What If You Invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
AAPL
Historical extremes
What if you bought at the best or worst time? Check max profit, max drawdown, and total return since IPO.
Max profit
+760,320%
(7,604 times)
- Buy
- Jul 8, 1982
- $0.04
- Sell
- Dec 2, 2025
- $285.92
Buying AAPL at the best price and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $7,604,204.76.
Max drawdown
81.80%
(fell to 18% of peak)
- Peak
- Mar 22, 2000
- $1.08
- Trough
- Apr 17, 2003
- $0.2
A $1,000 investment in AAPL at the peak would have shrunk to $181.95 at the trough.
Return since IPO
+276,013%
(2,761 times)
- IPO
- Dec 12, 1980
- $0.1
- Current
- Apr 30, 2026
- $271.35
A $1,000 investment in AAPL at IPO would be worth $2,761,128.64 today.
Frequently asked questions
What is Apple (AAPL) stock's all-time high (ATH) and all-time low (ATL)?
- Apple (AAPL) stock's all-time low (ATL) was $0.04 on Jul 8, 1982. The all-time high (ATH) was $285.92 on Dec 2, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) stock for maximum profit?
- Buying Apple (AAPL) stock at the best price ($0.04 on Jul 8, 1982) and selling at the peak ($285.92 on Dec 2, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $7,604,204.76. Historical return: +760,320.48% (7,604 times).
What are Apple (AAPL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Apple (AAPL) stock was Jul 8, 1982 at $0.04. The best sell date was Dec 2, 2025 at $285.92. This investment would have returned +760,320.48% (7,604 times).
What was Apple (AAPL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Apple (AAPL) stock's worst decline was 81.80% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $1.08 on Mar 22, 2000. Trough: $0.2 on Apr 17, 2003. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $181.95 at the trough.
What if you bought Apple (AAPL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Apple (AAPL) stock at IPO ($0.1 on Dec 12, 1980) would be worth $2,761,128.64 today. Historical return: +276,012.86% (2,761 times). Current stock price: $271.35 as of Apr 30, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Apple (AAPL) stock 5 years ago ($128.02 on Apr 30, 2021) would be worth $2,119.59 today. Historical return: +111.96% (2.11 times). Current stock price: $271.35 as of Apr 30, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Apple (AAPL) stock 10 years ago ($21.23 on Apr 29, 2016) would be worth $12,781.44 today. Historical return: +1,178.14% (12.7 times). Current stock price: $271.35 as of Apr 30, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Apple (AAPL) stock 20 years ago ($2.11 on Apr 28, 2006) would be worth $128,601.9 today. Historical return: +12,760.19% (128.6 times). Current stock price: $271.35 as of Apr 30, 2026.
Data & methodology
How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: the best buy and sell dates that maximize percentage return. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. Return since IPO: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are dividend-adjusted closing prices from our data provider. The calculator and Historical extremes use the same data source for consistent results.
How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for AAPL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.
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