What If You Invested $1,000 in NVIDIA (NVDA)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
NVIDIA
NVDA
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
+661802.25% (6,619 times)
- Buy
- Apr 26, 1999
- $0.03
- Sell
- Oct 29, 2025
- $207.03
Buying NVDA at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $6,619,022.46.
Max drawdown
-89.72% (fell to 10% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 3, 2002
- $0.55
- Trough
- Oct 9, 2002
- $0.06
The worst decline for NVDA was -89.72% (fell to 10% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+487123.81% (4,872 times)
- IPO
- Jan 22, 1999
- $0.04
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $183.22
A $1,000 investment in NVDA at IPO would be worth $4,872,238.14 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is NVIDIA (NVDA) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- NVIDIA (NVDA) stock's all-time low was $0.03 on Apr 26, 1999. The all-time high was $207.03 on Oct 29, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in NVIDIA (NVDA) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying NVIDIA (NVDA) stock at the all-time low ($0.03 on Apr 26, 1999) and selling at the peak ($207.03 on Oct 29, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $6,619,022.46. Historical return: +661802.25% (6,619 times).
What are NVIDIA (NVDA)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for NVIDIA (NVDA) stock was Apr 26, 1999 (all-time low at $0.03). The best sell date was Oct 29, 2025 at $207.03. This investment would have returned +661802.25% (6,619 times).
What was NVIDIA (NVDA) stock's maximum drawdown?
- NVIDIA (NVDA) stock's worst decline was -89.72% (fell to 10% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.55 on Jan 3, 2002. Trough: $0.06 on Oct 9, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $102.78 at the trough.
What if you bought NVIDIA (NVDA) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in NVIDIA (NVDA) stock at IPO ($0.04 on Jan 22, 1999) would be worth $4,872,238.14 today. Historical return: +487123.81% (4,872 times). Current stock price: $183.22 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in NVIDIA (NVDA) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in NVIDIA (NVDA) stock 5 years ago ($13.26 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $13,819.01 today. Historical return: +1281.90% (13.8 times). Current stock price: $183.22 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in NVIDIA (NVDA) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in NVIDIA (NVDA) stock 10 years ago ($0.81 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $226,103.74 today. Historical return: +22510.37% (226.1 times). Current stock price: $183.22 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in NVIDIA (NVDA) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in NVIDIA (NVDA) stock 20 years ago ($0.37 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $495,674.91 today. Historical return: +49467.49% (495.7 times). Current stock price: $183.22 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 NVDA. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.