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Centene Corporation drawdown: 31.7% below the all-time high

Centene Corporation is 31.7% below its all-time high, set Aug 15, 2022 (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
−31.7%
68.3% of ATH
All-time high
$97.22
Aug 15, 2022
Time below the high
4.1 yrs
since Aug 15, 2022
Worst-ever drawdown
−74.1%
Aug 6, 2025
Longest underwater
6.0 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Jul 13, 2018
8.2 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Mar 24, 2020
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 2001#

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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%40%60%80%
CNC close · log2.005.0010.0020.0050.00
20052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Aug 15, 2022Aug 6, 2025−74.1%3.0 yrsnot yet4.1 yrs+
Jul 20, 2005Apr 14, 2008−64.4%2.7 yrsJul 7, 20116.0 yrs
Apr 5, 2012Jun 13, 2012−47.2%2 moMay 13, 201313 mo
Aug 29, 2018Oct 2, 2019−41.8%13 moMay 21, 20212.7 yrs
Jun 25, 2015Nov 11, 2016−37.8%17 moJun 22, 20172.0 yrs
Dec 30, 2002Feb 20, 2003−31.7%52 daysJun 3, 20035 mo
Jul 7, 2011Aug 8, 2011−30.5%32 daysNov 30, 20115 mo
Feb 16, 2005Apr 18, 2005−28.0%2 moJul 8, 20055 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 2001: how far Centene Corporation stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 Centene Corporation from its all-time high?
Centene Corporation is currently 31.7% below its all-time high, set Aug 15, 2022 (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 Centene Corporation drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2001) took Centene Corporation 74.1% below its prior high, bottoming Aug 6, 2025. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from CNC; no free deep history exists for Centene 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.

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