What If You Invested $1,000 in Intel (INTC)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Intel
INTC
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
+51414.66% (515.1 times)
- Buy
- Jan 13, 1982
- $0.12
- Sell
- Apr 9, 2021
- $62.08
Buying INTC at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $515,146.63.
Max drawdown
-82.25% (fell to 18% of peak)
- Peak
- Aug 31, 2000
- $42.57
- Trough
- Oct 8, 2002
- $7.56
The worst decline for INTC was -82.25% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+25112.15% (252.1 times)
- IPO
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.18
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $45.76
A $1,000 investment in INTC at IPO would be worth $252,121.49 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Intel (INTC) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Intel (INTC) stock's all-time low was $0.12 on Jan 13, 1982. The all-time high was $62.08 on Apr 9, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Intel (INTC) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Intel (INTC) stock at the all-time low ($0.12 on Jan 13, 1982) and selling at the peak ($62.08 on Apr 9, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $515,146.63. Historical return: +51414.66% (515.1 times).
What are Intel (INTC)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Intel (INTC) stock was Jan 13, 1982 (all-time low at $0.12). The best sell date was Apr 9, 2021 at $62.08. This investment would have returned +51414.66% (515.1 times).
What was Intel (INTC) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Intel (INTC) stock's worst decline was -82.25% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $42.57 on Aug 31, 2000. Trough: $7.56 on Oct 8, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $177.54 at the trough.
What if you bought Intel (INTC) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Intel (INTC) stock at IPO ($0.18 on Mar 17, 1980) would be worth $252,121.49 today. Historical return: +25112.15% (252.1 times). Current stock price: $45.76 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Intel (INTC) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Intel (INTC) stock 5 years ago ($58.92 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $776.67 today. Historical return: -22.33% (0.78 times). Current stock price: $45.76 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Intel (INTC) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Intel (INTC) stock 10 years ago ($25.27 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,811.17 today. Historical return: +81.12% (1.81 times). Current stock price: $45.76 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Intel (INTC) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Intel (INTC) stock 20 years ago ($11.56 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,957.07 today. Historical return: +295.71% (3.96 times). Current stock price: $45.76 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 INTC. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.