What If You Invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
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AAPL
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+760141.50% (7,602 times)
- Buy
- Jul 8, 1982
- $0.04
- Sell
- Dec 2, 2025
- $286.19
Buying AAPL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $7,602,414.99.
Max drawdown
-81.80% (fell to 18% of peak)
- Peak
- Mar 22, 2000
- $1.08
- Trough
- Apr 17, 2003
- $0.2
The worst decline for AAPL was -81.80% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+256858.32% (2,570 times)
- IPO
- Dec 12, 1980
- $0.1
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $252.82
A $1,000 investment in AAPL at IPO would be worth $2,569,583.24 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Apple (AAPL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Apple (AAPL) stock's all-time low was $0.04 on Jul 8, 1982. The all-time high was $286.19 on Dec 2, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Apple (AAPL) stock at the all-time low ($0.04 on Jul 8, 1982) and selling at the peak ($286.19 on Dec 2, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $7,602,414.99. Historical return: +760141.50% (7,602 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 (all-time low at $0.04). The best sell date was Dec 2, 2025 at $286.19. This investment would have returned +760141.50% (7,602 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 $181.99 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 $2,569,583.24 today. Historical return: +256858.32% (2,570 times). Current stock price: $252.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Apple (AAPL) stock 5 years ago ($122.42 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,065.2 today. Historical return: +106.52% (2.07 times). Current stock price: $252.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Apple (AAPL) stock 10 years ago ($24.02 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $10,524.26 today. Historical return: +952.43% (10.5 times). Current stock price: $252.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Apple (AAPL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Apple (AAPL) stock 20 years ago ($1.93 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $131,081.47 today. Historical return: +13008.15% (131.1 times). Current stock price: $252.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- 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: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: 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 from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- 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.