Bank of America Corporation drawdown: 21.8% below the all-time high (price)
Bank of America Corporation is 21.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 12, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 27, 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
- −21.8%
- 78.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $64.81
- Aug 12, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Aug 12, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −94.3%
- Mar 6, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 19.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jul 26, 2006
- 20.3 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- May 9, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1986: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2006 | Mar 6, 2009 | −94.3% | 2.3 yrs | Dec 12, 2025 | 19.1 yrs |
| Aug 7, 1989 | Oct 30, 1990 | −69.0% | 15 mo | Feb 3, 1993 | 3.5 yrs |
| Jul 14, 1998 | Dec 6, 2000 | −56.8% | 2.4 yrs | Aug 20, 2004 | 6.1 yrs |
| Aug 26, 1987 | Dec 3, 1987 | −42.4% | 3 mo | Aug 5, 1988 | 11 mo |
| May 30, 1986 | Nov 18, 1986 | −26.1% | 6 mo | Aug 20, 1987 | 15 mo |
| Apr 13, 1993 | Nov 22, 1994 | −24.1% | 1.6 yrs | Aug 7, 1995 | 2.3 yrs |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | −22.2% | 2 mo | not yet | 2 mo+ |
| Jul 31, 1997 | Sep 5, 1997 | −20.1% | 36 days | Mar 19, 1998 | 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 1986: how far Bank of America Corporation 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 Bank of America Corporation from its all-time high?
- Bank of America Corporation is currently 21.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 12, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 27, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Bank of America Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1986) took Bank of America Corporation 94.3% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 6, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from BAC; no free deep history exists for Bank of America Corporation — 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.