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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation drawdown: 9.3% below the all-time high (price)

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is 9.3% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. 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
−9.3%
90.7% of ATH
All-time high
$145.81
Dec 31, 2021
Time below the high
4.8 yrs
since Dec 31, 2021
Worst-ever drawdown
−40.6%
Apr 10, 1990
Longest underwater
9.1 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Sep 1, 2021
5.1 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Sep 28, 2021
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1980: price#

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%60%70%80%90%
CPK close · log2.0010.0050.00
1990200020102020

The deepest drawdowns on record#

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

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Oct 2, 1987Apr 10, 1990−40.6%2.5 yrsOct 3, 19969.0 yrs
Dec 31, 2021Nov 10, 2023−40.5%1.9 yrsnot yet4.8 yrs+
Jul 12, 2007Mar 11, 2009−38.7%1.7 yrsOct 1, 20103.2 yrs
Dec 3, 1997Apr 8, 1999−30.4%16 moJun 4, 20024.5 yrs
Feb 13, 2020Mar 23, 2020−27.9%39 daysNov 5, 20209 mo
Jan 28, 1981Sep 21, 1982−23.7%1.6 yrsNov 2, 19821.8 yrs
Dec 29, 2003May 20, 2004−22.2%5 moDec 20, 200412 mo
Nov 30, 2017Feb 28, 2018−22.1%3 moJul 6, 20187 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 1980: how far Chesapeake Utilities 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 Chesapeake Utilities Corporation from its all-time high?
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is currently 9.3% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Chesapeake Utilities Corporation drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 40.6% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 10, 1990. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from CPK; no free deep history exists for Chesapeake Utilities 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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