Facebook's IPO was 6 years ago today -- here's how much you'd have made if you invested $1,000 back in the day

Facebook Facebook held its initial public offering on May 18, 2012 — six years ago Friday. $1,000 of stock bought at the closing price on that day would be worth almost $4,800 today. It's the sixth anniversary of Facebook's initial public offering, and an investor at that time would have made a nice return between then and now. Facebook initially offered its stock at $38 per share on the morning of May 18, 2012, and closed trading that day just above that initial price at $38.23, according to ...