American Eagle Outfitters Inc. drawdown: 52.5% below the all-time high (price)
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is 52.5% below its all-time high, set Apr 23, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. 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
- −52.5%
- 47.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $37.87
- Apr 23, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.5 yrs
- since Apr 23, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −80.7%
- Dec 27, 1995
- Longest underwater
- 14.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 4, 2005
- 21.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Nov 16, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1994: price#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1994 | Dec 27, 1995 | −80.7% | 14 mo | Nov 3, 1997 | 3.0 yrs |
| Jan 16, 2007 | Apr 22, 2020 | −80.4% | 13.3 yrs | Apr 16, 2021 | 14.2 yrs |
| Oct 7, 1999 | Jun 21, 2000 | −79.4% | 8 mo | Jan 29, 2001 | 16 mo |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Jun 13, 2025 | −75.4% | 4.1 yrs | not yet | 5.5 yrs+ |
| May 22, 2001 | Oct 9, 2002 | −75.1% | 17 mo | Oct 28, 2004 | 3.4 yrs |
| Aug 14, 1998 | Oct 5, 1998 | −48.3% | 52 days | Nov 20, 1998 | 3 mo |
| Jul 28, 2005 | Dec 6, 2005 | −40.3% | 4 mo | May 4, 2006 | 9 mo |
| Feb 15, 2001 | Mar 13, 2001 | −38.1% | 26 days | May 10, 2001 | 3 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 1994: how far American Eagle Outfitters 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 Eagle Outfitters Inc. from its all-time high?
- American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is currently 52.5% below its all-time high, set Apr 23, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest American Eagle Outfitters Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1994) took American Eagle Outfitters Inc. 80.7% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 27, 1995. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from AEO; no free deep history exists for American Eagle Outfitters 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.