What If You Invested $1,000 in Walt Disney (DIS)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Walt Disney
DIS
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
+593421.59% (5,935 times)
- Buy
- Oct 26, 1962
- $0.03
- Sell
- Mar 8, 2021
- $197.26
Buying DIS at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $5,935,215.88.
Max drawdown
-85.66% (fell to 14% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 2, 1973
- $1.63
- Trough
- Dec 17, 1974
- $0.23
The worst decline for DIS was -85.66% (fell to 14% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+172821.30% (1,729 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.06
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $98.66
A $1,000 investment in DIS at IPO would be worth $1,729,213.01 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Walt Disney (DIS) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Walt Disney (DIS) stock's all-time low was $0.03 on Oct 26, 1962. The all-time high was $197.26 on Mar 8, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walt Disney (DIS) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Walt Disney (DIS) stock at the all-time low ($0.03 on Oct 26, 1962) and selling at the peak ($197.26 on Mar 8, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $5,935,215.88. Historical return: +593421.59% (5,935 times).
What are Walt Disney (DIS)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Walt Disney (DIS) stock was Oct 26, 1962 (all-time low at $0.03). The best sell date was Mar 8, 2021 at $197.26. This investment would have returned +593421.59% (5,935 times).
What was Walt Disney (DIS) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Walt Disney (DIS) stock's worst decline was -85.66% (fell to 14% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $1.63 on Jan 2, 1973. Trough: $0.23 on Dec 17, 1974. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $143.44 at the trough.
What if you bought Walt Disney (DIS) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Walt Disney (DIS) stock at IPO ($0.06 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $1,729,213.01 today. Historical return: +172821.30% (1,729 times). Current stock price: $98.66 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walt Disney (DIS) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Walt Disney (DIS) stock 5 years ago ($189.77 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $519.89 today. Historical return: -48.01% (0.52 times). Current stock price: $98.66 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walt Disney (DIS) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Walt Disney (DIS) stock 10 years ago ($90.74 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,087.33 today. Historical return: +8.73% (1.09 times). Current stock price: $98.66 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walt Disney (DIS) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Walt Disney (DIS) stock 20 years ago ($22.99 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,291.05 today. Historical return: +329.11% (4.29 times). Current stock price: $98.66 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 DIS. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.