What If You Invested $1,000 in Microsoft (MSFT)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Microsoft
MSFT
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
+981021.34% (9,811 times)
- Buy
- Mar 24, 1986
- $0.06
- Sell
- Oct 28, 2025
- $541.06
Buying MSFT at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $9,811,213.39.
Max drawdown
-69.39% (fell to 31% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 27, 1999
- $36.38
- Trough
- Mar 9, 2009
- $11.14
The worst decline for MSFT was -69.39% (fell to 31% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+673345.38% (6,734 times)
- IPO
- Mar 13, 1986
- $0.06
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $399.95
A $1,000 investment in MSFT at IPO would be worth $6,734,453.83 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Microsoft (MSFT) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Microsoft (MSFT) stock's all-time low was $0.06 on Mar 24, 1986. The all-time high was $541.06 on Oct 28, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Microsoft (MSFT) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Microsoft (MSFT) stock at the all-time low ($0.06 on Mar 24, 1986) and selling at the peak ($541.06 on Oct 28, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $9,811,213.39. Historical return: +981021.34% (9,811 times).
What are Microsoft (MSFT)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Microsoft (MSFT) stock was Mar 24, 1986 (all-time low at $0.06). The best sell date was Oct 28, 2025 at $541.06. This investment would have returned +981021.34% (9,811 times).
What was Microsoft (MSFT) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Microsoft (MSFT) stock's worst decline was -69.39% (fell to 31% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $36.38 on Dec 27, 1999. Trough: $11.14 on Mar 9, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $306.14 at the trough.
What if you bought Microsoft (MSFT) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Microsoft (MSFT) stock at IPO ($0.06 on Mar 13, 1986) would be worth $6,734,453.83 today. Historical return: +673345.38% (6,734 times). Current stock price: $399.95 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Microsoft (MSFT) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Microsoft (MSFT) stock 5 years ago ($228.62 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,749.43 today. Historical return: +74.94% (1.75 times). Current stock price: $399.95 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Microsoft (MSFT) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Microsoft (MSFT) stock 10 years ago ($47.93 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $8,344.26 today. Historical return: +734.43% (8.34 times). Current stock price: $399.95 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Microsoft (MSFT) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Microsoft (MSFT) stock 20 years ago ($19.08 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $20,962.48 today. Historical return: +1996.25% (21.0 times). Current stock price: $399.95 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 MSFT. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.