American Water Works Company Inc. drawdown: 27.1% below the all-time high
American Water Works Company Inc. is 27.1% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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
- −27.1%
- 72.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $188.86
- Dec 31, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.7 yrs
- since Dec 31, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −39.7%
- Apr 16, 2024
- Longest underwater
- 4.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 14, 2020
- 6.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 23, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2008#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | Apr 16, 2024 | −39.7% | 2.3 yrs | not yet | 4.7 yrs+ |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −31.2% | 17 days | Jul 17, 2020 | 4 mo |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Mar 10, 2009 | −29.3% | 8 mo | Sep 24, 2010 | 2.2 yrs |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Mar 3, 2021 | −20.2% | 4 mo | Jul 15, 2021 | 8 mo |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Feb 8, 2018 | −17.6% | 59 days | Nov 16, 2018 | 11 mo |
| Jul 5, 2016 | Oct 11, 2016 | −16.8% | 3 mo | Oct 12, 2017 | 15 mo |
| May 10, 2011 | Aug 8, 2011 | −16.5% | 3 mo | Oct 19, 2011 | 5 mo |
| Jan 29, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | −15.2% | 5 mo | Oct 12, 2015 | 8 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 2008: how far American Water Works 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 Water Works Company Inc. from its all-time high?
- American Water Works Company Inc. is currently 27.1% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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 Water Works Company Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2008) took American Water Works Company Inc. 39.7% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 16, 2024. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from AWK; no free deep history exists for American Water Works 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.