CNA Financial Corporation drawdown: 18.9% below the all-time high
CNA Financial Corporation is 18.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 28, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 30, 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
- −18.9%
- 81.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $55.31
- Jul 28, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Jul 28, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −87.8%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 19.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 28, 1998
- 28.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 18, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1985#
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 21, 1998 | Mar 9, 2009 | −87.8% | 10.9 yrs | Aug 7, 2017 | 19.3 yrs |
| Dec 5, 1989 | Oct 29, 1990 | −53.2% | 11 mo | Oct 4, 1995 | 5.8 yrs |
| Jan 26, 2018 | May 15, 2020 | −52.8% | 2.3 yrs | Jul 28, 2026 | 8.5 yrs |
| Mar 24, 1986 | Oct 19, 1987 | −36.8% | 1.6 yrs | Jun 5, 1989 | 3.2 yrs |
| Nov 6, 1995 | Sep 30, 1996 | −22.1% | 11 mo | Sep 16, 1997 | 1.9 yrs |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | −18.9% | 2 mo | not yet | 2 mo+ |
| Jul 17, 1985 | Oct 9, 1985 | −17.6% | 3 mo | Nov 1, 1985 | 4 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 1985: how far CNA Financial 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 CNA Financial Corporation from its all-time high?
- CNA Financial Corporation is currently 18.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 28, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest CNA Financial Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1985) took CNA Financial Corporation 87.8% 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 CNA; no free deep history exists for CNA Financial 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.