What If You Invested $1,000 in Cisco (CSCO)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Cisco
CSCO
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
+188315.55% (1,884 times)
- Buy
- Oct 10, 1990
- $0.05
- Sell
- Feb 9, 2026
- $86.78
Buying CSCO at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $1,884,155.53.
Max drawdown
-89.26% (fell to 11% of peak)
- Peak
- Mar 27, 2000
- $51.8
- Trough
- Oct 8, 2002
- $5.56
The worst decline for CSCO was -89.26% (fell to 11% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+157733.96% (1,578 times)
- IPO
- Feb 16, 1990
- $0.05
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $78.9
A $1,000 investment in CSCO at IPO would be worth $1,578,339.62 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Cisco (CSCO) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Cisco (CSCO) stock's all-time low was $0.05 on Oct 10, 1990. The all-time high was $86.78 on Feb 9, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Cisco (CSCO) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Cisco (CSCO) stock at the all-time low ($0.05 on Oct 10, 1990) and selling at the peak ($86.78 on Feb 9, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $1,884,155.53. Historical return: +188315.55% (1,884 times).
What are Cisco (CSCO)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Cisco (CSCO) stock was Oct 10, 1990 (all-time low at $0.05). The best sell date was Feb 9, 2026 at $86.78. This investment would have returned +188315.55% (1,884 times).
What was Cisco (CSCO) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Cisco (CSCO) stock's worst decline was -89.26% (fell to 11% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $51.8 on Mar 27, 2000. Trough: $5.56 on Oct 8, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $107.42 at the trough.
What if you bought Cisco (CSCO) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Cisco (CSCO) stock at IPO ($0.05 on Feb 16, 1990) would be worth $1,578,339.62 today. Historical return: +157733.96% (1,578 times). Current stock price: $78.9 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Cisco (CSCO) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Cisco (CSCO) stock 5 years ago ($42.98 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,835.9 today. Historical return: +83.59% (1.84 times). Current stock price: $78.9 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Cisco (CSCO) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Cisco (CSCO) stock 10 years ago ($20.53 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,842.88 today. Historical return: +284.29% (3.84 times). Current stock price: $78.9 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Cisco (CSCO) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Cisco (CSCO) stock 20 years ago ($13.75 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $5,738.25 today. Historical return: +473.82% (5.74 times). Current stock price: $78.9 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 CSCO. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.