Adobe Inc. drawdown: 63.4% below the all-time high
Adobe Inc. is 63.4% below its all-time high, set Nov 19, 2021 (as of market close, Sep 11, 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
- −63.4%
- 36.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $688.37
- Nov 19, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.8 yrs
- since Nov 19, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −79.9%
- Aug 5, 2002
- Longest underwater
- 6.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 4, 2018
- 8.3 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 9, 2009
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1987#
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 6, 2000 | Aug 5, 2002 | −79.9% | 1.7 yrs | Nov 16, 2006 | 6.0 yrs |
| May 8, 1987 | Oct 27, 1987 | −72.7% | 6 mo | May 15, 1989 | 2.0 yrs |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Jun 25, 2026 | −71.9% | 4.6 yrs | not yet | 4.8 yrs+ |
| Oct 24, 2007 | Mar 3, 2009 | −66.7% | 16 mo | Jul 12, 2013 | 5.7 yrs |
| Dec 5, 1995 | Aug 24, 1998 | −66.1% | 2.7 yrs | May 10, 1999 | 3.4 yrs |
| May 24, 1990 | Oct 11, 1990 | −64.9% | 5 mo | Mar 7, 1991 | 9 mo |
| Jan 2, 1992 | Oct 13, 1992 | −61.6% | 9 mo | May 19, 1993 | 17 mo |
| Jun 14, 1993 | Sep 17, 1993 | −54.5% | 3 mo | Oct 11, 1994 | 16 mo |
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 1987: how far Adobe 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 Adobe Inc. from its all-time high?
- Adobe Inc. is currently 63.4% below its all-time high, set Nov 19, 2021 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Adobe Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Adobe Inc. 79.9% below its prior high, bottoming Aug 5, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from ADBE; no free deep history exists for Adobe 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.