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$1,000 in Baker Hughes Company in 2012 → $2,605 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Baker Hughes Company (BKR) on January 1, 2012 — at the December 2011 month-end close of $24.75 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $2,605. That's a +160.5% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,129.

$1,000 in 2012$2,605Total return+160.5%Multiple2.6×CAGR+6.7%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in BKR in 2012 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Baker Hughes Company (BKR) at the month-end close of 2011-12- would be worth $2,605 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +160.5% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in BKR in 2012 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,129 — so Baker Hughes Company (BKR) trailed the index by +57.5%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2011 month-end close (the price entering 2012) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the BKR calculator page.

Is the 2012–2026 return in BKR typical?

No single year is typical. BKR's best calendar-year return since 1987 was about +100.3%, and its worst was -60.1%.

Methodology

Baker Hughes Company (BKR) total-return data from January 2012 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2011 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the BKR calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.