What If You Invested $1,000 in Baxter International (BAX)?
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Baxter International
BAX
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
+7435.74% (75.4 times)
- Buy
- Dec 4, 1984
- $1.11
- Sell
- Apr 20, 2020
- $83.82
Buying BAX at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $75,357.4.
Max drawdown
-79.62% (fell to 20% of peak)
- Peak
- Apr 20, 2020
- $83.82
- Trough
- Mar 16, 2026
- $17.08
The worst decline for BAX was -79.62% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1132.86% (12.3 times)
- IPO
- Oct 27, 1981
- $1.39
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $17.08
A $1,000 investment in BAX at IPO would be worth $12,328.65 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Baxter International (BAX) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Baxter International (BAX) stock's all-time low was $1.11 on Dec 4, 1984. The all-time high was $83.82 on Apr 20, 2020.
What if you invested $1,000 in Baxter International (BAX) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Baxter International (BAX) stock at the all-time low ($1.11 on Dec 4, 1984) and selling at the peak ($83.82 on Apr 20, 2020) would have turned $1,000 into $75,357.4. Historical return: +7435.74% (75.4 times).
What are Baxter International (BAX)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Baxter International (BAX) stock was Dec 4, 1984 (all-time low at $1.11). The best sell date was Apr 20, 2020 at $83.82. This investment would have returned +7435.74% (75.4 times).
What was Baxter International (BAX) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Baxter International (BAX) stock's worst decline was -79.62% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $83.82 on Apr 20, 2020. Trough: $17.08 on Mar 16, 2026. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $203.77 at the trough.
What if you bought Baxter International (BAX) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Baxter International (BAX) stock at IPO ($1.39 on Oct 27, 1981) would be worth $12,328.65 today. Historical return: +1132.86% (12.3 times). Current stock price: $17.08 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Baxter International (BAX) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Baxter International (BAX) stock 5 years ago ($71.12 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $240.16 today. Historical return: -75.98% (0.24 times). Current stock price: $17.08 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Baxter International (BAX) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Baxter International (BAX) stock 10 years ago ($34.16 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $500.04 today. Historical return: -50.00% (0.50 times). Current stock price: $17.08 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Baxter International (BAX) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Baxter International (BAX) stock 20 years ago ($14.26 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $1,197.61 today. Historical return: +19.76% (1.20 times). Current stock price: $17.08 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 BAX. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.