What If You Invested $1,000 in Morgan Stanley (MS)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Morgan Stanley
MS
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
+5419.98% (55.2 times)
- Buy
- Feb 23, 1993
- $3.46
- Sell
- Jan 15, 2026
- $191.23
Buying MS at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $55,199.82.
Max drawdown
-88.12% (fell to 12% of peak)
- Peak
- Sep 11, 2000
- $53.67
- Trough
- Nov 20, 2008
- $6.38
The worst decline for MS was -88.12% (fell to 12% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+4394.38% (44.9 times)
- IPO
- Feb 23, 1993
- $3.46
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $155.7
A $1,000 investment in MS at IPO would be worth $44,943.85 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Morgan Stanley (MS) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) stock's all-time low was $3.46 on Feb 23, 1993. The all-time high was $191.23 on Jan 15, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Morgan Stanley (MS) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Morgan Stanley (MS) stock at the all-time low ($3.46 on Feb 23, 1993) and selling at the peak ($191.23 on Jan 15, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $55,199.82. Historical return: +5419.98% (55.2 times).
What are Morgan Stanley (MS)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Morgan Stanley (MS) stock was Feb 23, 1993 (all-time low at $3.46). The best sell date was Jan 15, 2026 at $191.23. This investment would have returned +5419.98% (55.2 times).
What was Morgan Stanley (MS) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) stock's worst decline was -88.12% (fell to 12% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $53.67 on Sep 11, 2000. Trough: $6.38 on Nov 20, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $118.82 at the trough.
What if you bought Morgan Stanley (MS) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Morgan Stanley (MS) stock at IPO ($3.46 on Feb 23, 1993) would be worth $44,943.85 today. Historical return: +4394.38% (44.9 times). Current stock price: $155.7 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Morgan Stanley (MS) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Morgan Stanley (MS) stock 5 years ago ($70.73 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,201.38 today. Historical return: +120.14% (2.20 times). Current stock price: $155.7 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Morgan Stanley (MS) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Morgan Stanley (MS) stock 10 years ago ($19.07 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $8,166.09 today. Historical return: +716.61% (8.17 times). Current stock price: $155.7 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Morgan Stanley (MS) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Morgan Stanley (MS) stock 20 years ago ($32.55 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,783.11 today. Historical return: +378.31% (4.78 times). Current stock price: $155.7 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 MS. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.