Barclays PLC drawdown: 57.8% below the all-time high
Barclays PLC is 57.8% below its all-time high, set Feb 23, 2007 (as of market close, Sep 30, 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.
- Below all-time high
- −57.8%
- 42.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $57.57
- Feb 23, 2007
- Time below the high
- 19.6 yrs
- since Feb 23, 2007
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −95.1%
- Jan 23, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 19.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 26, 1997
- 29.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −57.8% episode
% of all-time high since 1986#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2007 | Jan 23, 2009 | −95.1% | 1.9 yrs | not yet | 19.6 yrs+ |
| Feb 4, 1998 | Oct 5, 1998 | −53.5% | 8 mo | Apr 23, 1999 | 15 mo |
| May 17, 2002 | Mar 12, 2003 | −44.0% | 10 mo | Jan 5, 2004 | 1.6 yrs |
| Mar 14, 1991 | Oct 19, 1992 | −43.4% | 1.6 yrs | Dec 1, 1993 | 2.7 yrs |
| Jul 16, 1987 | Sep 12, 1988 | −37.4% | 14 mo | Jul 18, 1990 | 3.0 yrs |
| Feb 14, 2001 | Sep 21, 2001 | −34.8% | 7 mo | Apr 24, 2002 | 14 mo |
| Apr 26, 1999 | Jul 26, 2000 | −29.8% | 15 mo | Jan 4, 2001 | 1.7 yrs |
| Jul 18, 1990 | Sep 24, 1990 | −27.5% | 2 mo | Nov 26, 1990 | 4 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 Barclays PLC 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 Barclays PLC from its all-time high?
- Barclays PLC is currently 57.8% below its all-time high, set Feb 23, 2007 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Barclays PLC drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1986) took Barclays PLC 95.1% below its prior high, bottoming Jan 23, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from BCS; no free deep history exists for Barclays PLC — 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.