What if you'd held CAE?
A $1,000 investment in CAE Inc (CAE) at the month-end close of 2002-07 would be worth $4,863 at the close of 2026-09 — +386.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $13,344.
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 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2002
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,000 | — |
| 2003 | $1,374 | +37.4% |
| 2004 | $1,317 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | $2,287 | +73.6% |
| 2006 | $2,879 | +25.9% |
| 2007 | $4,208 | +46.1% |
| 2008 | $2,113 | -49.8% |
| 2009 | $2,657 | +25.7% |
| 2010 | $3,777 | +42.2% |
| 2011 | $3,223 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | $3,434 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | $4,355 | +26.8% |
| 2014 | $4,528 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | $3,936 | -13.1% |
| 2016 | $5,049 | +28.3% |
| 2017 | $6,815 | +35.0% |
| 2018 | $6,811 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | $9,947 | +46.0% |
| 2020 | $10,468 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | $9,525 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | $7,298 | -23.4% |
| 2023 | $8,147 | +11.6% |
| 2024 | $9,577 | +17.6% |
| 2025 | $11,479 | +19.9% |
| 2026 | $9,211 | -19.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought CAE was 2003-03 ($1.63): $1,000 then is $14,975 today. The worst was 2026-01 ($32.04): $1,000 then is $762.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in CAE be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in CAE Inc (CAE) at the start of 2002 would be worth about $4,863 today, a total return of +386.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for CAE?
CAE Inc (CAE)'s strongest calendar year since 2002 was 2005, a +73.6% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,736 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -49.8%.
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 CAE have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2002-07 would have grown to about $80,286 on $29,100 invested.
Did CAE 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 $13,344. CAE trailed the S&P 500 by +63.6% 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
CAE Inc (CAE) historical total-return data from 2002-07 to 2026-09, 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 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.