Alaska Air Group Inc. drawdown: 65.0% below the all-time high (price)
Alaska Air Group Inc. is 65.0% below its all-time high, set Mar 1, 2017 (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
- −65.0%
- 35.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $100.24
- Mar 1, 2017
- Time below the high
- 9.6 yrs
- since Mar 1, 2017
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −82.7%
- Jul 15, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 12.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 29, 2013
- 13.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 22, 2009
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1983: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1998 | Jul 15, 2008 | −82.7% | 10.2 yrs | Jan 7, 2011 | 12.7 yrs |
| Mar 1, 2017 | Mar 20, 2020 | −76.5% | 3.1 yrs | not yet | 9.6 yrs+ |
| Aug 10, 1989 | Aug 11, 1993 | −59.1% | 4.0 yrs | Sep 10, 1997 | 8.1 yrs |
| Feb 20, 1987 | Dec 10, 1987 | −53.2% | 10 mo | Apr 19, 1989 | 2.2 yrs |
| Jun 9, 1983 | Jul 16, 1984 | −49.0% | 13 mo | Jan 31, 1985 | 1.6 yrs |
| Jul 19, 1985 | Jul 14, 1986 | −44.2% | 12 mo | Feb 19, 1987 | 1.6 yrs |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Jun 27, 2016 | −35.5% | 7 mo | Dec 7, 2016 | 12 mo |
| May 12, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −26.4% | 5 mo | Dec 1, 2011 | 7 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 1983: how far Alaska Air 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 Alaska Air Group Inc. from its all-time high?
- Alaska Air Group Inc. is currently 65.0% below its all-time high, set Mar 1, 2017 (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 Alaska Air Group Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took Alaska Air Group Inc. 82.7% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 15, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from ALK; no free deep history exists for Alaska Air 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.