Bristol-Myers Squibb Company drawdown: 21.6% below the all-time high
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is 21.6% below its all-time high, set Dec 2, 2022 (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
- −21.6%
- 78.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $81.13
- Dec 2, 2022
- Time below the high
- 3.8 yrs
- since Dec 2, 2022
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −76.7%
- Oct 16, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 16.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 29, 1998
- 27.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 14, 2021
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1972#
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 28, 1999 | Oct 16, 2008 | −76.7% | 9.0 yrs | Jun 6, 2016 | 16.6 yrs |
| Aug 10, 1972 | Oct 1, 1974 | −56.3% | 2.1 yrs | Nov 21, 1975 | 3.3 yrs |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Jul 5, 2024 | −51.1% | 1.6 yrs | not yet | 3.8 yrs+ |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Jul 22, 2019 | −44.3% | 3.0 yrs | Apr 7, 2022 | 5.7 yrs |
| Jan 9, 1992 | Apr 8, 1994 | −43.0% | 2.2 yrs | Feb 5, 1996 | 4.1 yrs |
| Mar 23, 1987 | Oct 26, 1987 | −33.6% | 7 mo | Nov 15, 1989 | 2.7 yrs |
| Jul 16, 1976 | Mar 7, 1978 | −31.7% | 1.6 yrs | Jul 14, 1980 | 4.0 yrs |
| Jul 20, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −26.7% | 3 mo | Dec 2, 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 1972: how far Bristol-Myers Squibb 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 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company from its all-time high?
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is currently 21.6% below its all-time high, set Dec 2, 2022 (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 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 76.7% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 16, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from BMY; no free deep history exists for Bristol-Myers Squibb 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.