What If You Invested $1,000 in Carnival Corporation (CCL)?
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Carnival Corporation
CCL
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
+6335.14% (64.4 times)
- Buy
- Dec 3, 1987
- $1.03
- Sell
- Jan 29, 2018
- $66.22
Buying CCL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $64,351.35.
Max drawdown
-90.37% (fell to 10% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 29, 2018
- $66.22
- Trough
- Oct 10, 2022
- $6.38
The worst decline for CCL was -90.37% (fell to 10% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1177.43% (12.8 times)
- IPO
- Jul 24, 1987
- $1.94
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $24.72
A $1,000 investment in CCL at IPO would be worth $12,774.29 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock's all-time low was $1.03 on Dec 3, 1987. The all-time high was $66.22 on Jan 29, 2018.
What if you invested $1,000 in Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock at the all-time low ($1.03 on Dec 3, 1987) and selling at the peak ($66.22 on Jan 29, 2018) would have turned $1,000 into $64,351.35. Historical return: +6335.14% (64.4 times).
What are Carnival Corporation (CCL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock was Dec 3, 1987 (all-time low at $1.03). The best sell date was Jan 29, 2018 at $66.22. This investment would have returned +6335.14% (64.4 times).
What was Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock's worst decline was -90.37% (fell to 10% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $66.22 on Jan 29, 2018. Trough: $6.38 on Oct 10, 2022. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $96.35 at the trough.
What if you bought Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock at IPO ($1.94 on Jul 24, 1987) would be worth $12,774.29 today. Historical return: +1177.43% (12.8 times). Current stock price: $24.72 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Carnival Corporation (CCL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock 5 years ago ($28.25 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $875.04 today. Historical return: -12.50% (0.88 times). Current stock price: $24.72 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Carnival Corporation (CCL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock 10 years ago ($42.9 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $576.17 today. Historical return: -42.38% (0.58 times). Current stock price: $24.72 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Carnival Corporation (CCL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Carnival Corporation (CCL) stock 20 years ago ($33.72 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $733.13 today. Historical return: -26.69% (0.73 times). Current stock price: $24.72 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 CCL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.