What If You Invested $1,000 in Carvana (CVNA)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Carvana
CVNA
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
+12761.56% (128.6 times)
- Buy
- Dec 27, 2022
- $3.72
- Sell
- Jan 22, 2026
- $478.45
Buying CVNA at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $128,615.59.
Max drawdown
-98.99% (fell to 1% of peak)
- Peak
- Aug 10, 2021
- $370.1
- Trough
- Dec 27, 2022
- $3.72
The worst decline for CVNA was -98.99% (fell to 1% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2656.49% (27.6 times)
- IPO
- Apr 28, 2017
- $11.1
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $305.97
A $1,000 investment in CVNA at IPO would be worth $27,564.86 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Carvana (CVNA) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Carvana (CVNA) stock's all-time low was $3.72 on Dec 27, 2022. The all-time high was $478.45 on Jan 22, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Carvana (CVNA) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Carvana (CVNA) stock at the all-time low ($3.72 on Dec 27, 2022) and selling at the peak ($478.45 on Jan 22, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $128,615.59. Historical return: +12761.56% (128.6 times).
What are Carvana (CVNA)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Carvana (CVNA) stock was Dec 27, 2022 (all-time low at $3.72). The best sell date was Jan 22, 2026 at $478.45. This investment would have returned +12761.56% (128.6 times).
What was Carvana (CVNA) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Carvana (CVNA) stock's worst decline was -98.99% (fell to 1% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $370.1 on Aug 10, 2021. Trough: $3.72 on Dec 27, 2022. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $10.05 at the trough.
What if you bought Carvana (CVNA) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Carvana (CVNA) stock at IPO ($11.1 on Apr 28, 2017) would be worth $27,564.86 today. Historical return: +2656.49% (27.6 times). Current stock price: $305.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Carvana (CVNA) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Carvana (CVNA) stock 5 years ago ($283.65 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,078.69 today. Historical return: +7.87% (1.08 times). Current stock price: $305.97 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 CVNA. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.