What If You Invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
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HPQ
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
+216391.74% (2,165 times)
- Buy
- Jun 21, 1962
- $0.02
- Sell
- Nov 25, 2024
- $37.32
Buying HPQ at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $2,164,917.37.
Max drawdown
-82.90% (fell to 17% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 13, 2000
- $17.43
- Trough
- Oct 9, 2002
- $2.98
The worst decline for HPQ was -82.90% (fell to 17% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+47113.72% (472.1 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.04
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $18.68
A $1,000 investment in HPQ at IPO would be worth $472,137.17 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is HP (HPQ) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- HP (HPQ) stock's all-time low was $0.02 on Jun 21, 1962. The all-time high was $37.32 on Nov 25, 2024.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying HP (HPQ) stock at the all-time low ($0.02 on Jun 21, 1962) and selling at the peak ($37.32 on Nov 25, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $2,164,917.37. Historical return: +216391.74% (2,165 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 (all-time low at $0.02). The best sell date was Nov 25, 2024 at $37.32. This investment would have returned +216391.74% (2,165 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: $17.43 on Jul 13, 2000. Trough: $2.98 on Oct 9, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $170.99 at the trough.
What if you bought HP (HPQ) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock at IPO ($0.04 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $472,137.17 today. Historical return: +47113.72% (472.1 times). Current stock price: $18.68 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock 5 years ago ($25.84 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $722.92 today. Historical return: -27.71% (0.72 times). Current stock price: $18.68 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock 10 years ago ($8.44 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,213.15 today. Historical return: +121.32% (2.21 times). Current stock price: $18.68 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HP (HPQ) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HP (HPQ) stock 20 years ago ($9.52 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $1,961.32 today. Historical return: +96.13% (1.96 times). Current stock price: $18.68 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 HPQ. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.