What If You Invested $1,000 in Visa (V)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Visa
V
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
+3859.75% (39.6 times)
- Buy
- Jan 20, 2009
- $9.39
- Sell
- Jun 11, 2025
- $371.92
Buying V at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $39,597.45.
Max drawdown
-51.90% (fell to 48% of peak)
- Peak
- May 7, 2008
- $19.53
- Trough
- Jan 20, 2009
- $9.39
The worst decline for V was -51.90% (fell to 48% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2387.33% (24.9 times)
- IPO
- Mar 19, 2008
- $12.47
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $310.11
A $1,000 investment in V at IPO would be worth $24,873.33 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Visa (V) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Visa (V) stock's all-time low was $9.39 on Jan 20, 2009. The all-time high was $371.92 on Jun 11, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Visa (V) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Visa (V) stock at the all-time low ($9.39 on Jan 20, 2009) and selling at the peak ($371.92 on Jun 11, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $39,597.45. Historical return: +3859.75% (39.6 times).
What are Visa (V)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Visa (V) stock was Jan 20, 2009 (all-time low at $9.39). The best sell date was Jun 11, 2025 at $371.92. This investment would have returned +3859.75% (39.6 times).
What was Visa (V) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Visa (V) stock's worst decline was -51.90% (fell to 48% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $19.53 on May 7, 2008. Trough: $9.39 on Jan 20, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $480.95 at the trough.
What if you bought Visa (V) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Visa (V) stock at IPO ($12.47 on Mar 19, 2008) would be worth $24,873.33 today. Historical return: +2387.33% (24.9 times). Current stock price: $310.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Visa (V) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Visa (V) stock 5 years ago ($217.03 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,428.85 today. Historical return: +42.89% (1.43 times). Current stock price: $310.11 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Visa (V) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Visa (V) stock 10 years ago ($67.61 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $4,587.02 today. Historical return: +358.70% (4.59 times). Current stock price: $310.11 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 V. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.