Cognex Corporation drawdown: 30.9% below the all-time high
Cognex Corporation is 30.9% below its all-time high, set Feb 12, 2021 (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
- −30.9%
- 69.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $93.99
- Feb 12, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.6 yrs
- since Feb 12, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −85.2%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 13.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 3, 2017
- 8.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 27, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1989#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2000 | Mar 9, 2009 | −85.2% | 8.9 yrs | Oct 29, 2013 | 13.6 yrs |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Apr 8, 2025 | −75.2% | 4.2 yrs | not yet | 5.6 yrs+ |
| Sep 2, 1997 | Oct 8, 1998 | −73.7% | 13 mo | Dec 31, 1999 | 2.3 yrs |
| Oct 21, 1991 | Jul 16, 1992 | −68.6% | 9 mo | Aug 24, 1993 | 1.8 yrs |
| Dec 29, 1995 | Jul 24, 1996 | −65.5% | 7 mo | Jul 16, 1997 | 1.5 yrs |
| Mar 18, 1994 | Jun 20, 1994 | −55.6% | 3 mo | Dec 28, 1994 | 9 mo |
| Nov 21, 2017 | Dec 24, 2018 | −51.8% | 13 mo | Nov 4, 2020 | 3.0 yrs |
| Apr 13, 2015 | Jan 8, 2016 | −44.9% | 9 mo | Sep 21, 2016 | 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 1989: how far Cognex Corporation 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 Cognex Corporation from its all-time high?
- Cognex Corporation is currently 30.9% below its all-time high, set Feb 12, 2021 (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 Cognex Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1989) took Cognex Corporation 85.2% 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 CGNX; no free deep history exists for Cognex Corporation — 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.