Balchem Corporation drawdown: 6.9% below the all-time high (price)
Balchem Corporation is 6.9% below its all-time high, set Nov 6, 2024 (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
- −6.9%
- 93.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $183.41
- Nov 6, 2024
- Time below the high
- 1.9 yrs
- since Nov 6, 2024
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −85.5%
- Nov 24, 1989
- Longest underwater
- 5.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 31, 2024
- 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 4, 1986 | Nov 24, 1989 | −85.5% | 3.1 yrs | May 11, 1992 | 5.5 yrs |
| May 22, 1998 | Apr 8, 1999 | −67.5% | 11 mo | Mar 30, 2001 | 2.9 yrs |
| May 20, 1992 | May 19, 1993 | −54.5% | 12 mo | Jun 5, 1995 | 3.0 yrs |
| Jul 19, 2011 | Mar 6, 2012 | −43.0% | 8 mo | May 16, 2013 | 1.8 yrs |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −37.1% | 3 mo | Jan 5, 2021 | 2.3 yrs |
| Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 | −35.9% | 6 mo | Nov 6, 2009 | 14 mo |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | −34.1% | 7 mo | Jul 16, 2024 | 2.6 yrs |
| Jan 7, 2003 | Mar 26, 2003 | −33.0% | 3 mo | Jul 9, 2003 | 6 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 Balchem 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 Balchem Corporation from its all-time high?
- Balchem Corporation is currently 6.9% below its all-time high, set Nov 6, 2024 (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 Balchem Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1986) took Balchem Corporation 85.5% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 24, 1989. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from BCPC; no free deep history exists for Balchem 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.