What If You Invested $1,000 in Novo Nordisk (NVO)?
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Novo Nordisk
NVO
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
+250864.01% (2,510 times)
- Buy
- Oct 19, 1987
- $0.06
- Sell
- Jun 25, 2024
- $142.44
Buying NVO at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $2,509,640.08.
Max drawdown
-74.26% (fell to 26% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 25, 2024
- $142.44
- Trough
- Mar 3, 2026
- $36.66
The worst decline for NVO was -74.26% (fell to 26% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+44564.58% (446.6 times)
- IPO
- Apr 30, 1981
- $0.09
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $38.58
A $1,000 investment in NVO at IPO would be worth $446,645.8 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock's all-time low was $0.06 on Oct 19, 1987. The all-time high was $142.44 on Jun 25, 2024.
What if you invested $1,000 in Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock at the all-time low ($0.06 on Oct 19, 1987) and selling at the peak ($142.44 on Jun 25, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $2,509,640.08. Historical return: +250864.01% (2,510 times).
What are Novo Nordisk (NVO)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock was Oct 19, 1987 (all-time low at $0.06). The best sell date was Jun 25, 2024 at $142.44. This investment would have returned +250864.01% (2,510 times).
What was Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock's worst decline was -74.26% (fell to 26% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $142.44 on Jun 25, 2024. Trough: $36.66 on Mar 3, 2026. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $257.38 at the trough.
What if you bought Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock at IPO ($0.09 on Apr 30, 1981) would be worth $446,645.8 today. Historical return: +44564.58% (446.6 times). Current stock price: $38.58 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Novo Nordisk (NVO) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock 5 years ago ($33.35 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,156.8 today. Historical return: +15.68% (1.16 times). Current stock price: $38.58 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Novo Nordisk (NVO) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock 10 years ago ($22.62 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,705.8 today. Historical return: +70.58% (1.71 times). Current stock price: $38.58 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Novo Nordisk (NVO) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock 20 years ago ($2.18 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $17,694.88 today. Historical return: +1669.49% (17.7 times). Current stock price: $38.58 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 NVO. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.