What If You Invested $1,000 in Dow (DOW)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Dow
DOW
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
+255.29% (3.55 times)
- Buy
- Mar 16, 2020
- $15.83
- Sell
- May 4, 2022
- $56.23
Buying DOW at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $3,552.94.
Max drawdown
-64.37% (fell to 36% of peak)
- Peak
- May 4, 2022
- $56.23
- Trough
- Aug 11, 2025
- $20.03
The worst decline for DOW was -64.37% (fell to 36% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+6.72% (1.07 times)
- IPO
- Mar 20, 2019
- $33.73
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $36
A $1,000 investment in DOW at IPO would be worth $1,067.19 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Dow (DOW) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Dow (DOW) stock's all-time low was $15.83 on Mar 16, 2020. The all-time high was $56.23 on May 4, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Dow (DOW) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Dow (DOW) stock at the all-time low ($15.83 on Mar 16, 2020) and selling at the peak ($56.23 on May 4, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $3,552.94. Historical return: +255.29% (3.55 times).
What are Dow (DOW)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Dow (DOW) stock was Mar 16, 2020 (all-time low at $15.83). The best sell date was May 4, 2022 at $56.23. This investment would have returned +255.29% (3.55 times).
What was Dow (DOW) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Dow (DOW) stock's worst decline was -64.37% (fell to 36% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $56.23 on May 4, 2022. Trough: $20.03 on Aug 11, 2025. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $356.28 at the trough.
What if you bought Dow (DOW) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Dow (DOW) stock at IPO ($33.73 on Mar 20, 2019) would be worth $1,067.19 today. Historical return: +6.72% (1.07 times). Current stock price: $36 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Dow (DOW) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Dow (DOW) stock 5 years ago ($48.1 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $748.5 today. Historical return: -25.15% (0.75 times). Current stock price: $36 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 DOW. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.