Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc drawdown: 63.6% below the all-time high (price)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc is 63.6% below its all-time high, set Nov 27, 2018 (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
- −63.6%
- 36.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $183.29
- Nov 27, 2018
- Time below the high
- 7.9 yrs
- since Nov 27, 2018
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −86.3%
- Dec 30, 2025
- Longest underwater
- 7.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 19, 2012
- 14.1 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Feb 23, 2009
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1984: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2018 | Dec 30, 2025 | −86.3% | 7.1 yrs | not yet | 7.9 yrs+ |
| Mar 3, 1998 | Jan 6, 2000 | −80.2% | 1.8 yrs | Dec 22, 2004 | 6.8 yrs |
| Mar 23, 2007 | Nov 21, 2008 | −76.9% | 1.7 yrs | Apr 12, 2010 | 3.1 yrs |
| May 26, 1993 | Nov 2, 1995 | −52.9% | 2.4 yrs | Jan 16, 1998 | 4.6 yrs |
| Sep 26, 1984 | Sep 17, 1985 | −49.1% | 12 mo | Apr 9, 1986 | 1.5 yrs |
| Sep 28, 1987 | Nov 11, 1987 | −38.2% | 44 days | Jun 7, 1988 | 8 mo |
| Jul 20, 1990 | Sep 27, 1990 | −36.5% | 2 mo | Jan 29, 1991 | 6 mo |
| Apr 21, 1986 | Sep 16, 1986 | −35.4% | 5 mo | Feb 11, 1987 | 10 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 1984: how far Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 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 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc from its all-time high?
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc is currently 63.6% below its all-time high, set Nov 27, 2018 (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 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1984) took Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc 86.3% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 30, 2025. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CBRL; no free deep history exists for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 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.