What if you'd held POR?
A $1,000 investment in Portland General Electric Co (POR) at the month-end close of 2006-03 would be worth $3,488 at the close of 2026-09 — +248.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,793.
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 2006
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | — |
| 2007 | $1,055 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | $773 | -26.7% |
| 2009 | $852 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | $955 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | $1,162 | +21.7% |
| 2012 | $1,308 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | $1,499 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | $1,940 | +29.4% |
| 2015 | $1,928 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | $2,367 | +22.8% |
| 2017 | $2,564 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | $2,665 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | $3,334 | +25.1% |
| 2020 | $2,661 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | $3,409 | +28.1% |
| 2022 | $3,273 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | $3,020 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | $3,180 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | $3,668 | +15.4% |
| 2026 | $3,806 | +3.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought POR was 2009-02 ($8.35): $1,000 then is $5,840 today. The worst was 2026-02 ($52.84): $1,000 then is $923.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in POR be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Portland General Electric Co (POR) at the start of 2006 would be worth about $3,488 today, a total return of +248.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for POR?
Portland General Electric Co (POR)'s strongest calendar year since 2006 was 2014, a +29.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,294 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -26.7%.
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 POR have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2006-03 would have grown to about $58,093 on $24,700 invested.
Did POR 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 $8,793. POR trailed the S&P 500 by +60.3% 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
Portland General Electric Co (POR) historical total-return data from 2006-03 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.