What If You Invested $1,000 in Abbott Laboratories (ABT)?
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Abbott Laboratories
ABT
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
+78591.43% (786.9 times)
- Buy
- Mar 25, 1980
- $0.17
- Sell
- Mar 3, 2025
- $137.64
Buying ABT at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $786,914.32.
Max drawdown
-45.66% (fell to 54% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 31, 2002
- $13.87
- Trough
- Jul 23, 2002
- $7.54
The worst decline for ABT was -45.66% (fell to 54% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+61003.40% (611.0 times)
- IPO
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.18
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $109.95
A $1,000 investment in ABT at IPO would be worth $611,034.01 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock's all-time low was $0.17 on Mar 25, 1980. The all-time high was $137.64 on Mar 3, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock at the all-time low ($0.17 on Mar 25, 1980) and selling at the peak ($137.64 on Mar 3, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $786,914.32. Historical return: +78591.43% (786.9 times).
What are Abbott Laboratories (ABT)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock was Mar 25, 1980 (all-time low at $0.17). The best sell date was Mar 3, 2025 at $137.64. This investment would have returned +78591.43% (786.9 times).
What was Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock's worst decline was -45.66% (fell to 54% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $13.87 on Jan 31, 2002. Trough: $7.54 on Jul 23, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $543.35 at the trough.
What if you bought Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock at IPO ($0.18 on Mar 17, 1980) would be worth $611,034.01 today. Historical return: +61003.40% (611.0 times). Current stock price: $109.95 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock 5 years ago ($107.9 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,019.01 today. Historical return: +1.90% (1.02 times). Current stock price: $109.95 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock 10 years ago ($33.32 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,299.54 today. Historical return: +229.95% (3.30 times). Current stock price: $109.95 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock 20 years ago ($13.66 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $8,047.15 today. Historical return: +704.71% (8.05 times). Current stock price: $109.95 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 ABT. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.