American Financial Group Inc. drawdown: 9.0% below the all-time high
American Financial Group Inc. is 9.0% below its all-time high, set Mar 29, 2022 (as of market close, Sep 30, 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
- −9.0%
- 91.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $150.22
- Mar 29, 2022
- Time below the high
- 4.5 yrs
- since Mar 29, 2022
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −64.3%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 9.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 3, 2021
- 5.3 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 1, 2022
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1980#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −64.3% | 2.0 yrs | Oct 27, 2011 | 4.7 yrs |
| Jul 30, 1997 | Mar 10, 2003 | −62.5% | 5.6 yrs | Oct 13, 2006 | 9.2 yrs |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Mar 18, 2020 | −61.0% | 2.1 yrs | Apr 21, 2021 | 3.2 yrs |
| Aug 3, 1987 | Oct 31, 1990 | −54.2% | 3.2 yrs | Jul 9, 1993 | 5.9 yrs |
| Jul 22, 1981 | Apr 25, 1983 | −45.2% | 1.8 yrs | Apr 30, 1984 | 2.8 yrs |
| Jul 21, 1993 | Nov 22, 1994 | −42.9% | 16 mo | Jun 5, 1997 | 3.9 yrs |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Oct 23, 2023 | −29.4% | 1.6 yrs | not yet | 4.5 yrs+ |
| May 10, 1985 | Oct 8, 1985 | −21.1% | 5 mo | May 5, 1986 | 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 1980: how far American Financial Group 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 Financial Group Inc. from its all-time high?
- American Financial Group Inc. is currently 9.0% below its all-time high, set Mar 29, 2022 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest American Financial Group Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took American Financial Group Inc. 64.3% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from AFG; no free deep history exists for American Financial Group 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.