What if you'd held KRO?
A $1,000 investment in Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO) at the month-end close of 2003-12 would be worth $2,041 at the close of 2026-09 — +104.1% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $10,659.
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 2003
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $1,000 | — |
| 2004 | $1,889 | +88.9% |
| 2005 | $1,385 | -26.7% |
| 2006 | $1,605 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | $898 | -44.0% |
| 2008 | $642 | -28.6% |
| 2009 | $896 | +39.6% |
| 2010 | $2,358 | +163.2% |
| 2011 | $2,094 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | $2,341 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | $2,375 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | $1,692 | -28.7% |
| 2015 | $785 | -53.6% |
| 2016 | $1,797 | +129.0% |
| 2017 | $4,005 | +122.9% |
| 2018 | $1,857 | -53.6% |
| 2019 | $2,283 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | $2,702 | +18.3% |
| 2021 | $2,857 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | $1,893 | -33.7% |
| 2023 | $2,177 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | $2,232 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | $1,046 | -53.1% |
| 2026 | $2,041 | +95.1% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought KRO was 2009-02 ($1.20): $1,000 then is $7,025 today. The worst was 2017-11 ($17.81): $1,000 then is $473.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in KRO be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO) at the start of 2003 would be worth about $2,041 today, a total return of +104.1%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for KRO?
Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO)'s strongest calendar year since 2003 was 2010, a +163.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,632 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2015, at -53.6%.
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 KRO have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2003-12 would have grown to about $37,161 on $27,400 invested.
Did KRO 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 $10,659. KRO trailed the S&P 500 by +80.8% 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
Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO) historical total-return data from 2003-12 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.