What If You Invested $1,000 in Generac (GNRC)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Generac
GNRC
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
+7107.62% (72.1 times)
- Buy
- Jun 1, 2010
- $7.02
- Sell
- Nov 1, 2021
- $505.8
Buying GNRC at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $72,076.16.
Max drawdown
-83.75% (fell to 16% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 1, 2021
- $505.8
- Trough
- Oct 27, 2023
- $82.2
The worst decline for GNRC was -83.75% (fell to 16% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2293.20% (23.9 times)
- IPO
- Feb 11, 2010
- $8.46
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $202.48
A $1,000 investment in GNRC at IPO would be worth $23,932.03 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Generac (GNRC) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Generac (GNRC) stock's all-time low was $7.02 on Jun 1, 2010. The all-time high was $505.8 on Nov 1, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Generac (GNRC) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Generac (GNRC) stock at the all-time low ($7.02 on Jun 1, 2010) and selling at the peak ($505.8 on Nov 1, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $72,076.16. Historical return: +7107.62% (72.1 times).
What are Generac (GNRC)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Generac (GNRC) stock was Jun 1, 2010 (all-time low at $7.02). The best sell date was Nov 1, 2021 at $505.8. This investment would have returned +7107.62% (72.1 times).
What was Generac (GNRC) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Generac (GNRC) stock's worst decline was -83.75% (fell to 16% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $505.8 on Nov 1, 2021. Trough: $82.2 on Oct 27, 2023. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $162.51 at the trough.
What if you bought Generac (GNRC) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Generac (GNRC) stock at IPO ($8.46 on Feb 11, 2010) would be worth $23,932.03 today. Historical return: +2293.20% (23.9 times). Current stock price: $202.48 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Generac (GNRC) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Generac (GNRC) stock 5 years ago ($325.89 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $621.31 today. Historical return: -37.87% (0.62 times). Current stock price: $202.48 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Generac (GNRC) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Generac (GNRC) stock 10 years ago ($36.68 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $5,520.17 today. Historical return: +452.02% (5.52 times). Current stock price: $202.48 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 GNRC. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.