What If You Invested $1,000 in F5 (FFIV)?
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F5
FFIV
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
+18202.40% (183.0 times)
- Buy
- Apr 4, 2001
- $1.88
- Sell
- Oct 14, 2025
- $343.17
Buying FFIV at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $183,024.01.
Max drawdown
-97.59% (fell to 2% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 18, 1999
- $77.94
- Trough
- Apr 4, 2001
- $1.88
The worst decline for FFIV was -97.59% (fell to 2% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+3714.86% (38.1 times)
- IPO
- Jun 4, 1999
- $7.44
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $283.73
A $1,000 investment in FFIV at IPO would be worth $38,148.57 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is F5 (FFIV) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- F5 (FFIV) stock's all-time low was $1.88 on Apr 4, 2001. The all-time high was $343.17 on Oct 14, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in F5 (FFIV) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying F5 (FFIV) stock at the all-time low ($1.88 on Apr 4, 2001) and selling at the peak ($343.17 on Oct 14, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $183,024.01. Historical return: +18202.40% (183.0 times).
What are F5 (FFIV)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for F5 (FFIV) stock was Apr 4, 2001 (all-time low at $1.88). The best sell date was Oct 14, 2025 at $343.17. This investment would have returned +18202.40% (183.0 times).
What was F5 (FFIV) stock's maximum drawdown?
- F5 (FFIV) stock's worst decline was -97.59% (fell to 2% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $77.94 on Nov 18, 1999. Trough: $1.88 on Apr 4, 2001. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $24.06 at the trough.
What if you bought F5 (FFIV) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in F5 (FFIV) stock at IPO ($7.44 on Jun 4, 1999) would be worth $38,148.57 today. Historical return: +3714.86% (38.1 times). Current stock price: $283.73 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in F5 (FFIV) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in F5 (FFIV) stock 5 years ago ($201.06 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,411.17 today. Historical return: +41.12% (1.41 times). Current stock price: $283.73 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in F5 (FFIV) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in F5 (FFIV) stock 10 years ago ($99.78 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,843.56 today. Historical return: +184.36% (2.84 times). Current stock price: $283.73 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in F5 (FFIV) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in F5 (FFIV) stock 20 years ago ($34.03 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $8,336.42 today. Historical return: +733.64% (8.34 times). Current stock price: $283.73 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 FFIV. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.