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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation drawdown: 6.7% below the all-time high

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is 6.7% below its all-time high, set Sep 4, 2026 (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
−6.7%
93.3% of ATH
All-time high
$164.84
Sep 4, 2026
Time below the high
14 days
since Sep 4, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−74.8%
Oct 30, 1990
Longest underwater
21.2 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Jul 14, 2026
2 mo ago
Last time this deep
Mar 31, 2026
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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%40%60%80%
BNY close · log1.005.0020.00100
19801990200020102020

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Aug 1, 1989Oct 30, 1990−74.8%15 moJan 14, 19933.5 yrs
Nov 7, 2000Nov 25, 2011−71.8%11.0 yrsJan 11, 202221.2 yrs
Aug 14, 1986Dec 15, 1987−46.0%16 moMay 23, 19892.8 yrs
Feb 9, 2022Oct 12, 2022−41.4%8 moJul 12, 20242.4 yrs
Oct 9, 1973Sep 13, 1974−39.2%11 moJan 3, 19773.2 yrs
Aug 30, 1979Mar 27, 1980−33.8%7 moJun 12, 19811.8 yrs
Nov 15, 1999Mar 8, 2000−30.8%4 moApr 25, 20005 mo
Jul 17, 1998Aug 31, 1998−27.9%45 daysNov 18, 19984 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 1973: how far The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation from its all-time high?
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is currently 6.7% below its all-time high, set Sep 4, 2026 (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 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 74.8% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 30, 1990. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from BNY; no free deep history exists for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation — 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.

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