What If You Invested $1,000 in Coca-Cola (KO)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Coca-Cola
KO
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
+244434.62% (2,445 times)
- Buy
- Jun 27, 1962
- $0.03
- Sell
- Feb 27, 2026
- $81.56
Buying KO at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $2,445,346.18.
Max drawdown
-68.23% (fell to 32% of peak)
- Peak
- Mar 14, 1973
- $0.33
- Trough
- Oct 4, 1974
- $0.11
The worst decline for KO was -68.23% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+172633.53% (1,727 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.05
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $77.82
A $1,000 investment in KO at IPO would be worth $1,727,335.32 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Coca-Cola (KO) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Coca-Cola (KO) stock's all-time low was $0.03 on Jun 27, 1962. The all-time high was $81.56 on Feb 27, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Coca-Cola (KO) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Coca-Cola (KO) stock at the all-time low ($0.03 on Jun 27, 1962) and selling at the peak ($81.56 on Feb 27, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $2,445,346.18. Historical return: +244434.62% (2,445 times).
What are Coca-Cola (KO)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Coca-Cola (KO) stock was Jun 27, 1962 (all-time low at $0.03). The best sell date was Feb 27, 2026 at $81.56. This investment would have returned +244434.62% (2,445 times).
What was Coca-Cola (KO) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Coca-Cola (KO) stock's worst decline was -68.23% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.33 on Mar 14, 1973. Trough: $0.11 on Oct 4, 1974. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $317.69 at the trough.
What if you bought Coca-Cola (KO) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Coca-Cola (KO) stock at IPO ($0.05 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $1,727,335.32 today. Historical return: +172633.53% (1,727 times). Current stock price: $77.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Coca-Cola (KO) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Coca-Cola (KO) stock 5 years ago ($44.43 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,751.37 today. Historical return: +75.14% (1.75 times). Current stock price: $77.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Coca-Cola (KO) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Coca-Cola (KO) stock 10 years ago ($33.16 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,347.05 today. Historical return: +134.70% (2.35 times). Current stock price: $77.82 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Coca-Cola (KO) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Coca-Cola (KO) stock 20 years ago ($11.7 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $6,649.83 today. Historical return: +564.98% (6.65 times). Current stock price: $77.82 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 KO. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.