What If You Invested $1,000 in Chevron (CVX)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Chevron
CVX
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
+66982.80% (670.8 times)
- Buy
- Jun 14, 1962
- $0.29
- Sell
- Mar 12, 2026
- $196.97
Buying CVX at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $670,827.97.
Max drawdown
-58.23% (fell to 42% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 26, 1980
- $2.69
- Trough
- Aug 4, 1982
- $1.12
The worst decline for CVX was -58.23% (fell to 42% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+63196.12% (633.0 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.31
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $196.84
A $1,000 investment in CVX at IPO would be worth $632,961.23 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Chevron (CVX) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Chevron (CVX) stock's all-time low was $0.29 on Jun 14, 1962. The all-time high was $196.97 on Mar 12, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Chevron (CVX) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Chevron (CVX) stock at the all-time low ($0.29 on Jun 14, 1962) and selling at the peak ($196.97 on Mar 12, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $670,827.97. Historical return: +66982.80% (670.8 times).
What are Chevron (CVX)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Chevron (CVX) stock was Jun 14, 1962 (all-time low at $0.29). The best sell date was Mar 12, 2026 at $196.97. This investment would have returned +66982.80% (670.8 times).
What was Chevron (CVX) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Chevron (CVX) stock's worst decline was -58.23% (fell to 42% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $2.69 on Nov 26, 1980. Trough: $1.12 on Aug 4, 1982. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $417.75 at the trough.
What if you bought Chevron (CVX) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Chevron (CVX) stock at IPO ($0.31 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $632,961.23 today. Historical return: +63196.12% (633.0 times). Current stock price: $196.84 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Chevron (CVX) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Chevron (CVX) stock 5 years ago ($88.26 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,230.15 today. Historical return: +123.02% (2.23 times). Current stock price: $196.84 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Chevron (CVX) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Chevron (CVX) stock 10 years ago ($62.98 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,125.32 today. Historical return: +212.53% (3.13 times). Current stock price: $196.84 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Chevron (CVX) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Chevron (CVX) stock 20 years ago ($27.01 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,288.7 today. Historical return: +628.87% (7.29 times). Current stock price: $196.84 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 CVX. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.