AWK drawdown: 28.7% below the all-time high
American Water Works Company Inc. (AWK) is 28.7% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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 (2008).
- Below all-time high
- −28.7%
- 71.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $188.9
- Dec 31, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.6 yrs
- since Dec 31, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −39.7%
- Apr 16, 2024
- Longest underwater
- 4.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 23, 2020
- 6.5 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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of AWK, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | Apr 16, 2024 | −39.7% | 2.3 yrs | not yet | 4.6 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 AWK 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: AWK 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 AWK from its all-time high?
- AWK is currently 28.7% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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 AWK drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2008) took the stock 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 closing prices since 2008 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — AWK 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.