What If You Invested $1,000 in BlackRock (BLK)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
BlackRock
BLK
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
+15508.12% (156.1 times)
- Buy
- Oct 18, 1999
- $7.67
- Sell
- Oct 15, 2025
- $1,196.76
Buying BLK at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $156,081.24.
Max drawdown
-60.36% (fell to 40% of peak)
- Peak
- Aug 11, 2008
- $148.6
- Trough
- Mar 3, 2009
- $58.91
The worst decline for BLK was -60.36% (fell to 40% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+11058.83% (111.6 times)
- IPO
- Oct 1, 1999
- $8.45
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $943.26
A $1,000 investment in BLK at IPO would be worth $111,588.26 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is BlackRock (BLK) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- BlackRock (BLK) stock's all-time low was $7.67 on Oct 18, 1999. The all-time high was $1,196.76 on Oct 15, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in BlackRock (BLK) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying BlackRock (BLK) stock at the all-time low ($7.67 on Oct 18, 1999) and selling at the peak ($1,196.76 on Oct 15, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $156,081.24. Historical return: +15508.12% (156.1 times).
What are BlackRock (BLK)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for BlackRock (BLK) stock was Oct 18, 1999 (all-time low at $7.67). The best sell date was Oct 15, 2025 at $1,196.76. This investment would have returned +15508.12% (156.1 times).
What was BlackRock (BLK) stock's maximum drawdown?
- BlackRock (BLK) stock's worst decline was -60.36% (fell to 40% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $148.6 on Aug 11, 2008. Trough: $58.91 on Mar 3, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $396.41 at the trough.
What if you bought BlackRock (BLK) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in BlackRock (BLK) stock at IPO ($8.45 on Oct 1, 1999) would be worth $111,588.26 today. Historical return: +11058.83% (111.6 times). Current stock price: $943.26 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in BlackRock (BLK) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in BlackRock (BLK) stock 5 years ago ($645.15 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,462.07 today. Historical return: +46.21% (1.46 times). Current stock price: $943.26 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in BlackRock (BLK) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in BlackRock (BLK) stock 10 years ago ($262.26 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,596.69 today. Historical return: +259.67% (3.60 times). Current stock price: $943.26 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in BlackRock (BLK) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in BlackRock (BLK) stock 20 years ago ($87.2 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $10,817.7 today. Historical return: +981.77% (10.8 times). Current stock price: $943.26 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 BLK. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.