What If You Invested $1,000 in AES (AES)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
AES
AES
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
+4080.53% (41.8 times)
- Buy
- Oct 16, 2002
- $0.61
- Sell
- Dec 13, 2022
- $25.65
Buying AES at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $41,805.34.
Max drawdown
-98.65% (fell to 1% of peak)
- Peak
- Oct 2, 2000
- $45.61
- Trough
- Oct 16, 2002
- $0.61
The worst decline for AES was -98.65% (fell to 1% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+595.66% (6.96 times)
- IPO
- Jun 26, 1991
- $2.04
- Current
- Mar 12, 2026
- $14.22
A $1,000 investment in AES at IPO would be worth $6,956.64 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is AES (AES) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- AES (AES) stock's all-time low was $0.61 on Oct 16, 2002. The all-time high was $45.61 on Oct 2, 2000.
What if you invested $1,000 in AES (AES) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying AES (AES) stock at the all-time low ($0.61 on Oct 16, 2002) and selling at the peak ($25.65 on Dec 13, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $41,805.34. Historical return: +4080.53% (41.8 times).
What are AES (AES)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for AES (AES) stock was Oct 16, 2002 (all-time low at $0.61). The best sell date was Dec 13, 2022 at $25.65. This investment would have returned +4080.53% (41.8 times).
What was AES (AES) stock's maximum drawdown?
- AES (AES) stock's worst decline was -98.65% (fell to 1% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $45.61 on Oct 2, 2000. Trough: $0.61 on Oct 16, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $13.45 at the trough.
What if you bought AES (AES) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in AES (AES) stock at IPO ($2.04 on Jun 26, 1991) would be worth $6,956.64 today. Historical return: +595.66% (6.96 times). Current stock price: $14.22 as of Mar 12, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in AES (AES) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in AES (AES) stock 5 years ago ($23.82 on Mar 12, 2021) would be worth $596.95 today. Historical return: -40.31% (0.60 times). Current stock price: $14.22 as of Mar 12, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in AES (AES) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in AES (AES) stock 10 years ago ($7.6 on Mar 11, 2016) would be worth $1,871.78 today. Historical return: +87.18% (1.87 times). Current stock price: $14.22 as of Mar 12, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in AES (AES) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in AES (AES) stock 20 years ago ($11.12 on Mar 10, 2006) would be worth $1,278.72 today. Historical return: +27.87% (1.28 times). Current stock price: $14.22 as of Mar 12, 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 AES. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.