What If You Invested $1,000 in eBay (EBAY)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
eBay
EBAY
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
+22017.20% (221.2 times)
- Buy
- Oct 8, 1998
- $0.45
- Sell
- Aug 13, 2025
- $100.1
Buying EBAY at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $221,171.96.
Max drawdown
-82.56% (fell to 17% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 30, 2004
- $22.06
- Trough
- Mar 9, 2009
- $3.85
The worst decline for EBAY was -82.56% (fell to 17% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+12263.18% (123.6 times)
- IPO
- Sep 24, 1998
- $0.74
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $91.41
A $1,000 investment in EBAY at IPO would be worth $123,631.77 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is eBay (EBAY) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- eBay (EBAY) stock's all-time low was $0.45 on Oct 8, 1998. The all-time high was $100.1 on Aug 13, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in eBay (EBAY) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying eBay (EBAY) stock at the all-time low ($0.45 on Oct 8, 1998) and selling at the peak ($100.1 on Aug 13, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $221,171.96. Historical return: +22017.20% (221.2 times).
What are eBay (EBAY)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for eBay (EBAY) stock was Oct 8, 1998 (all-time low at $0.45). The best sell date was Aug 13, 2025 at $100.1. This investment would have returned +22017.20% (221.2 times).
What was eBay (EBAY) stock's maximum drawdown?
- eBay (EBAY) stock's worst decline was -82.56% (fell to 17% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $22.06 on Dec 30, 2004. Trough: $3.85 on Mar 9, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $174.41 at the trough.
What if you bought eBay (EBAY) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in eBay (EBAY) stock at IPO ($0.74 on Sep 24, 1998) would be worth $123,631.77 today. Historical return: +12263.18% (123.6 times). Current stock price: $91.41 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in eBay (EBAY) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in eBay (EBAY) stock 5 years ago ($52.79 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,731.71 today. Historical return: +73.17% (1.73 times). Current stock price: $91.41 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in eBay (EBAY) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in eBay (EBAY) stock 10 years ago ($21.07 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $4,337.51 today. Historical return: +333.75% (4.34 times). Current stock price: $91.41 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in eBay (EBAY) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in eBay (EBAY) stock 20 years ago ($14.37 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $6,360.28 today. Historical return: +536.03% (6.36 times). Current stock price: $91.41 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 EBAY. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.