What If You Invested $1,000 in Charles River (CRL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Charles River
CRL
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
+2446.11% (25.5 times)
- Buy
- Mar 12, 2001
- $18
- Sell
- Sep 24, 2021
- $458.3
Buying CRL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $25,461.11.
Max drawdown
-78.23% (fell to 22% of peak)
- Peak
- Sep 24, 2021
- $458.3
- Trough
- Apr 11, 2025
- $99.75
The worst decline for CRL was -78.23% (fell to 22% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+590.77% (6.91 times)
- IPO
- Jun 23, 2000
- $22
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $151.97
A $1,000 investment in CRL at IPO would be worth $6,907.73 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Charles River (CRL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Charles River (CRL) stock's all-time low was $18 on Mar 12, 2001. The all-time high was $458.3 on Sep 24, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Charles River (CRL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Charles River (CRL) stock at the all-time low ($18 on Mar 12, 2001) and selling at the peak ($458.3 on Sep 24, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $25,461.11. Historical return: +2446.11% (25.5 times).
What are Charles River (CRL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Charles River (CRL) stock was Mar 12, 2001 (all-time low at $18). The best sell date was Sep 24, 2021 at $458.3. This investment would have returned +2446.11% (25.5 times).
What was Charles River (CRL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Charles River (CRL) stock's worst decline was -78.23% (fell to 22% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $458.3 on Sep 24, 2021. Trough: $99.75 on Apr 11, 2025. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $217.65 at the trough.
What if you bought Charles River (CRL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Charles River (CRL) stock at IPO ($22 on Jun 23, 2000) would be worth $6,907.73 today. Historical return: +590.77% (6.91 times). Current stock price: $151.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Charles River (CRL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Charles River (CRL) stock 5 years ago ($288.53 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $526.7 today. Historical return: -47.33% (0.53 times). Current stock price: $151.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Charles River (CRL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Charles River (CRL) stock 10 years ago ($71.24 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,133.21 today. Historical return: +113.32% (2.13 times). Current stock price: $151.97 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Charles River (CRL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Charles River (CRL) stock 20 years ago ($50.01 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,038.79 today. Historical return: +203.88% (3.04 times). Current stock price: $151.97 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 CRL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.