Commerce Bancshares Inc. drawdown: 17.4% below the all-time high (price)
Commerce Bancshares Inc. is 17.4% below its all-time high, set Nov 25, 2024 (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
- −17.4%
- 82.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $67.45
- Nov 25, 2024
- Time below the high
- 1.9 yrs
- since Nov 25, 2024
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −45.4%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 4.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 11, 2020
- 6.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 14, 2024
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1980: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 | −45.4% | 5 mo | Jul 22, 2013 | 4.8 yrs |
| May 6, 2021 | Nov 1, 2023 | −43.5% | 2.5 yrs | Nov 22, 2024 | 3.5 yrs |
| Jul 30, 1998 | Mar 14, 2000 | −41.0% | 1.6 yrs | Feb 13, 2002 | 3.5 yrs |
| Nov 8, 1989 | Oct 30, 1990 | −36.5% | 12 mo | May 23, 1991 | 1.5 yrs |
| Apr 22, 1986 | Dec 7, 1987 | −36.3% | 1.6 yrs | Jan 3, 1989 | 2.7 yrs |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −35.1% | 41 days | Jan 6, 2021 | 11 mo |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Mar 12, 2026 | −29.6% | 16 mo | not yet | 1.9 yrs+ |
| Apr 17, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | −25.3% | 6 mo | Sep 5, 2003 | 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 Commerce Bancshares 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 Commerce Bancshares Inc. from its all-time high?
- Commerce Bancshares Inc. is currently 17.4% below its all-time high, set Nov 25, 2024 (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 Commerce Bancshares Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took Commerce Bancshares Inc. 45.4% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CBSH; no free deep history exists for Commerce Bancshares 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.