Popular Inc. drawdown: 45.2% below the all-time high
Popular Inc. is 45.2% below its all-time high, set Dec 30, 2004 (as of market close, Oct 2, 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
- −45.2%
- 54.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $288.7
- Dec 30, 2004
- Time below the high
- 21.8 yrs
- since Dec 30, 2004
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −96.4%
- Jul 22, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 21.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 15, 1998
- 28.5 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Aug 31, 2000
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1980#
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 30, 2004 | Jul 22, 2009 | −96.4% | 4.6 yrs | not yet | 21.8 yrs+ |
| Jan 20, 1999 | Mar 15, 2000 | −50.8% | 14 mo | May 9, 2003 | 4.3 yrs |
| Apr 7, 1987 | Jan 29, 1988 | −48.3% | 10 mo | Sep 21, 1989 | 2.5 yrs |
| Apr 10, 1981 | Apr 12, 1982 | −36.7% | 12 mo | Dec 22, 1982 | 1.7 yrs |
| Jul 10, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −31.0% | 3 mo | Jan 19, 1999 | 6 mo |
| Dec 12, 1989 | Jan 14, 1991 | −23.2% | 13 mo | Apr 18, 1991 | 16 mo |
| Jan 28, 1993 | Jun 9, 1993 | −22.0% | 4 mo | Oct 15, 1993 | 9 mo |
| Sep 26, 1994 | Dec 8, 1994 | −18.8% | 2 mo | May 9, 1995 | 7 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 1980: how far Popular 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 Popular Inc. from its all-time high?
- Popular Inc. is currently 45.2% below its all-time high, set Dec 30, 2004 (as of market close, Oct 2, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Popular Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took Popular Inc. 96.4% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 22, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from BPOP; no free deep history exists for Popular 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.