Archer-Daniels-Midland Company drawdown: 11.7% below the all-time high
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is 11.7% below its all-time high, set Apr 20, 2022 (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
- −11.7%
- 88.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $98.22
- Apr 20, 2022
- Time below the high
- 4.4 yrs
- since Apr 20, 2022
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −68.3%
- Oct 9, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 7.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Mar 21, 2022
- 4.5 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Sep 30, 2021
- 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2008 | Oct 9, 2008 | −68.3% | 6 mo | Jul 22, 2014 | 6.3 yrs |
| Oct 7, 1997 | Sep 25, 2000 | −60.2% | 3.0 yrs | Nov 8, 2004 | 7.1 yrs |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Apr 8, 2025 | −57.5% | 3.0 yrs | not yet | 4.4 yrs+ |
| Dec 3, 2014 | Mar 23, 2020 | −45.4% | 5.3 yrs | Feb 9, 2021 | 6.2 yrs |
| Jun 2, 1983 | Jul 24, 1984 | −38.6% | 14 mo | Jun 27, 1985 | 2.1 yrs |
| Aug 25, 1987 | Nov 11, 1987 | −34.9% | 3 mo | Apr 18, 1989 | 1.6 yrs |
| May 11, 2006 | Jan 18, 2007 | −32.2% | 8 mo | Dec 26, 2007 | 1.6 yrs |
| Dec 31, 1991 | Apr 20, 1992 | −29.4% | 4 mo | Oct 28, 1994 | 2.8 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 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 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 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company from its all-time high?
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is currently 11.7% below its all-time high, set Apr 20, 2022 (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 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 68.3% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 9, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from ADM; no free deep history exists for Archer-Daniels-Midland Company — 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.