What If You Invested $1,000 in Amazon (AMZN)?
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Amazon
AMZN
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
+363838.55% (3,639 times)
- Buy
- May 22, 1997
- $0.07
- Sell
- Nov 3, 2025
- $254
Buying AMZN at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $3,639,385.48.
Max drawdown
-94.40% (fell to 6% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 10, 1999
- $5.33
- Trough
- Sep 28, 2001
- $0.3
The worst decline for AMZN was -94.40% (fell to 6% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+216144.38% (2,162 times)
- IPO
- May 15, 1997
- $0.1
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $211.74
A $1,000 investment in AMZN at IPO would be worth $2,162,443.8 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Amazon (AMZN) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Amazon (AMZN) stock's all-time low was $0.07 on May 22, 1997. The all-time high was $254 on Nov 3, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Amazon (AMZN) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Amazon (AMZN) stock at the all-time low ($0.07 on May 22, 1997) and selling at the peak ($254 on Nov 3, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $3,639,385.48. Historical return: +363838.55% (3,639 times).
What are Amazon (AMZN)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Amazon (AMZN) stock was May 22, 1997 (all-time low at $0.07). The best sell date was Nov 3, 2025 at $254. This investment would have returned +363838.55% (3,639 times).
What was Amazon (AMZN) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Amazon (AMZN) stock's worst decline was -94.40% (fell to 6% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $5.33 on Dec 10, 1999. Trough: $0.3 on Sep 28, 2001. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $55.96 at the trough.
What if you bought Amazon (AMZN) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Amazon (AMZN) stock at IPO ($0.1 on May 15, 1997) would be worth $2,162,443.8 today. Historical return: +216144.38% (2,162 times). Current stock price: $211.74 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Amazon (AMZN) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Amazon (AMZN) stock 5 years ago ($154.59 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,369.66 today. Historical return: +36.97% (1.37 times). Current stock price: $211.74 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Amazon (AMZN) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Amazon (AMZN) stock 10 years ago ($28.71 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $7,374.23 today. Historical return: +637.42% (7.37 times). Current stock price: $211.74 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Amazon (AMZN) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Amazon (AMZN) stock 20 years ago ($1.84 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $115,169.98 today. Historical return: +11417.00% (115.2 times). Current stock price: $211.74 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 AMZN. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.