What If You Invested $1,000 in Nasdaq (NDAQ)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Nasdaq
NDAQ
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
+7081.82% (71.8 times)
- Buy
- Apr 16, 2003
- $1.41
- Sell
- Jan 16, 2026
- $100.98
Buying NDAQ at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $71,818.22.
Max drawdown
-68.48% (fell to 32% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 26, 2007
- $13.39
- Trough
- Nov 20, 2008
- $4.22
The worst decline for NDAQ was -68.48% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2037.01% (21.4 times)
- IPO
- Jul 1, 2002
- $4.02
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $85.85
A $1,000 investment in NDAQ at IPO would be worth $21,370.14 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock's all-time low was $1.41 on Apr 16, 2003. The all-time high was $100.98 on Jan 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock at the all-time low ($1.41 on Apr 16, 2003) and selling at the peak ($100.98 on Jan 16, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $71,818.22. Historical return: +7081.82% (71.8 times).
What are Nasdaq (NDAQ)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock was Apr 16, 2003 (all-time low at $1.41). The best sell date was Jan 16, 2026 at $100.98. This investment would have returned +7081.82% (71.8 times).
What was Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock's worst decline was -68.48% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $13.39 on Dec 26, 2007. Trough: $4.22 on Nov 20, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $315.2 at the trough.
What if you bought Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock at IPO ($4.02 on Jul 1, 2002) would be worth $21,370.14 today. Historical return: +2037.01% (21.4 times). Current stock price: $85.85 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nasdaq (NDAQ) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock 5 years ago ($45.46 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,888.65 today. Historical return: +88.87% (1.89 times). Current stock price: $85.85 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock 10 years ago ($18.98 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $4,523.63 today. Historical return: +352.36% (4.52 times). Current stock price: $85.85 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Nasdaq (NDAQ) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Nasdaq (NDAQ) stock 20 years ago ($11.85 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $7,242.48 today. Historical return: +624.25% (7.24 times). Current stock price: $85.85 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 NDAQ. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.