What If You Invested $1,000 in Goldman Sachs (GS)?
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Goldman Sachs
GS
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
+2426.83% (25.3 times)
- Buy
- Aug 9, 1999
- $38.62
- Sell
- Jan 15, 2026
- $975.86
Buying GS at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $25,268.31.
Max drawdown
-78.84% (fell to 21% of peak)
- Peak
- Oct 31, 2007
- $183.26
- Trough
- Nov 20, 2008
- $38.77
The worst decline for GS was -78.84% (fell to 21% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1532.09% (16.3 times)
- IPO
- May 4, 1999
- $48.7
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $794.77
A $1,000 investment in GS at IPO would be worth $16,320.86 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Goldman Sachs (GS) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Goldman Sachs (GS) stock's all-time low was $38.62 on Aug 9, 1999. The all-time high was $975.86 on Jan 15, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Goldman Sachs (GS) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Goldman Sachs (GS) stock at the all-time low ($38.62 on Aug 9, 1999) and selling at the peak ($975.86 on Jan 15, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $25,268.31. Historical return: +2426.83% (25.3 times).
What are Goldman Sachs (GS)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Goldman Sachs (GS) stock was Aug 9, 1999 (all-time low at $38.62). The best sell date was Jan 15, 2026 at $975.86. This investment would have returned +2426.83% (25.3 times).
What was Goldman Sachs (GS) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Goldman Sachs (GS) stock's worst decline was -78.84% (fell to 21% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $183.26 on Oct 31, 2007. Trough: $38.77 on Nov 20, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $211.56 at the trough.
What if you bought Goldman Sachs (GS) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Goldman Sachs (GS) stock at IPO ($48.7 on May 4, 1999) would be worth $16,320.86 today. Historical return: +1532.09% (16.3 times). Current stock price: $794.77 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Goldman Sachs (GS) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Goldman Sachs (GS) stock 5 years ago ($304.63 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,608.97 today. Historical return: +160.90% (2.61 times). Current stock price: $794.77 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Goldman Sachs (GS) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Goldman Sachs (GS) stock 10 years ago ($123.22 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $6,450.13 today. Historical return: +545.01% (6.45 times). Current stock price: $794.77 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Goldman Sachs (GS) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Goldman Sachs (GS) stock 20 years ago ($107.76 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,375.55 today. Historical return: +637.56% (7.38 times). Current stock price: $794.77 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 GS. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.