ABT drawdown: 27.1% below the all-time high
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is 27.1% below its all-time high, set Dec 27, 2021 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1983).
- Below all-time high
- −27.1%
- 72.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $141.5
- Dec 27, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.6 yrs
- since Dec 27, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −46.3%
- Jul 23, 2002
- Longest underwater
- 5.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 23, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1983#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of ABT, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2002 | Jul 23, 2002 | −46.3% | 6 mo | Feb 26, 2007 | 5.1 yrs |
| Apr 23, 1999 | Jan 25, 2000 | −44.0% | 9 mo | Oct 30, 2000 | 1.5 yrs |
| Dec 27, 2021 | May 11, 2026 | −41.6% | 4.4 yrs | not yet | 4.6 yrs+ |
| Mar 24, 1987 | Dec 4, 1987 | −35.7% | 8 mo | Oct 6, 1989 | 2.5 yrs |
| Dec 31, 1991 | Aug 11, 1993 | −33.2% | 1.6 yrs | Jan 30, 1995 | 3.1 yrs |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −31.6% | 2 mo | Apr 16, 2020 | 3 mo |
| Jan 16, 2008 | May 1, 2009 | −31.4% | 15 mo | Mar 26, 2012 | 4.2 yrs |
| Jul 23, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −29.0% | 7 mo | Sep 7, 2017 | 2.1 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 1983: how far ABT 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: ABT is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 ABT from its all-time high?
- ABT is currently 27.1% below its all-time high, set Dec 27, 2021 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest ABT drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took the stock 46.3% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 23, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1983 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — ABT may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.