Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation drawdown: 35.6% below the all-time high
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is 35.6% below its all-time high, set Mar 22, 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
- −35.6%
- 64.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $93.12
- Mar 22, 2022
- Time below the high
- 4.5 yrs
- since Mar 22, 2022
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −71.4%
- Oct 8, 2001
- Longest underwater
- 4.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 12, 2015
- 11.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 24, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1998#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2000 | Oct 8, 2001 | −71.4% | 1.5 yrs | Nov 4, 2002 | 2.6 yrs |
| Feb 7, 2007 | Nov 20, 2008 | −69.1% | 1.8 yrs | Jan 13, 2010 | 2.9 yrs |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Jun 30, 2026 | −58.8% | 4.3 yrs | not yet | 4.5 yrs+ |
| Feb 25, 1999 | Apr 7, 1999 | −55.2% | 41 days | Oct 20, 1999 | 8 mo |
| Aug 18, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −51.3% | 51 days | Oct 26, 1998 | 2 mo |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −50.9% | 2.0 yrs | Dec 21, 2021 | 3.8 yrs |
| Dec 22, 1999 | Jan 31, 2000 | −35.7% | 40 days | Feb 8, 2000 | 48 days |
| Apr 29, 2011 | Aug 18, 2011 | −34.3% | 4 mo | Sep 18, 2013 | 2.4 yrs |
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 1998: how far Cognizant Technology Solutions 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 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation from its all-time high?
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is currently 35.6% below its all-time high, set Mar 22, 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 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1998) took Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 71.4% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 8, 2001. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CTSH; no free deep history exists for Cognizant Technology Solutions 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.