What If You Invested $1,000 in Mastercard (MA)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Mastercard
MA
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
+14894.28% (149.9 times)
- Buy
- Jul 18, 2006
- $3.98
- Sell
- Aug 22, 2025
- $597.27
Buying MA at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $149,942.84.
Max drawdown
-62.67% (fell to 37% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 2, 2008
- $29.23
- Trough
- Jan 20, 2009
- $10.91
The worst decline for MA was -62.67% (fell to 37% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+12082.89% (121.8 times)
- IPO
- May 25, 2006
- $4.17
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $508.5
A $1,000 investment in MA at IPO would be worth $121,828.93 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Mastercard (MA) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Mastercard (MA) stock's all-time low was $3.98 on Jul 18, 2006. The all-time high was $597.27 on Aug 22, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Mastercard (MA) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Mastercard (MA) stock at the all-time low ($3.98 on Jul 18, 2006) and selling at the peak ($597.27 on Aug 22, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $149,942.84. Historical return: +14894.28% (149.9 times).
What are Mastercard (MA)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Mastercard (MA) stock was Jul 18, 2006 (all-time low at $3.98). The best sell date was Aug 22, 2025 at $597.27. This investment would have returned +14894.28% (149.9 times).
What was Mastercard (MA) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Mastercard (MA) stock's worst decline was -62.67% (fell to 37% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $29.23 on Jun 2, 2008. Trough: $10.91 on Jan 20, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $373.35 at the trough.
What if you bought Mastercard (MA) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Mastercard (MA) stock at IPO ($4.17 on May 25, 2006) would be worth $121,828.93 today. Historical return: +12082.89% (121.8 times). Current stock price: $508.5 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Mastercard (MA) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Mastercard (MA) stock 5 years ago ($371.62 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,368.34 today. Historical return: +36.83% (1.37 times). Current stock price: $508.5 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Mastercard (MA) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Mastercard (MA) stock 10 years ago ($84.8 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $5,996.38 today. Historical return: +499.64% (6.00 times). Current stock price: $508.5 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 MA. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.