What If You Invested $1,000 in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)?
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Warner Bros. Discovery
WBD
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
+1372.42% (14.7 times)
- Buy
- Oct 24, 2008
- $5.25
- Sell
- Mar 19, 2021
- $77.27
Buying WBD at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $14,724.19.
Max drawdown
-91.32% (fell to 9% of peak)
- Peak
- Mar 19, 2021
- $77.27
- Trough
- Aug 12, 2024
- $6.71
The worst decline for WBD was -91.32% (fell to 9% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+287.77% (3.88 times)
- IPO
- Jul 8, 2005
- $7.09
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $27.51
A $1,000 investment in WBD at IPO would be worth $3,877.68 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock's all-time low was $5.25 on Oct 24, 2008. The all-time high was $77.27 on Mar 19, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock at the all-time low ($5.25 on Oct 24, 2008) and selling at the peak ($77.27 on Mar 19, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $14,724.19. Historical return: +1372.42% (14.7 times).
What are Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock was Oct 24, 2008 (all-time low at $5.25). The best sell date was Mar 19, 2021 at $77.27. This investment would have returned +1372.42% (14.7 times).
What was Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock's worst decline was -91.32% (fell to 9% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $77.27 on Mar 19, 2021. Trough: $6.71 on Aug 12, 2024. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $86.84 at the trough.
What if you bought Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock at IPO ($7.09 on Jul 8, 2005) would be worth $3,877.68 today. Historical return: +287.77% (3.88 times). Current stock price: $27.51 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock 5 years ago ($75.81 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $362.88 today. Historical return: -63.71% (0.36 times). Current stock price: $27.51 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock 10 years ago ($28.55 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $963.57 today. Historical return: -3.64% (0.96 times). Current stock price: $27.51 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stock 20 years ago ($6.81 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,038.7 today. Historical return: +303.87% (4.04 times). Current stock price: $27.51 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 WBD. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.