What If You Invested $1,000 in Wells Fargo (WFC)?
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Wells Fargo
WFC
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
+117520.28% (1,176 times)
- Buy
- Oct 1, 1974
- $0.08
- Sell
- Jan 6, 2026
- $96.39
Buying WFC at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $1,176,202.84.
Max drawdown
-79.01% (fell to 21% of peak)
- Peak
- Sep 19, 2008
- $25.38
- Trough
- Mar 5, 2009
- $5.33
The worst decline for WFC was -79.01% (fell to 21% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+54722.43% (548.2 times)
- IPO
- Jun 1, 1972
- $0.14
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $75.75
A $1,000 investment in WFC at IPO would be worth $548,224.3 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Wells Fargo (WFC) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Wells Fargo (WFC) stock's all-time low was $0.08 on Oct 1, 1974. The all-time high was $96.39 on Jan 6, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Wells Fargo (WFC) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Wells Fargo (WFC) stock at the all-time low ($0.08 on Oct 1, 1974) and selling at the peak ($96.39 on Jan 6, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $1,176,202.84. Historical return: +117520.28% (1,176 times).
What are Wells Fargo (WFC)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Wells Fargo (WFC) stock was Oct 1, 1974 (all-time low at $0.08). The best sell date was Jan 6, 2026 at $96.39. This investment would have returned +117520.28% (1,176 times).
What was Wells Fargo (WFC) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Wells Fargo (WFC) stock's worst decline was -79.01% (fell to 21% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $25.38 on Sep 19, 2008. Trough: $5.33 on Mar 5, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $209.87 at the trough.
What if you bought Wells Fargo (WFC) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Wells Fargo (WFC) stock at IPO ($0.14 on Jun 1, 1972) would be worth $548,224.3 today. Historical return: +54722.43% (548.2 times). Current stock price: $75.75 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Wells Fargo (WFC) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Wells Fargo (WFC) stock 5 years ago ($35.18 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,153.15 today. Historical return: +115.31% (2.15 times). Current stock price: $75.75 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Wells Fargo (WFC) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Wells Fargo (WFC) stock 10 years ago ($37.64 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,012.28 today. Historical return: +101.23% (2.01 times). Current stock price: $75.75 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Wells Fargo (WFC) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Wells Fargo (WFC) stock 20 years ago ($18.96 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,995.76 today. Historical return: +299.58% (4.00 times). Current stock price: $75.75 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 WFC. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.