AOS drawdown: 33.9% below the all-time high
A. O. Smith (AOS) is 33.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 2024 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1984).
- Below all-time high
- −33.9%
- 66.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $91.98
- Jul 16, 2024
- Time below the high
- 2.0 yrs
- since Jul 16, 2024
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −67.2%
- Sep 22, 2000
- Longest underwater
- 6.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 4, 2017
- 8.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 22, 2022
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1984#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of AOS, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1998 | Sep 22, 2000 | −67.2% | 2.2 yrs | Aug 29, 2003 | 5.1 yrs |
| Mar 12, 1986 | Dec 15, 1987 | −66.5% | 1.8 yrs | Apr 15, 1992 | 6.1 yrs |
| Apr 17, 2006 | Mar 9, 2009 | −62.4% | 2.9 yrs | Sep 20, 2010 | 4.4 yrs |
| Feb 10, 1994 | Mar 10, 1995 | −51.4% | 13 mo | Oct 1, 1997 | 3.6 yrs |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Mar 20, 2020 | −48.8% | 2.1 yrs | Mar 26, 2021 | 3.2 yrs |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | −43.4% | 9 mo | Mar 7, 2024 | 2.2 yrs |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Jun 1, 2026 | −39.4% | 1.9 yrs | not yet | 2.0 yrs+ |
| Apr 30, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | −36.7% | 7 mo | Feb 8, 1985 | 9 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 1984: how far AOS 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: AOS is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 AOS from its all-time high?
- AOS is currently 33.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 2024 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest AOS drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1984) took the stock 67.2% below its prior high, bottoming Sep 22, 2000. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1984 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — AOS may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.