CNQ drawdown: 5.8% below the all-time high
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ) is 5.8% below its all-time high, set Mar 19, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 13, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (2000).
- Below all-time high
- −5.8%
- 94.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $50.55
- Mar 19, 2026
- Time below the high
- 5 mo
- since Mar 19, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −85.6%
- Mar 19, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 13.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Mar 12, 2026
- 5 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Feb 5, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2000#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of CNQ, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2008 | Mar 19, 2020 | −85.6% | 11.8 yrs | Feb 16, 2022 | 13.7 yrs |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −38.9% | 12 mo | Feb 18, 2026 | 1.9 yrs |
| Sep 15, 2000 | Nov 16, 2001 | −37.6% | 14 mo | May 20, 2003 | 2.7 yrs |
| Feb 6, 2006 | Oct 3, 2006 | −34.8% | 8 mo | May 7, 2007 | 15 mo |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | −33.5% | 5 mo | Oct 16, 2023 | 18 mo |
| Nov 6, 2007 | Jan 23, 2008 | −29.9% | 3 mo | Apr 21, 2008 | 5 mo |
| Sep 1, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 | −25.5% | 49 days | Dec 12, 2005 | 3 mo |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | −23.0% | 3 mo | not yet | 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 2000: how far CNQ 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: CNQ is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 CNQ from its all-time high?
- CNQ is currently 5.8% below its all-time high, set Mar 19, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 13, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest CNQ drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2000) took the stock 85.6% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 19, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2000 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — CNQ may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.