What If You Invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
HPQ
Historical extremes
What if you bought at the best or worst time? Check max profit, max drawdown, and total return since IPO.
Max profit
+253,418%
(2,535 times)
- Buy
- Jun 21, 1962
- $0.01
- Sell
- Nov 25, 2024
- $36.72
Buying HPQ at the best price and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $2,535,179.76.
Max drawdown
82.90%
(fell to 17% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 13, 2000
- $17.31
- Trough
- Oct 9, 2002
- $2.96
A $1,000 investment in HPQ at the peak would have shrunk to $171 at the trough.
Return since IPO
+60,484%
(605.8 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.03
- Current
- Apr 29, 2026
- $20.14
A $1,000 investment in HPQ at IPO would be worth $605,842.01 today.
Frequently asked questions
What is HP (HPQ) stock's all-time high (ATH) and all-time low (ATL)?
- HP (HPQ) stock's all-time low (ATL) was $0.01 on Jun 21, 1962. The all-time high (ATH) was $36.72 on Nov 25, 2024.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) stock for maximum profit?
- Buying HP (HPQ) stock at the best price ($0.01 on Jun 21, 1962) and selling at the peak ($36.72 on Nov 25, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $2,535,179.76. Historical return: +253,417.98% (2,535 times).
What are HP (HPQ)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for HP (HPQ) stock was Jun 21, 1962 at $0.01. The best sell date was Nov 25, 2024 at $36.72. This investment would have returned +253,417.98% (2,535 times).
What was HP (HPQ) stock's maximum drawdown?
- HP (HPQ) stock's worst decline was 82.90% (fell to 17% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $17.31 on Jul 13, 2000. Trough: $2.96 on Oct 9, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $171 at the trough.
What if you bought HP (HPQ) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock at IPO ($0.03 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $605,842.01 today. Historical return: +60,484.20% (605.8 times). Current stock price: $20.14 as of Apr 29, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock 5 years ago ($28.99 on Apr 29, 2021) would be worth $694.72 today. Historical return: 30.53% (0.69 times). Current stock price: $20.14 as of Apr 29, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock 10 years ago ($8.82 on Apr 29, 2016) would be worth $2,283.45 today. Historical return: +128.34% (2.28 times). Current stock price: $20.14 as of Apr 29, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock 20 years ago ($9.06 on Apr 28, 2006) would be worth $2,222.96 today. Historical return: +122.30% (2.22 times). Current stock price: $20.14 as of Apr 29, 2026.
Data & methodology
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: the best buy and sell dates that maximize percentage return. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. Return since IPO: 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 dividend-adjusted closing prices from our data provider. The calculator and Historical extremes use the same data source for consistent results.
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 HPQ. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.
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