What If You Invested $1,000 in Duolingo (DUOL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
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
+758.22% (8.58 times)
- Buy
- May 11, 2022
- $63
- Sell
- May 14, 2025
- $540.68
Buying DUOL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $8,582.22.
Max drawdown
-82.44% (fell to 18% of peak)
- Peak
- May 14, 2025
- $540.68
- Trough
- Mar 12, 2026
- $94.92
The worst decline for DUOL was -82.44% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
-24.06% (0.76 times)
- IPO
- Jul 28, 2021
- $134.26
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $101.95
A $1,000 investment in DUOL at IPO would be worth $759.38 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Duolingo (DUOL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Duolingo (DUOL) stock's all-time low was $63 on May 11, 2022. The all-time high was $540.68 on May 14, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Duolingo (DUOL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Duolingo (DUOL) stock at the all-time low ($63 on May 11, 2022) and selling at the peak ($540.68 on May 14, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $8,582.22. Historical return: +758.22% (8.58 times).
What are Duolingo (DUOL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Duolingo (DUOL) stock was May 11, 2022 (all-time low at $63). The best sell date was May 14, 2025 at $540.68. This investment would have returned +758.22% (8.58 times).
What was Duolingo (DUOL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Duolingo (DUOL) stock's worst decline was -82.44% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $540.68 on May 14, 2025. Trough: $94.92 on Mar 12, 2026. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $175.56 at the trough.
What if you bought Duolingo (DUOL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Duolingo (DUOL) stock at IPO ($134.26 on Jul 28, 2021) would be worth $759.38 today. Historical return: -24.06% (0.76 times). Current stock price: $101.95 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 DUOL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.
