Franklin Resources Inc. drawdown: 43.9% below the all-time high
Franklin Resources Inc. is 43.9% below its all-time high, set Dec 8, 2014 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −43.9%
- 56.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $58.84
- Dec 8, 2014
- Time below the high
- 11.8 yrs
- since Dec 8, 2014
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −74.0%
- Mar 23, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 11.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 11, 2006
- 20.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 29, 2009
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1983#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2014 | Mar 23, 2020 | −74.0% | 5.3 yrs | not yet | 11.8 yrs+ |
| Jul 17, 2007 | Mar 6, 2009 | −73.1% | 1.6 yrs | Feb 14, 2013 | 5.6 yrs |
| Sep 7, 1984 | Nov 16, 1984 | −57.3% | 2 mo | Apr 10, 1987 | 2.6 yrs |
| Apr 13, 1998 | Mar 14, 2000 | −56.1% | 1.9 yrs | Jan 20, 2004 | 5.8 yrs |
| Apr 10, 1987 | Oct 20, 1987 | −52.8% | 6 mo | Jan 30, 1989 | 1.8 yrs |
| Jun 4, 1990 | Nov 19, 1990 | −35.8% | 6 mo | Apr 3, 1991 | 10 mo |
| Oct 13, 1993 | Jan 11, 1995 | −35.1% | 15 mo | Aug 28, 1995 | 1.9 yrs |
| Oct 22, 1997 | Jan 23, 1998 | −25.6% | 3 mo | Feb 25, 1998 | 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 1983: how far Franklin Resources Inc. 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 Franklin Resources Inc. from its all-time high?
- Franklin Resources Inc. is currently 43.9% below its all-time high, set Dec 8, 2014 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Franklin Resources Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took Franklin Resources Inc. 74.0% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 23, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from BEN; no free deep history exists for Franklin Resources Inc. — 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.