What If You Invested $1,000 in Adobe (ADBE)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Adobe
ADBE
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
+354020.45% (3,541 times)
- Buy
- Aug 28, 1986
- $0.19
- Sell
- Nov 19, 2021
- $688.37
Buying ADBE at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $3,541,204.53.
Max drawdown
-79.89% (fell to 20% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 6, 2000
- $41.36
- Trough
- Aug 5, 2002
- $8.32
The worst decline for ADBE was -79.89% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+127065.34% (1,272 times)
- IPO
- Aug 13, 1986
- $0.2
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $251.86
A $1,000 investment in ADBE at IPO would be worth $1,271,653.38 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Adobe (ADBE) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Adobe (ADBE) stock's all-time low was $0.19 on Aug 28, 1986. The all-time high was $688.37 on Nov 19, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Adobe (ADBE) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Adobe (ADBE) stock at the all-time low ($0.19 on Aug 28, 1986) and selling at the peak ($688.37 on Nov 19, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $3,541,204.53. Historical return: +354020.45% (3,541 times).
What are Adobe (ADBE)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Adobe (ADBE) stock was Aug 28, 1986 (all-time low at $0.19). The best sell date was Nov 19, 2021 at $688.37. This investment would have returned +354020.45% (3,541 times).
What was Adobe (ADBE) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Adobe (ADBE) stock's worst decline was -79.89% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $41.36 on Nov 6, 2000. Trough: $8.32 on Aug 5, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $201.13 at the trough.
What if you bought Adobe (ADBE) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Adobe (ADBE) stock at IPO ($0.2 on Aug 13, 1986) would be worth $1,271,653.38 today. Historical return: +127065.34% (1,272 times). Current stock price: $251.86 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Adobe (ADBE) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Adobe (ADBE) stock 5 years ago ($450.54 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $559.02 today. Historical return: -44.10% (0.56 times). Current stock price: $251.86 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Adobe (ADBE) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Adobe (ADBE) stock 10 years ago ($88.17 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,856.53 today. Historical return: +185.65% (2.86 times). Current stock price: $251.86 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Adobe (ADBE) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Adobe (ADBE) stock 20 years ago ($35.93 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,009.74 today. Historical return: +600.97% (7.01 times). Current stock price: $251.86 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 ADBE. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.