American States Water Company drawdown: 19.3% below the all-time high (price)
American States Water Company is 19.3% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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
- −19.3%
- 80.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $103.44
- Dec 31, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.8 yrs
- since Dec 31, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −39.1%
- Oct 27, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 5.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 9, 2019
- 7.2 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- May 18, 2021
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1990: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2007 | Oct 27, 2008 | −39.1% | 12 mo | Nov 29, 2012 | 5.1 yrs |
| Nov 19, 1993 | Nov 14, 1994 | −36.5% | 12 mo | Jun 30, 1997 | 3.6 yrs |
| Dec 10, 1999 | Aug 24, 2000 | −35.8% | 8 mo | May 2, 2002 | 2.4 yrs |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Apr 16, 2024 | −35.6% | 2.3 yrs | not yet | 4.8 yrs+ |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Mar 16, 2020 | −31.2% | 5 mo | Nov 19, 2021 | 2.1 yrs |
| Jun 21, 2002 | Jul 23, 2002 | −27.2% | 32 days | Jun 6, 2005 | 3.0 yrs |
| Feb 4, 1999 | Apr 12, 1999 | −25.6% | 2 mo | Jul 6, 1999 | 5 mo |
| Aug 7, 2013 | Sep 16, 2013 | −23.3% | 40 days | Jun 27, 2014 | 11 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 1990: how far American States Water Company 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 States Water Company from its all-time high?
- American States Water Company is currently 19.3% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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 American States Water Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1990) took American States Water Company 39.1% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 27, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from AWR; no free deep history exists for American States Water Company — 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.