What If You Invested $1,000 in Oracle (ORCL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Oracle
ORCL
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
+981148.78% (9,812 times)
- Buy
- Sep 11, 1986
- $0.03
- Sell
- Sep 10, 2025
- $326.9
Buying ORCL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $9,812,487.78.
Max drawdown
-84.19% (fell to 16% of peak)
- Peak
- Sep 1, 2000
- $37.03
- Trough
- Jun 3, 2002
- $5.85
The worst decline for ORCL was -84.19% (fell to 16% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+308211.41% (3,083 times)
- IPO
- Mar 12, 1986
- $0.05
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $155.97
A $1,000 investment in ORCL at IPO would be worth $3,083,114.08 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Oracle (ORCL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Oracle (ORCL) stock's all-time low was $0.03 on Sep 11, 1986. The all-time high was $326.9 on Sep 10, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Oracle (ORCL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Oracle (ORCL) stock at the all-time low ($0.03 on Sep 11, 1986) and selling at the peak ($326.9 on Sep 10, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $9,812,487.78. Historical return: +981148.78% (9,812 times).
What are Oracle (ORCL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Oracle (ORCL) stock was Sep 11, 1986 (all-time low at $0.03). The best sell date was Sep 10, 2025 at $326.9. This investment would have returned +981148.78% (9,812 times).
What was Oracle (ORCL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Oracle (ORCL) stock's worst decline was -84.19% (fell to 16% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $37.03 on Sep 1, 2000. Trough: $5.85 on Jun 3, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $158.06 at the trough.
What if you bought Oracle (ORCL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Oracle (ORCL) stock at IPO ($0.05 on Mar 12, 1986) would be worth $3,083,114.08 today. Historical return: +308211.41% (3,083 times). Current stock price: $155.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Oracle (ORCL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Oracle (ORCL) stock 5 years ago ($62.43 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,498.41 today. Historical return: +149.84% (2.50 times). Current stock price: $155.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Oracle (ORCL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Oracle (ORCL) stock 10 years ago ($34.63 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $4,504.3 today. Historical return: +350.43% (4.50 times). Current stock price: $155.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Oracle (ORCL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Oracle (ORCL) stock 20 years ago ($10.79 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $14,449.98 today. Historical return: +1345.00% (14.4 times). Current stock price: $155.97 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 ORCL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.