What If You Invested $1,000 in Ball (BALL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Ball
BALL
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
+161647.80% (1,617 times)
- Buy
- Nov 26, 1973
- $0.06
- Sell
- Sep 2, 2021
- $92.39
Buying BALL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $1,617,478.01.
Max drawdown
-55.56% (fell to 44% of peak)
- Peak
- Apr 24, 1973
- $0.13
- Trough
- Nov 26, 1973
- $0.06
The worst decline for BALL was -55.56% (fell to 44% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+48557.77% (486.6 times)
- IPO
- Feb 21, 1973
- $0.13
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $62.1
A $1,000 investment in BALL at IPO would be worth $486,577.72 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Ball (BALL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Ball (BALL) stock's all-time low was $0.06 on Nov 26, 1973. The all-time high was $92.39 on Sep 2, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ball (BALL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Ball (BALL) stock at the all-time low ($0.06 on Nov 26, 1973) and selling at the peak ($92.39 on Sep 2, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $1,617,478.01. Historical return: +161647.80% (1,617 times).
What are Ball (BALL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Ball (BALL) stock was Nov 26, 1973 (all-time low at $0.06). The best sell date was Sep 2, 2021 at $92.39. This investment would have returned +161647.80% (1,617 times).
What was Ball (BALL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Ball (BALL) stock's worst decline was -55.56% (fell to 44% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.13 on Apr 24, 1973. Trough: $0.06 on Nov 26, 1973. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $444.44 at the trough.
What if you bought Ball (BALL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Ball (BALL) stock at IPO ($0.13 on Feb 21, 1973) would be worth $486,577.72 today. Historical return: +48557.77% (486.6 times). Current stock price: $62.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ball (BALL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Ball (BALL) stock 5 years ago ($78.96 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $786.5 today. Historical return: -21.35% (0.79 times). Current stock price: $62.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ball (BALL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Ball (BALL) stock 10 years ago ($31.44 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,975.19 today. Historical return: +97.52% (1.98 times). Current stock price: $62.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ball (BALL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Ball (BALL) stock 20 years ago ($9.15 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $6,787.24 today. Historical return: +578.72% (6.79 times). Current stock price: $62.1 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 BALL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.