What If You Invested $1,000 in CVS Health (CVS)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
CVS Health
CVS
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
+84869.76% (849.7 times)
- Buy
- Dec 23, 1974
- $0.11
- Sell
- Feb 8, 2022
- $96.37
Buying CVS at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $849,697.55.
Max drawdown
-83.12% (fell to 17% of peak)
- Peak
- Apr 16, 1973
- $0.67
- Trough
- Dec 23, 1974
- $0.11
The worst decline for CVS was -83.12% (fell to 17% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+12438.04% (125.4 times)
- IPO
- Feb 21, 1973
- $0.6
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $75.84
A $1,000 investment in CVS at IPO would be worth $125,380.41 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is CVS Health (CVS) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- CVS Health (CVS) stock's all-time low was $0.11 on Dec 23, 1974. The all-time high was $96.37 on Feb 8, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in CVS Health (CVS) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying CVS Health (CVS) stock at the all-time low ($0.11 on Dec 23, 1974) and selling at the peak ($96.37 on Feb 8, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $849,697.55. Historical return: +84869.76% (849.7 times).
What are CVS Health (CVS)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for CVS Health (CVS) stock was Dec 23, 1974 (all-time low at $0.11). The best sell date was Feb 8, 2022 at $96.37. This investment would have returned +84869.76% (849.7 times).
What was CVS Health (CVS) stock's maximum drawdown?
- CVS Health (CVS) stock's worst decline was -83.12% (fell to 17% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.67 on Apr 16, 1973. Trough: $0.11 on Dec 23, 1974. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $168.83 at the trough.
What if you bought CVS Health (CVS) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in CVS Health (CVS) stock at IPO ($0.6 on Feb 21, 1973) would be worth $125,380.41 today. Historical return: +12438.04% (125.4 times). Current stock price: $75.84 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in CVS Health (CVS) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in CVS Health (CVS) stock 5 years ago ($63.75 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,189.73 today. Historical return: +18.97% (1.19 times). Current stock price: $75.84 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in CVS Health (CVS) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in CVS Health (CVS) stock 10 years ago ($74.64 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,016.1 today. Historical return: +1.61% (1.02 times). Current stock price: $75.84 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in CVS Health (CVS) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in CVS Health (CVS) stock 20 years ago ($19.5 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,889.07 today. Historical return: +288.91% (3.89 times). Current stock price: $75.84 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 CVS. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.