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Credit Acceptance Corporation drawdown: 22.7% below the all-time high (price)

Credit Acceptance Corporation is 22.7% below its all-time high, set Nov 4, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 20, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. 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
−22.7%
77.3% of ATH
All-time high
$696.25
Nov 4, 2021
Time below the high
5.0 yrs
since Nov 4, 2021
Worst-ever drawdown
−89.6%
Oct 28, 1997
Longest underwater
10.7 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Aug 3, 2021
5.2 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Jun 7, 2021
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1992: price#

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%20%40%60%80%
CACC close · log5.0020.00100500
1995200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

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

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Oct 18, 1995Oct 28, 1997−89.6%2.0 yrsJun 28, 200610.7 yrs
Oct 16, 2006Oct 27, 2008−66.0%2.0 yrsOct 7, 20093.0 yrs
Apr 26, 2019Apr 3, 2020−56.9%11 moAug 6, 202015 mo
Nov 4, 2021Jan 5, 2023−45.7%14 monot yet5.0 yrs+
Aug 10, 2020Nov 23, 2020−45.0%3 moAug 2, 202112 mo
Jul 8, 2015Nov 13, 2015−40.6%4 moAug 2, 20172.1 yrs
Jul 1, 2011Sep 22, 2011−33.0%3 moDec 5, 20115 mo
Jan 29, 2010Feb 10, 2010−26.7%12 daysJul 26, 20106 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 1992: how far Credit Acceptance 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 Credit Acceptance Corporation from its all-time high?
Credit Acceptance Corporation is currently 22.7% below its all-time high, set Nov 4, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 20, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Credit Acceptance Corporation drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1992) took Credit Acceptance Corporation 89.6% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 28, 1997. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from CACC; no free deep history exists for Credit Acceptance 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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