BTI drawdown: 17.0% below the all-time high
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (ADR) (BTI) is 17.0% below its all-time high, set Jun 7, 2017 (as of market close, Jul 27, 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 (1980).
- Below all-time high
- −17.0%
- 83.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $73.28
- Jun 7, 2017
- Time below the high
- 9.1 yrs
- since Jun 7, 2017
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −66.1%
- Mar 13, 2000
- Longest underwater
- 9.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 19, 2014
- 12.1 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 1, 2016
- 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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of BTI, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1998 | Mar 13, 2000 | −66.1% | 1.6 yrs | May 31, 2002 | 3.9 yrs |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Mar 23, 2020 | −62.3% | 2.8 yrs | not yet | 9.1 yrs+ |
| Jan 10, 2008 | Mar 27, 2009 | −45.7% | 15 mo | Feb 28, 2011 | 3.1 yrs |
| Oct 5, 1987 | Jan 20, 1988 | −39.5% | 4 mo | Jul 11, 1989 | 1.8 yrs |
| Jul 28, 1989 | Sep 26, 1990 | −35.2% | 14 mo | Jun 1, 1992 | 2.8 yrs |
| Dec 29, 1993 | Jun 24, 1994 | −33.1% | 6 mo | Aug 7, 1995 | 1.6 yrs |
| Apr 12, 1984 | May 31, 1984 | −28.3% | 49 days | Nov 28, 1984 | 8 mo |
| Dec 29, 1995 | Aug 23, 1996 | −27.9% | 8 mo | May 16, 1997 | 17 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 BTI 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: BTI 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 BTI from its all-time high?
- BTI is currently 17.0% below its all-time high, set Jun 7, 2017 (as of market close, Jul 27, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest BTI drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took the stock 66.1% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 13, 2000. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1980 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — BTI 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.