What If You Invested $1,000 in Verizon (VZ)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Verizon
VZ
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
+5254.88% (53.5 times)
- Buy
- Dec 27, 1983
- $0.96
- Sell
- Mar 13, 2026
- $51.38
Buying VZ at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $53,548.79.
Max drawdown
-56.82% (fell to 43% of peak)
- Peak
- Oct 4, 1999
- $17.65
- Trough
- Jul 23, 2002
- $7.62
The worst decline for VZ was -56.82% (fell to 43% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+4824.61% (49.2 times)
- IPO
- Nov 21, 1983
- $1.04
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $50.97
A $1,000 investment in VZ at IPO would be worth $49,246.07 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Verizon (VZ) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Verizon (VZ) stock's all-time low was $0.96 on Dec 27, 1983. The all-time high was $51.38 on Mar 13, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Verizon (VZ) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Verizon (VZ) stock at the all-time low ($0.96 on Dec 27, 1983) and selling at the peak ($51.38 on Mar 13, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $53,548.79. Historical return: +5254.88% (53.5 times).
What are Verizon (VZ)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Verizon (VZ) stock was Dec 27, 1983 (all-time low at $0.96). The best sell date was Mar 13, 2026 at $51.38. This investment would have returned +5254.88% (53.5 times).
What was Verizon (VZ) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Verizon (VZ) stock's worst decline was -56.82% (fell to 43% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $17.65 on Oct 4, 1999. Trough: $7.62 on Jul 23, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $431.84 at the trough.
What if you bought Verizon (VZ) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Verizon (VZ) stock at IPO ($1.04 on Nov 21, 1983) would be worth $49,246.07 today. Historical return: +4824.61% (49.2 times). Current stock price: $50.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Verizon (VZ) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Verizon (VZ) stock 5 years ago ($40.97 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,244.18 today. Historical return: +24.42% (1.24 times). Current stock price: $50.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Verizon (VZ) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Verizon (VZ) stock 10 years ago ($31.42 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,622.16 today. Historical return: +62.22% (1.62 times). Current stock price: $50.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Verizon (VZ) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Verizon (VZ) stock 20 years ago ($11.17 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,563.98 today. Historical return: +356.40% (4.56 times). Current stock price: $50.97 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 VZ. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.