American Electric Power Company Inc. drawdown: 11.1% below the all-time high
American Electric Power Company Inc. is 11.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 26, 2026 (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
- −11.1%
- 88.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $138.69
- Jun 26, 2026
- Time below the high
- 3 mo
- since Jun 26, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −66.6%
- Oct 9, 2002
- Longest underwater
- 18.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 17, 2025
- 10 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jan 10, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1970#
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 8, 1998 | Oct 9, 2002 | −66.6% | 4.0 yrs | Apr 25, 2014 | 15.5 yrs |
| Jan 13, 1971 | Dec 23, 1974 | −57.9% | 3.9 yrs | Dec 12, 1989 | 18.9 yrs |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −32.9% | 34 days | Apr 6, 2022 | 2.1 yrs |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Oct 5, 2023 | −32.2% | 13 mo | Feb 21, 2025 | 2.4 yrs |
| Sep 13, 1993 | Jun 24, 1994 | −31.5% | 9 mo | Dec 19, 1995 | 2.3 yrs |
| Apr 6, 1970 | Jun 30, 1970 | −31.0% | 3 mo | Jan 12, 1971 | 9 mo |
| Jan 2, 1990 | Sep 24, 1990 | −21.5% | 9 mo | Dec 23, 1991 | 2.0 yrs |
| Nov 30, 2017 | Jun 11, 2018 | −18.9% | 6 mo | Nov 20, 2018 | 12 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 1970: how far American Electric Power Company 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 Electric Power Company Inc. from its all-time high?
- American Electric Power Company Inc. is currently 11.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 26, 2026 (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 American Electric Power Company Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1970) took American Electric Power Company Inc. 66.6% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 9, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from AEP; no free deep history exists for American Electric Power Company 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.