CDNS drawdown: 21.6% below the all-time high
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) is 21.6% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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 (1987).
- Below all-time high
- −21.6%
- 78.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $416.4
- Jun 2, 2026
- Time below the high
- 52 days
- since Jun 2, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −93.1%
- Dec 15, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 19.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 18, 2024
- 2.1 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 14, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1987#
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 CDNS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1998 | Dec 15, 2008 | −93.1% | 10.7 yrs | Aug 30, 2017 | 19.4 yrs |
| Mar 7, 1991 | Apr 16, 1993 | −75.4% | 2.1 yrs | Jun 20, 1995 | 4.3 yrs |
| May 23, 1990 | Oct 11, 1990 | −51.1% | 5 mo | Feb 6, 1991 | 9 mo |
| Jun 12, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | −47.4% | 41 days | Jan 10, 1997 | 7 mo |
| Jan 10, 1997 | Apr 21, 1997 | −39.0% | 3 mo | Jul 23, 1997 | 6 mo |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | −32.1% | 28 days | Apr 24, 2020 | 2 mo |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 | −29.6% | 53 days | Aug 15, 2022 | 8 mo |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −29.1% | 10 mo | Jul 3, 2025 | 12 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 1987: how far CDNS 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: CDNS 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 CDNS from its all-time high?
- CDNS is currently 21.6% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest CDNS drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took the stock 93.1% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 15, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1987 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — CDNS 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.