What If You Invested $1,000 in Ford Motor (F)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Ford Motor
F
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
+17745.38% (178.5 times)
- Buy
- Oct 28, 1974
- $0.11
- Sell
- Jan 14, 2022
- $19.21
Buying F at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $178,453.77.
Max drawdown
-95.49% (fell to 5% of peak)
- Peak
- May 3, 1999
- $14.36
- Trough
- Nov 19, 2008
- $0.65
The worst decline for F was -95.49% (fell to 5% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+5463.40% (55.6 times)
- IPO
- Jun 1, 1972
- $0.21
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $11.71
A $1,000 investment in F at IPO would be worth $55,634.02 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Ford Motor (F) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Ford Motor (F) stock's all-time low was $0.11 on Oct 28, 1974. The all-time high was $19.21 on Jan 14, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ford Motor (F) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Ford Motor (F) stock at the all-time low ($0.11 on Oct 28, 1974) and selling at the peak ($19.21 on Jan 14, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $178,453.77. Historical return: +17745.38% (178.5 times).
What are Ford Motor (F)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Ford Motor (F) stock was Oct 28, 1974 (all-time low at $0.11). The best sell date was Jan 14, 2022 at $19.21. This investment would have returned +17745.38% (178.5 times).
What was Ford Motor (F) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Ford Motor (F) stock's worst decline was -95.49% (fell to 5% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $14.36 on May 3, 1999. Trough: $0.65 on Nov 19, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $45.12 at the trough.
What if you bought Ford Motor (F) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Ford Motor (F) stock at IPO ($0.21 on Jun 1, 1972) would be worth $55,634.02 today. Historical return: +5463.40% (55.6 times). Current stock price: $11.71 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ford Motor (F) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Ford Motor (F) stock 5 years ago ($9.48 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,235.65 today. Historical return: +23.56% (1.24 times). Current stock price: $11.71 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ford Motor (F) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Ford Motor (F) stock 10 years ago ($8.06 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,452.27 today. Historical return: +45.23% (1.45 times). Current stock price: $11.71 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Ford Motor (F) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Ford Motor (F) stock 20 years ago ($3.99 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $2,932.73 today. Historical return: +193.27% (2.93 times). Current stock price: $11.71 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 F. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.