American Airlines Group Inc. drawdown: 79.4% below the all-time high
American Airlines Group Inc. is 79.4% below its all-time high, set Nov 22, 2006 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −79.4%
- 20.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $62.95
- Nov 22, 2006
- Time below the high
- 19.8 yrs
- since Nov 22, 2006
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −97.2%
- Jul 15, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 19.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 27, 2005
- 21.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −79.4% episode
% of all-time high since 2005#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2006 | Jul 15, 2008 | −97.2% | 1.6 yrs | not yet | 19.8 yrs+ |
| Jul 10, 2006 | Aug 11, 2006 | −33.4% | 32 days | Nov 15, 2006 | 4 mo |
| Jan 5, 2006 | Jan 27, 2006 | −27.2% | 22 days | Mar 31, 2006 | 3 mo |
| May 9, 2006 | Jun 13, 2006 | −19.5% | 35 days | Jul 3, 2006 | 55 days |
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 2005: how far American Airlines Group Inc. 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 American Airlines Group Inc. from its all-time high?
- American Airlines Group Inc. is currently 79.4% below its all-time high, set Nov 22, 2006 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest American Airlines Group Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2005) took American Airlines Group Inc. 97.2% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 15, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from AAL; no free deep history exists for American Airlines Group Inc. — 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.