FTSE 100 drawdown: 0.7% below the all-time high
FTSE 100 is 0.7% below its all-time high, set Feb 27, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 8, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −0.7%
- 99.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- 1,068p
- Feb 27, 2026
- Time below the high
- 6 mo
- since Feb 27, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −51.2%
- Mar 12, 2003
- Longest underwater
- 12.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 26, 2026
- 6 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Feb 5, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2000#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2000 | Mar 12, 2003 | −51.2% | 2.5 yrs | May 21, 2013 | 12.7 yrs |
| May 22, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −37.3% | 1.8 yrs | Apr 23, 2024 | 5.9 yrs |
| Apr 27, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −22.7% | 10 mo | Jan 6, 2017 | 1.7 yrs |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2000: how far FTSE 100 stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is FTSE 100 from its all-time high?
- FTSE 100 is currently 0.7% below its all-time high, set Feb 27, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 8, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest FTSE 100 drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2000) took FTSE 100 51.2% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 12, 2003. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since 2000 from ISF, FTSE 100's tracking fund; no free deep history exists for FTSE 100 — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.