What If You Invested $1,000 in Colgate-Palmolive (CL)?
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Colgate-Palmolive
CL
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
+53284.19% (533.8 times)
- Buy
- Mar 24, 1980
- $0.2
- Sell
- Sep 4, 2024
- $105.03
Buying CL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $533,841.91.
Max drawdown
-59.81% (fell to 40% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 3, 1975
- $0.49
- Trough
- Mar 24, 1980
- $0.2
The worst decline for CL was -59.81% (fell to 40% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+20781.09% (208.8 times)
- IPO
- May 2, 1973
- $0.43
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $90.3
A $1,000 investment in CL at IPO would be worth $208,810.85 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock's all-time low was $0.2 on Mar 24, 1980. The all-time high was $105.03 on Sep 4, 2024.
What if you invested $1,000 in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock at the all-time low ($0.2 on Mar 24, 1980) and selling at the peak ($105.03 on Sep 4, 2024) would have turned $1,000 into $533,841.91. Historical return: +53284.19% (533.8 times).
What are Colgate-Palmolive (CL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock was Mar 24, 1980 (all-time low at $0.2). The best sell date was Sep 4, 2024 at $105.03. This investment would have returned +53284.19% (533.8 times).
What was Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock's worst decline was -59.81% (fell to 40% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.49 on Jun 3, 1975. Trough: $0.2 on Mar 24, 1980. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $401.91 at the trough.
What if you bought Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock at IPO ($0.43 on May 2, 1973) would be worth $208,810.85 today. Historical return: +20781.09% (208.8 times). Current stock price: $90.3 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock 5 years ago ($67.4 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,339.8 today. Historical return: +33.98% (1.34 times). Current stock price: $90.3 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock 10 years ago ($54.31 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,662.82 today. Historical return: +66.28% (1.66 times). Current stock price: $90.3 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock 20 years ago ($17.75 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $5,087.3 today. Historical return: +408.73% (5.09 times). Current stock price: $90.3 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 CL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.