What If You Invested $1,000 in Dell Technologies (DELL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Dell Technologies
DELL
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
+1489.13% (15.9 times)
- Buy
- Aug 18, 2016
- $10.95
- Sell
- May 29, 2024
- $174.02
Buying DELL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $15,891.35.
Max drawdown
-59.59% (fell to 40% of peak)
- Peak
- May 29, 2024
- $174.02
- Trough
- Apr 4, 2025
- $70.32
The worst decline for DELL was -59.59% (fell to 40% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1321.22% (14.2 times)
- IPO
- Aug 17, 2016
- $11.01
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $156.54
A $1,000 investment in DELL at IPO would be worth $14,212.17 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Dell Technologies (DELL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Dell Technologies (DELL) stock's all-time low was $10.95 on Aug 18, 2016. The all-time high was $174.02 on May 29, 2024.
What if you invested $1,000 in Dell Technologies (DELL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Dell Technologies (DELL) stock at the all-time low ($10.95 on Aug 18, 2016) and selling at the peak ($174.02 on May 29, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $15,891.35. Historical return: +1489.13% (15.9 times).
What are Dell Technologies (DELL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Dell Technologies (DELL) stock was Aug 18, 2016 (all-time low at $10.95). The best sell date was May 29, 2024 at $174.02. This investment would have returned +1489.13% (15.9 times).
What was Dell Technologies (DELL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Dell Technologies (DELL) stock's worst decline was -59.59% (fell to 40% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $174.02 on May 29, 2024. Trough: $70.32 on Apr 4, 2025. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $404.12 at the trough.
What if you bought Dell Technologies (DELL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Dell Technologies (DELL) stock at IPO ($11.01 on Aug 17, 2016) would be worth $14,212.17 today. Historical return: +1321.22% (14.2 times). Current stock price: $156.54 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Dell Technologies (DELL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Dell Technologies (DELL) stock 5 years ago ($41.21 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $3,798.66 today. Historical return: +279.87% (3.80 times). Current stock price: $156.54 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 DELL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.