CME Group Inc. drawdown: 15.6% below the all-time high
CME Group Inc. is 15.6% below its all-time high, set Mar 2, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 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
- −15.6%
- 84.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $326.46
- Mar 2, 2026
- Time below the high
- 6 mo
- since Mar 2, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −78.0%
- Nov 20, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 9.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 30, 2025
- 16 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Aug 26, 2024
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2002#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2007 | Nov 20, 2008 | −78.0% | 11 mo | Nov 21, 2017 | 9.9 yrs |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −37.6% | 19 days | Nov 12, 2021 | 1.7 yrs |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | −33.1% | 9 mo | Feb 25, 2025 | 2.9 yrs |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | −33.0% | 4 mo | not yet | 6 mo+ |
| Dec 31, 2004 | Apr 21, 2005 | −25.7% | 4 mo | Jun 2, 2005 | 5 mo |
| Jul 1, 2004 | Jul 16, 2004 | −20.4% | 15 days | Sep 21, 2004 | 3 mo |
| Jul 23, 2003 | Oct 23, 2003 | −17.2% | 3 mo | Jan 16, 2004 | 6 mo |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Mar 27, 2019 | −16.9% | 4 mo | Jun 5, 2019 | 7 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 2002: how far CME Group 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 CME Group Inc. from its all-time high?
- CME Group Inc. is currently 15.6% below its all-time high, set Mar 2, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest CME Group Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2002) took CME Group Inc. 78.0% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 20, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CME; no free deep history exists for CME Group 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.