What If You Invested $1,000 in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG)?
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Pacific Gas & Electric
PCG
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
+10739.87% (108.4 times)
- Buy
- Oct 4, 1974
- $0.65
- Sell
- Sep 11, 2017
- $70.19
Buying PCG at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $108,398.69.
Max drawdown
-94.65% (fell to 5% of peak)
- Peak
- Sep 11, 2017
- $70.19
- Trough
- Oct 28, 2019
- $3.76
The worst decline for PCG was -94.65% (fell to 5% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1959.24% (20.6 times)
- IPO
- Jun 1, 1972
- $0.9
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $18.45
A $1,000 investment in PCG at IPO would be worth $20,592.4 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock's all-time low was $0.65 on Oct 4, 1974. The all-time high was $70.19 on Sep 11, 2017.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock at the all-time low ($0.65 on Oct 4, 1974) and selling at the peak ($70.19 on Sep 11, 2017) would have turned $1,000 into $108,398.69. Historical return: +10739.87% (108.4 times).
What are Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock was Oct 4, 1974 (all-time low at $0.65). The best sell date was Sep 11, 2017 at $70.19. This investment would have returned +10739.87% (108.4 times).
What was Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock's worst decline was -94.65% (fell to 5% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $70.19 on Sep 11, 2017. Trough: $3.76 on Oct 28, 2019. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $53.52 at the trough.
What if you bought Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock at IPO ($0.9 on Jun 1, 1972) would be worth $20,592.4 today. Historical return: +1959.24% (20.6 times). Current stock price: $18.45 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock 5 years ago ($11.73 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,572.36 today. Historical return: +57.24% (1.57 times). Current stock price: $18.45 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock 10 years ago ($54.35 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $339.47 today. Historical return: -66.05% (0.34 times). Current stock price: $18.45 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) stock 20 years ago ($25.7 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $717.96 today. Historical return: -28.20% (0.72 times). Current stock price: $18.45 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 PCG. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.