What If You Invested $1,000 in Exxon Mobil (XOM)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Exxon Mobil
XOM
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
+188894.00% (1,890 times)
- Buy
- May 28, 1962
- $0.08
- Sell
- Mar 16, 2026
- $157.23
Buying XOM at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $1,889,939.98.
Max drawdown
-62.40% (fell to 38% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 23, 2014
- $64.21
- Trough
- Mar 23, 2020
- $24.15
The worst decline for XOM was -62.40% (fell to 38% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+175880.36% (1,760 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.09
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $157.23
A $1,000 investment in XOM at IPO would be worth $1,759,803.61 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock's all-time low was $0.08 on May 28, 1962. The all-time high was $157.23 on Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock at the all-time low ($0.08 on May 28, 1962) and selling at the peak ($157.23 on Mar 16, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $1,889,939.98. Historical return: +188894.00% (1,890 times).
What are Exxon Mobil (XOM)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock was May 28, 1962 (all-time low at $0.08). The best sell date was Mar 16, 2026 at $157.23. This investment would have returned +188894.00% (1,890 times).
What was Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock's worst decline was -62.40% (fell to 38% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $64.21 on Jun 23, 2014. Trough: $24.15 on Mar 23, 2020. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $376.04 at the trough.
What if you bought Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock at IPO ($0.09 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $1,759,803.61 today. Historical return: +175880.36% (1,760 times). Current stock price: $157.23 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Exxon Mobil (XOM) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock 5 years ago ($49.13 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $3,200.18 today. Historical return: +220.02% (3.20 times). Current stock price: $157.23 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Exxon Mobil (XOM) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock 10 years ago ($53.96 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,913.73 today. Historical return: +191.37% (2.91 times). Current stock price: $157.23 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Exxon Mobil (XOM) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock 20 years ago ($31.39 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $5,008.16 today. Historical return: +400.82% (5.01 times). Current stock price: $157.23 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 XOM. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.