What If You Invested $1,000 in Pfizer (PFE)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Pfizer
PFE
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
+61361.59% (614.6 times)
- Buy
- Oct 4, 1974
- $0.08
- Sell
- Dec 16, 2021
- $49.05
Buying PFE at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $614,615.88.
Max drawdown
-69.25% (fell to 31% of peak)
- Peak
- Apr 12, 1999
- $17.87
- Trough
- Mar 2, 2009
- $5.5
The worst decline for PFE was -69.25% (fell to 31% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+18127.05% (182.3 times)
- IPO
- Jun 1, 1972
- $0.15
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $26.61
A $1,000 investment in PFE at IPO would be worth $182,270.46 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Pfizer (PFE) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Pfizer (PFE) stock's all-time low was $0.08 on Oct 4, 1974. The all-time high was $49.05 on Dec 16, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pfizer (PFE) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Pfizer (PFE) stock at the all-time low ($0.08 on Oct 4, 1974) and selling at the peak ($49.05 on Dec 16, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $614,615.88. Historical return: +61361.59% (614.6 times).
What are Pfizer (PFE)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Pfizer (PFE) stock was Oct 4, 1974 (all-time low at $0.08). The best sell date was Dec 16, 2021 at $49.05. This investment would have returned +61361.59% (614.6 times).
What was Pfizer (PFE) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Pfizer (PFE) stock's worst decline was -69.25% (fell to 31% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $17.87 on Apr 12, 1999. Trough: $5.5 on Mar 2, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $307.49 at the trough.
What if you bought Pfizer (PFE) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Pfizer (PFE) stock at IPO ($0.15 on Jun 1, 1972) would be worth $182,270.46 today. Historical return: +18127.05% (182.3 times). Current stock price: $26.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pfizer (PFE) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Pfizer (PFE) stock 5 years ago ($27.91 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $953.32 today. Historical return: -4.67% (0.95 times). Current stock price: $26.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pfizer (PFE) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Pfizer (PFE) stock 10 years ago ($17.78 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,496.34 today. Historical return: +49.63% (1.50 times). Current stock price: $26.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Pfizer (PFE) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Pfizer (PFE) stock 20 years ago ($10.48 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $2,538.9 today. Historical return: +153.89% (2.54 times). Current stock price: $26.61 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 PFE. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.