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Avis Budget Group Inc. drawdown: 85.6% below the all-time high (price)

Avis Budget Group Inc. is 85.6% below its all-time high, set Apr 21, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 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
−85.6%
14.4% of ATH
All-time high
$713.97
Apr 21, 2026
Time below the high
6 mo
since Apr 21, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−99.5%
Mar 5, 2009
Longest underwater
16.4 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Sep 23, 2021
5.1 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Mar 19, 2020
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1990: 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%
CAR close · log0.502.0010.0050.00200
1995200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

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

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Apr 6, 1998Mar 5, 2009−99.5%10.9 yrsAug 14, 201416.4 yrs
Aug 18, 2014Mar 18, 2020−88.8%5.6 yrsMar 15, 20216.6 yrs
Apr 21, 2026Oct 16, 2026−85.6%6 monot yet6 mo+
Nov 2, 2021Mar 13, 2025−84.5%3.4 yrsApr 13, 20264.4 yrs
Oct 13, 1993May 16, 1994−34.2%7 moApr 24, 19951.5 yrs
Jul 16, 1990Oct 15, 1990−29.1%3 moDec 27, 19905 mo
Feb 13, 1996Apr 9, 1996−28.7%56 daysJun 12, 19964 mo
Jun 11, 2021Jul 19, 2021−27.1%38 daysSep 2, 20213 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 1990: how far Avis Budget Group Inc. 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 Avis Budget Group Inc. from its all-time high?
Avis Budget Group Inc. is currently 85.6% below its all-time high, set Apr 21, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Avis Budget Group Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1990) took Avis Budget Group Inc. 99.5% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 5, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from CAR; no free deep history exists for Avis Budget Group 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.

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