Clorox Company (The) drawdown: 65.0% below the all-time high
Clorox Company (The) is 65.0% below its all-time high, set Aug 4, 2020 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −65.0%
- 35.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $237.74
- Aug 4, 2020
- Time below the high
- 6.1 yrs
- since Aug 4, 2020
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −87.3%
- Dec 23, 1974
- Longest underwater
- 12.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 22, 2013
- 13.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Sep 8, 1982
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1973#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1973 | Dec 23, 1974 | −87.3% | 1.8 yrs | Oct 21, 1985 | 12.6 yrs |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Sep 18, 2026 | −65.0% | 6.1 yrs | not yet | 6.1 yrs+ |
| Feb 11, 1999 | Mar 10, 2000 | −54.8% | 13 mo | Feb 1, 2007 | 8.0 yrs |
| Aug 5, 1987 | Oct 19, 1987 | −33.3% | 2 mo | Apr 21, 1989 | 1.7 yrs |
| May 2, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −33.0% | 1.9 yrs | Oct 13, 2010 | 3.4 yrs |
| Aug 17, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 | −27.7% | 35 days | Nov 3, 1998 | 3 mo |
| Jul 20, 1990 | Oct 18, 1990 | −27.6% | 3 mo | Jan 28, 1992 | 1.5 yrs |
| Aug 29, 1986 | Sep 30, 1986 | −23.9% | 32 days | Jan 22, 1987 | 5 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 1973: how far Clorox Company (The) 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 Clorox Company (The) from its all-time high?
- Clorox Company (The) is currently 65.0% below its all-time high, set Aug 4, 2020 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Clorox Company (The) drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took Clorox Company (The) 87.3% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 23, 1974. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CLX; no free deep history exists for Clorox Company (The) — 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.