Becton Dickinson and Company drawdown: 20.2% below the all-time high
Becton Dickinson and Company is 20.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 27, 2023 (as of market close, Sep 11, 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
- −20.2%
- 79.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $222.95
- Jul 27, 2023
- Time below the high
- 3.1 yrs
- since Jul 27, 2023
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −52.3%
- Sep 26, 2000
- Longest underwater
- 7.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 18, 2018
- 8.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Nov 17, 2022
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1973#
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 20, 1998 | Sep 26, 2000 | −52.3% | 1.9 yrs | Feb 6, 2004 | 5.3 yrs |
| Oct 12, 1973 | Aug 19, 1974 | −52.1% | 10 mo | Nov 5, 1980 | 7.1 yrs |
| Jan 6, 1981 | Jul 27, 1984 | −42.7% | 3.6 yrs | Jun 6, 1985 | 4.4 yrs |
| Jul 27, 2023 | May 6, 2025 | −41.8% | 1.8 yrs | not yet | 3.1 yrs+ |
| Aug 21, 1987 | Dec 7, 1987 | −35.6% | 4 mo | Jun 4, 1990 | 2.8 yrs |
| Jan 16, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | −34.7% | 10 mo | Mar 14, 2013 | 5.2 yrs |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −29.9% | 47 days | Jul 24, 2023 | 3.5 yrs |
| Apr 3, 1991 | Dec 3, 1991 | −27.6% | 8 mo | Nov 30, 1992 | 1.7 yrs |
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 1973: how far Becton Dickinson and 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 Becton Dickinson and Company from its all-time high?
- Becton Dickinson and Company is currently 20.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 27, 2023 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Becton Dickinson and Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took Becton Dickinson and Company 52.3% below its prior high, bottoming Sep 26, 2000. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from BDX; no free deep history exists for Becton Dickinson and 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.