What If You Invested $1,000 in Alibaba (BABA)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Alibaba
BABA
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
+452.61% (5.53 times)
- Buy
- Sep 28, 2015
- $54.5
- Sell
- Oct 27, 2020
- $301.19
Buying BABA at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $5,526.05.
Max drawdown
-80.09% (fell to 20% of peak)
- Peak
- Oct 27, 2020
- $301.19
- Trough
- Oct 24, 2022
- $59.97
The worst decline for BABA was -80.09% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+51.64% (1.52 times)
- IPO
- Sep 19, 2014
- $89.17
- Current
- Mar 13, 2026
- $135.21
A $1,000 investment in BABA at IPO would be worth $1,516.37 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Alibaba (BABA) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Alibaba (BABA) stock's all-time low was $54.5 on Sep 28, 2015. The all-time high was $301.19 on Oct 27, 2020.
What if you invested $1,000 in Alibaba (BABA) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Alibaba (BABA) stock at the all-time low ($54.5 on Sep 28, 2015) and selling at the peak ($301.19 on Oct 27, 2020) would have turned $1,000 into $5,526.05. Historical return: +452.61% (5.53 times).
What are Alibaba (BABA)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Alibaba (BABA) stock was Sep 28, 2015 (all-time low at $54.5). The best sell date was Oct 27, 2020 at $301.19. This investment would have returned +452.61% (5.53 times).
What was Alibaba (BABA) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Alibaba (BABA) stock's worst decline was -80.09% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $301.19 on Oct 27, 2020. Trough: $59.97 on Oct 24, 2022. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $199.12 at the trough.
What if you bought Alibaba (BABA) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Alibaba (BABA) stock at IPO ($89.17 on Sep 19, 2014) would be worth $1,516.37 today. Historical return: +51.64% (1.52 times). Current stock price: $135.21 as of Mar 13, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Alibaba (BABA) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Alibaba (BABA) stock 5 years ago ($220.21 on Mar 12, 2021) would be worth $614.02 today. Historical return: -38.60% (0.61 times). Current stock price: $135.21 as of Mar 13, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Alibaba (BABA) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Alibaba (BABA) stock 10 years ago ($70.29 on Mar 11, 2016) would be worth $1,923.69 today. Historical return: +92.37% (1.92 times). Current stock price: $135.21 as of Mar 13, 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 BABA. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.