What If You Invested $1,000 in Moody's (MCO)?
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Moody's
MCO
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
+9895.97% (100.0 times)
- Buy
- Jan 27, 1995
- $5.4
- Sell
- Jan 15, 2026
- $539.61
Buying MCO at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $99,959.66.
Max drawdown
-78.72% (fell to 21% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 8, 2007
- $59.84
- Trough
- Nov 20, 2008
- $12.73
The worst decline for MCO was -78.72% (fell to 21% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+6589.49% (66.9 times)
- IPO
- Oct 31, 1994
- $6.47
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $432.69
A $1,000 investment in MCO at IPO would be worth $66,894.94 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Moody's (MCO) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Moody's (MCO) stock's all-time low was $5.4 on Jan 27, 1995. The all-time high was $539.61 on Jan 15, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Moody's (MCO) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Moody's (MCO) stock at the all-time low ($5.4 on Jan 27, 1995) and selling at the peak ($539.61 on Jan 15, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $99,959.66. Historical return: +9895.97% (100.0 times).
What are Moody's (MCO)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Moody's (MCO) stock was Jan 27, 1995 (all-time low at $5.4). The best sell date was Jan 15, 2026 at $539.61. This investment would have returned +9895.97% (100.0 times).
What was Moody's (MCO) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Moody's (MCO) stock's worst decline was -78.72% (fell to 21% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $59.84 on Feb 8, 2007. Trough: $12.73 on Nov 20, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $212.79 at the trough.
What if you bought Moody's (MCO) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Moody's (MCO) stock at IPO ($6.47 on Oct 31, 1994) would be worth $66,894.94 today. Historical return: +6589.49% (66.9 times). Current stock price: $432.69 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Moody's (MCO) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Moody's (MCO) stock 5 years ago ($284.7 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,519.83 today. Historical return: +51.98% (1.52 times). Current stock price: $432.69 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Moody's (MCO) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Moody's (MCO) stock 10 years ago ($86.17 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $5,021.15 today. Historical return: +402.11% (5.02 times). Current stock price: $432.69 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Moody's (MCO) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Moody's (MCO) stock 20 years ago ($55.03 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,863.15 today. Historical return: +686.31% (7.86 times). Current stock price: $432.69 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 MCO. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.