What if you'd held GTN-A?
A $1,000 investment in Gray Media, Inc. Class A (GTN-A) at the month-end close of 1993-03 would be worth $1,523 at the close of 2026-08 — +52.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $17,078.
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 | $1,106 | +10.6% |
| 1995 | $1,832 | +65.6% |
| 1996 | $1,942 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | $2,711 | +39.6% |
| 1998 | $2,846 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | $2,761 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | $2,484 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | $2,191 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | $1,881 | -14.1% |
| 2003 | $2,423 | +28.8% |
| 2004 | $2,301 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | $1,488 | -35.3% |
| 2006 | $1,590 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | $1,666 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | $116 | -93.0% |
| 2009 | $300 | +158.6% |
| 2010 | $354 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | $270 | -23.7% |
| 2012 | $348 | +28.8% |
| 2013 | $2,583 | +642.2% |
| 2014 | $1,830 | -29.1% |
| 2015 | $2,735 | +49.4% |
| 2016 | $2,080 | -23.9% |
| 2017 | $2,871 | +38.0% |
| 2018 | $2,651 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | $3,975 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | $3,343 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | $3,740 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | $2,260 | -39.6% |
| 2023 | $1,849 | -18.2% |
| 2024 | $1,644 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | $2,816 | +71.2% |
| 2026 | $1,442 | -48.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought GTN-A was 2008-12 ($0.49): $1,000 then is $12,428 today. The worst was 2021-10 ($19.00): $1,000 then is $318.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in GTN-A be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Gray Media, Inc. Class A (GTN-A) at the start of 1993 would be worth about $1,523 today, a total return of +52.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for GTN-A?
Gray Media, Inc. Class A (GTN-A)'s strongest calendar year since 1993 was 2013, a +642.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $7,422 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -93.0%.
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 GTN-A have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1993-03 would have grown to about $52,204 on $40,200 invested.
Did GTN-A beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $17,078. GTN-A trailed the S&P 500 by +91.1% 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
Gray Media, Inc. Class A (GTN-A) historical total-return data from 1993-03 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.