What If You Invested $1,000 in SBA Communications (SBAC)?
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SBA Communications
SBAC
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
+197732.71% (1,978 times)
- Buy
- Oct 14, 2002
- $0.18
- Sell
- Dec 31, 2021
- $365.46
Buying SBAC at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $1,978,327.08.
Max drawdown
-99.65% (fell to 0% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 29, 2000
- $52.3
- Trough
- Oct 14, 2002
- $0.18
The worst decline for SBAC was -99.65% (fell to 0% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2188.62% (22.9 times)
- IPO
- Jun 16, 1999
- $8.2
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $187.61
A $1,000 investment in SBAC at IPO would be worth $22,886.18 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is SBA Communications (SBAC) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- SBA Communications (SBAC) stock's all-time low was $0.18 on Oct 14, 2002. The all-time high was $365.46 on Dec 31, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in SBA Communications (SBAC) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying SBA Communications (SBAC) stock at the all-time low ($0.18 on Oct 14, 2002) and selling at the peak ($365.46 on Dec 31, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $1,978,327.08. Historical return: +197732.71% (1,978 times).
What are SBA Communications (SBAC)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for SBA Communications (SBAC) stock was Oct 14, 2002 (all-time low at $0.18). The best sell date was Dec 31, 2021 at $365.46. This investment would have returned +197732.71% (1,978 times).
What was SBA Communications (SBAC) stock's maximum drawdown?
- SBA Communications (SBAC) stock's worst decline was -99.65% (fell to 0% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $52.3 on Jun 29, 2000. Trough: $0.18 on Oct 14, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $3.53 at the trough.
What if you bought SBA Communications (SBAC) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in SBA Communications (SBAC) stock at IPO ($8.2 on Jun 16, 1999) would be worth $22,886.18 today. Historical return: +2188.62% (22.9 times). Current stock price: $187.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in SBA Communications (SBAC) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in SBA Communications (SBAC) stock 5 years ago ($252.24 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $743.77 today. Historical return: -25.62% (0.74 times). Current stock price: $187.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in SBA Communications (SBAC) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in SBA Communications (SBAC) stock 10 years ago ($88.27 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,125.3 today. Historical return: +112.53% (2.13 times). Current stock price: $187.61 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in SBA Communications (SBAC) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in SBA Communications (SBAC) stock 20 years ago ($19.92 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $9,416.54 today. Historical return: +841.65% (9.42 times). Current stock price: $187.61 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 SBAC. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.