What If You Invested $1,000 in Hershey (HSY)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Hershey
HSY
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
+76727.81% (768.3 times)
- Buy
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.33
- Sell
- May 1, 2023
- $255.98
Buying HSY at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $768,278.08.
Max drawdown
-49.15% (fell to 51% of peak)
- Peak
- May 16, 2005
- $40.37
- Trough
- Mar 10, 2009
- $20.52
The worst decline for HSY was -49.15% (fell to 51% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+65962.08% (660.6 times)
- IPO
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.33
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $220.11
A $1,000 investment in HSY at IPO would be worth $660,620.75 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Hershey (HSY) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Hershey (HSY) stock's all-time low was $0.33 on Mar 17, 1980. The all-time high was $255.98 on May 1, 2023.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hershey (HSY) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Hershey (HSY) stock at the all-time low ($0.33 on Mar 17, 1980) and selling at the peak ($255.98 on May 1, 2023) would have turned $1,000 into $768,278.08. Historical return: +76727.81% (768.3 times).
What are Hershey (HSY)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Hershey (HSY) stock was Mar 17, 1980 (all-time low at $0.33). The best sell date was May 1, 2023 at $255.98. This investment would have returned +76727.81% (768.3 times).
What was Hershey (HSY) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Hershey (HSY) stock's worst decline was -49.15% (fell to 51% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $40.37 on May 16, 2005. Trough: $20.52 on Mar 10, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $508.46 at the trough.
What if you bought Hershey (HSY) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Hershey (HSY) stock at IPO ($0.33 on Mar 17, 1980) would be worth $660,620.75 today. Historical return: +65962.08% (660.6 times). Current stock price: $220.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hershey (HSY) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Hershey (HSY) stock 5 years ago ($137 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,606.64 today. Historical return: +60.66% (1.61 times). Current stock price: $220.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hershey (HSY) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Hershey (HSY) stock 10 years ago ($73.58 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,991.27 today. Historical return: +199.13% (2.99 times). Current stock price: $220.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hershey (HSY) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Hershey (HSY) stock 20 years ago ($32.33 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $6,807.23 today. Historical return: +580.72% (6.81 times). Current stock price: $220.11 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 HSY. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.