What If You Invested $1,000 in Tyson Foods (TSN)?
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Tyson Foods
TSN
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
+8475.31% (85.8 times)
- Buy
- Apr 21, 1980
- $1.01
- Sell
- Feb 7, 2022
- $86.5
Buying TSN at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $85,753.09.
Max drawdown
-81.50% (fell to 19% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 21, 2007
- $17.09
- Trough
- Nov 20, 2008
- $3.16
The worst decline for TSN was -81.50% (fell to 19% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+4838.00% (49.4 times)
- IPO
- Mar 17, 1980
- $1.25
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $61.83
A $1,000 investment in TSN at IPO would be worth $49,379.97 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Tyson Foods (TSN) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Tyson Foods (TSN) stock's all-time low was $1.01 on Apr 21, 1980. The all-time high was $86.5 on Feb 7, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Tyson Foods (TSN) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Tyson Foods (TSN) stock at the all-time low ($1.01 on Apr 21, 1980) and selling at the peak ($86.5 on Feb 7, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $85,753.09. Historical return: +8475.31% (85.8 times).
What are Tyson Foods (TSN)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Tyson Foods (TSN) stock was Apr 21, 1980 (all-time low at $1.01). The best sell date was Feb 7, 2022 at $86.5. This investment would have returned +8475.31% (85.8 times).
What was Tyson Foods (TSN) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Tyson Foods (TSN) stock's worst decline was -81.50% (fell to 19% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $17.09 on Jun 21, 2007. Trough: $3.16 on Nov 20, 2008. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $185.01 at the trough.
What if you bought Tyson Foods (TSN) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Tyson Foods (TSN) stock at IPO ($1.25 on Mar 17, 1980) would be worth $49,379.97 today. Historical return: +4838.00% (49.4 times). Current stock price: $61.83 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Tyson Foods (TSN) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Tyson Foods (TSN) stock 5 years ago ($65.45 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $944.72 today. Historical return: -5.53% (0.94 times). Current stock price: $61.83 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Tyson Foods (TSN) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Tyson Foods (TSN) stock 10 years ago ($52.32 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,181.66 today. Historical return: +18.17% (1.18 times). Current stock price: $61.83 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Tyson Foods (TSN) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Tyson Foods (TSN) stock 20 years ago ($9.23 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $6,698.31 today. Historical return: +569.83% (6.70 times). Current stock price: $61.83 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 TSN. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.