BSY drawdown: 48.7% below the all-time high
Bentley Systems Incorporated (BSY) is 48.7% below its all-time high, set Sep 15, 2021 (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 (2020).
- Below all-time high
- −48.7%
- 51.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $71.17
- Sep 15, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.9 yrs
- since Sep 15, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −61.1%
- May 11, 2022
- Longest underwater
- 4.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 14, 2020
- 5.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −48.7% episode
% of all-time high since 2020#
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 BSY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2021 | May 11, 2022 | −61.1% | 8 mo | not yet | 4.9 yrs+ |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | −26.3% | 17 days | May 24, 2021 | 4 mo |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Nov 12, 2020 | −19.4% | 27 days | Dec 31, 2020 | 2 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 2020: how far BSY 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: BSY 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 BSY from its all-time high?
- BSY is currently 48.7% below its all-time high, set Sep 15, 2021 (as of market close, Aug 13, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest BSY drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2020) took the stock 61.1% below its prior high, bottoming May 11, 2022. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2020 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — BSY 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.