AZN drawdown: 23.1% below the all-time high
AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) is 23.1% below its all-time high, set Feb 17, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 6, 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 (2009).
- Below all-time high
- −23.1%
- 76.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $209.5
- Feb 17, 2026
- Time below the high
- 6 mo
- since Feb 17, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −36.3%
- Dec 1, 2016
- Longest underwater
- 4.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 6, 2024
- 2.2 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- May 14, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2009#
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 AZN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2014 | Dec 1, 2016 | −36.3% | 2.6 yrs | Nov 8, 2018 | 4.5 yrs |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | −27.9% | 3 mo | Nov 11, 2025 | 14 mo |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | −26.4% | 59 days | Apr 27, 2020 | 3 mo |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 | −25.7% | 6 mo | not yet | 6 mo+ |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | −25.5% | 6 mo | Jan 10, 2023 | 9 mo |
| Oct 18, 2010 | Jun 5, 2012 | −25.2% | 1.6 yrs | Oct 30, 2013 | 3.0 yrs |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Mar 3, 2021 | −22.8% | 8 mo | Oct 21, 2021 | 15 mo |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 | −19.5% | 10 mo | Apr 30, 2024 | 12 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 2009: how far AZN 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: AZN 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 AZN from its all-time high?
- AZN is currently 23.1% below its all-time high, set Feb 17, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 6, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest AZN drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2009) took the stock 36.3% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 1, 2016. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2009 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — AZN 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.