What If You Invested $1,000 in Netflix (NFLX)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Netflix
NFLX
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
+359050.89% (3,592 times)
- Buy
- Oct 9, 2002
- $0.04
- Sell
- Jun 30, 2025
- $133.91
Buying NFLX at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $3,591,508.87.
Max drawdown
-81.99% (fell to 18% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 13, 2011
- $4.27
- Trough
- Sep 25, 2012
- $0.77
The worst decline for NFLX was -81.99% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+79470.05% (795.7 times)
- IPO
- May 23, 2002
- $0.12
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $95.2
A $1,000 investment in NFLX at IPO would be worth $795,700.5 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Netflix (NFLX) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Netflix (NFLX) stock's all-time low was $0.04 on Oct 9, 2002. The all-time high was $133.91 on Jun 30, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Netflix (NFLX) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Netflix (NFLX) stock at the all-time low ($0.04 on Oct 9, 2002) and selling at the peak ($133.91 on Jun 30, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $3,591,508.87. Historical return: +359050.89% (3,592 times).
What are Netflix (NFLX)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Netflix (NFLX) stock was Oct 9, 2002 (all-time low at $0.04). The best sell date was Jun 30, 2025 at $133.91. This investment would have returned +359050.89% (3,592 times).
What was Netflix (NFLX) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Netflix (NFLX) stock's worst decline was -81.99% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $4.27 on Jul 13, 2011. Trough: $0.77 on Sep 25, 2012. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $180.1 at the trough.
What if you bought Netflix (NFLX) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Netflix (NFLX) stock at IPO ($0.12 on May 23, 2002) would be worth $795,700.5 today. Historical return: +79470.05% (795.7 times). Current stock price: $95.2 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Netflix (NFLX) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Netflix (NFLX) stock 5 years ago ($52.4 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,816.69 today. Historical return: +81.67% (1.82 times). Current stock price: $95.2 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Netflix (NFLX) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Netflix (NFLX) stock 10 years ago ($9.94 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $9,582.28 today. Historical return: +858.23% (9.58 times). Current stock price: $95.2 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Netflix (NFLX) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Netflix (NFLX) stock 20 years ago ($0.36 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $261,641.24 today. Historical return: +26064.12% (261.6 times). Current stock price: $95.2 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 NFLX. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.