Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. drawdown: 8.8% below the all-time high
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. is 8.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 2, 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.
- Below all-time high
- −8.8%
- 91.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $170.08
- Aug 14, 2026
- Time below the high
- 49 days
- since Aug 14, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −83.9%
- Dec 24, 1990
- Longest underwater
- 9.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 10, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1980#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1984 | Dec 24, 1990 | −83.9% | 6.6 yrs | Jan 26, 1993 | 8.7 yrs |
| May 21, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −59.2% | 1.8 yrs | Apr 29, 2021 | 2.9 yrs |
| Nov 12, 2014 | Jan 25, 2016 | −47.9% | 14 mo | Nov 10, 2016 | 2.0 yrs |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Oct 25, 2023 | −47.3% | 12 mo | Jul 16, 2026 | 3.7 yrs |
| Dec 28, 2000 | Oct 23, 2001 | −44.8% | 10 mo | Mar 5, 2004 | 3.2 yrs |
| Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 6, 2009 | −41.7% | 6 mo | May 14, 2013 | 4.6 yrs |
| Dec 1, 1981 | Oct 5, 1982 | −37.7% | 10 mo | Jul 26, 1983 | 1.6 yrs |
| Dec 30, 1997 | Mar 10, 2000 | −36.9% | 2.2 yrs | Aug 8, 2000 | 2.6 yrs |
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 Cullen/Frost Bankers 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 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. from its all-time high?
- Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. is currently 8.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 2, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 83.9% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 24, 1990. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CFR; no free deep history exists for Cullen/Frost Bankers 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.