2018 | $1,693 | -40.2% |
| 2019 | $2,463 | +45.5% |
| 2020 | $3,530 | +43.3% |
| 2021 | $5,393 | +52.8% |
| 2022 | $4,534 | -15.9% |
| 2023 | $5,259 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | $6,161 | +17.1% |
| 2025 | $7,307 | +18.6% |
| 2026 | $6,845 | -6.3% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought BYD was 1998-10 ($2.60): $1,000 then is $30,565 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($88.33): $1,000 then is $900.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in BYD be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) at the start of 1993 would be worth about $4,549 today, a total return of +354.9%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for BYD?
Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD)'s strongest calendar year since 1993 was 2004, a +161.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,612 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -85.9%.
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 BYD have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1993-10 would have grown to about $281,268 on $39,500 invested.
Did BYD beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $16,484. BYD trailed the S&P 500 by +72.4% 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
Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) historical total-return data from 1993-10 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.