Bank Of Montreal drawdown: 10.0% below the all-time high
Bank Of Montreal is 10.0% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (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
- −10.0%
- 90.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $185.81
- Aug 14, 2026
- Time below the high
- 47 days
- since Aug 14, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −71.0%
- Feb 23, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 6.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 12, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 30, 2026
- in a previous episode
% 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Bank Of Montreal 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 Bank Of Montreal from its all-time high?
- Bank Of Montreal is currently 10.0% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (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 Bank Of Montreal drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1994) took Bank Of Montreal 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 data since -1 from BMO; no free deep history exists for Bank Of Montreal — 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.