What If You Invested $1,000 in Walmart (WMT)?
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Walmart
WMT
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
+4761617.68% (47,617 times)
- Buy
- Dec 10, 1974
- $0
- Sell
- Feb 13, 2026
- $133.89
Buying WMT at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $47,617,176.79.
Max drawdown
-77.00% (fell to 23% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 27, 1972
- $0.01
- Trough
- Dec 10, 1974
- $0
The worst decline for WMT was -77.00% (fell to 23% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1092774.17% (10,929 times)
- IPO
- Aug 25, 1972
- $0.01
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $125.99
A $1,000 investment in WMT at IPO would be worth $10,928,741.73 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Walmart (WMT) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Walmart (WMT) stock's all-time low was $0 on Dec 10, 1974. The all-time high was $133.89 on Feb 13, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walmart (WMT) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Walmart (WMT) stock at the all-time low ($0 on Dec 10, 1974) and selling at the peak ($133.89 on Feb 13, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $47,617,176.79. Historical return: +4761617.68% (47,617 times).
What are Walmart (WMT)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Walmart (WMT) stock was Dec 10, 1974 (all-time low at $0). The best sell date was Feb 13, 2026 at $133.89. This investment would have returned +4761617.68% (47,617 times).
What was Walmart (WMT) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Walmart (WMT) stock's worst decline was -77.00% (fell to 23% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.01 on Nov 27, 1972. Trough: $0 on Dec 10, 1974. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $229.97 at the trough.
What if you bought Walmart (WMT) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Walmart (WMT) stock at IPO ($0.01 on Aug 25, 1972) would be worth $10,928,741.73 today. Historical return: +1092774.17% (10,929 times). Current stock price: $125.99 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walmart (WMT) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Walmart (WMT) stock 5 years ago ($41.54 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $3,032.82 today. Historical return: +203.28% (3.03 times). Current stock price: $125.99 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walmart (WMT) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Walmart (WMT) stock 10 years ago ($19.03 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $6,620.97 today. Historical return: +562.10% (6.62 times). Current stock price: $125.99 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Walmart (WMT) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Walmart (WMT) stock 20 years ago ($10.34 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $12,180.17 today. Historical return: +1118.02% (12.2 times). Current stock price: $125.99 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 WMT. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.