BMO drawdown: at its all-time high
Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is trading at its all-time high (as of market close, Aug 13, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1994).
- Below all-time high
- at the high
- 100.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $184.2
- Aug 13, 2026
- Time below the high
- 0 days
- since Aug 13, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −71.0%
- Feb 23, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 6.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- today
- a fresh record
% of all-time high since 1994#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of BMO, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2007 | Feb 23, 2009 | −71.0% | 1.6 yrs | Oct 11, 2013 | 6.2 yrs |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −54.0% | 2.2 yrs | Feb 24, 2021 | 3.1 yrs |
| Apr 14, 1998 | Jan 24, 2000 | −50.5% | 1.8 yrs | May 20, 2003 | 5.1 yrs |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Oct 27, 2023 | −39.3% | 1.6 yrs | Sep 3, 2025 | 3.5 yrs |
| Sep 3, 2014 | Jan 20, 2016 | −38.0% | 17 mo | Oct 11, 2017 | 3.1 yrs |
| Jan 22, 2004 | May 17, 2004 | −21.2% | 4 mo | Oct 12, 2004 | 9 mo |
| Mar 10, 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | −18.9% | 32 days | Jul 2, 1997 | 4 mo |
| Nov 6, 1997 | Jan 22, 1998 | −16.1% | 3 mo | Jan 26, 1998 | 3 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 1994: how far BMO 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: BMO is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 BMO from its all-time high?
- BMO is currently at (or within half a percent of) its all-time high, set Aug 13, 2026.
- What was the biggest BMO drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1994) took the stock 71.0% below its prior high, bottoming Feb 23, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1994 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — BMO may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.