What If You Invested $1,000 in Gen Digital (GEN)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Gen Digital
GEN
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
+12519.35% (126.2 times)
- Buy
- Jun 29, 1989
- $0.25
- Sell
- Aug 13, 2025
- $31.71
Buying GEN at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $126,193.53.
Max drawdown
-87.75% (fell to 12% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 17, 1992
- $2.23
- Trough
- Oct 8, 1992
- $0.27
The worst decline for GEN was -87.75% (fell to 12% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+7922.90% (80.2 times)
- IPO
- Jun 23, 1989
- $0.26
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $20.61
A $1,000 investment in GEN at IPO would be worth $80,229.03 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Gen Digital (GEN) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Gen Digital (GEN) stock's all-time low was $0.25 on Jun 29, 1989. The all-time high was $31.71 on Aug 13, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Gen Digital (GEN) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Gen Digital (GEN) stock at the all-time low ($0.25 on Jun 29, 1989) and selling at the peak ($31.71 on Aug 13, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $126,193.53. Historical return: +12519.35% (126.2 times).
What are Gen Digital (GEN)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Gen Digital (GEN) stock was Jun 29, 1989 (all-time low at $0.25). The best sell date was Aug 13, 2025 at $31.71. This investment would have returned +12519.35% (126.2 times).
What was Gen Digital (GEN) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Gen Digital (GEN) stock's worst decline was -87.75% (fell to 12% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $2.23 on Jan 17, 1992. Trough: $0.27 on Oct 8, 1992. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $122.5 at the trough.
What if you bought Gen Digital (GEN) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Gen Digital (GEN) stock at IPO ($0.26 on Jun 23, 1989) would be worth $80,229.03 today. Historical return: +7922.90% (80.2 times). Current stock price: $20.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Gen Digital (GEN) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Gen Digital (GEN) stock 5 years ago ($19.19 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,074.12 today. Historical return: +7.41% (1.07 times). Current stock price: $20.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Gen Digital (GEN) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Gen Digital (GEN) stock 10 years ago ($8.93 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,306.79 today. Historical return: +130.68% (2.31 times). Current stock price: $20.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Gen Digital (GEN) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Gen Digital (GEN) stock 20 years ago ($5.54 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,722.7 today. Historical return: +272.27% (3.72 times). Current stock price: $20.61 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 GEN. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.