What If You Invested $1,000 in Tesla (TSLA)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Tesla
TSLA
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
+46407.61% (465.1 times)
- Buy
- Jul 7, 2010
- $1.05
- Sell
- Dec 16, 2025
- $489.88
Buying TSLA at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $465,076.08.
Max drawdown
-73.63% (fell to 26% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 4, 2021
- $409.97
- Trough
- Jan 3, 2023
- $108.1
The worst decline for TSLA was -73.63% (fell to 26% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+24736.33% (248.4 times)
- IPO
- Jun 29, 2010
- $1.59
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $395.56
A $1,000 investment in TSLA at IPO would be worth $248,363.28 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Tesla (TSLA) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Tesla (TSLA) stock's all-time low was $1.05 on Jul 7, 2010. The all-time high was $489.88 on Dec 16, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Tesla (TSLA) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Tesla (TSLA) stock at the all-time low ($1.05 on Jul 7, 2010) and selling at the peak ($489.88 on Dec 16, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $465,076.08. Historical return: +46407.61% (465.1 times).
What are Tesla (TSLA)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Tesla (TSLA) stock was Jul 7, 2010 (all-time low at $1.05). The best sell date was Dec 16, 2025 at $489.88. This investment would have returned +46407.61% (465.1 times).
What was Tesla (TSLA) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Tesla (TSLA) stock's worst decline was -73.63% (fell to 26% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $409.97 on Nov 4, 2021. Trough: $108.1 on Jan 3, 2023. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $263.68 at the trough.
What if you bought Tesla (TSLA) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Tesla (TSLA) stock at IPO ($1.59 on Jun 29, 2010) would be worth $248,363.28 today. Historical return: +24736.33% (248.4 times). Current stock price: $395.56 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Tesla (TSLA) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Tesla (TSLA) stock 5 years ago ($225.63 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,753.16 today. Historical return: +75.32% (1.75 times). Current stock price: $395.56 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Tesla (TSLA) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Tesla (TSLA) stock 10 years ago ($14.8 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $26,735.46 today. Historical return: +2573.55% (26.7 times). Current stock price: $395.56 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 TSLA. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.