CVNA drawdown: 23.0% below the all-time high
Carvana Co. (CVNA) is 23.0% below its all-time high, set Jan 22, 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 (2017).
- Below all-time high
- −23.0%
- 77.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $95.69
- Jan 22, 2026
- Time below the high
- 7 mo
- since Jan 22, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −99.0%
- Dec 27, 2022
- Longest underwater
- 4.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 10, 2021
- 5.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Nov 7, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2017#
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 CVNA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2021 | Dec 27, 2022 | −99.0% | 17 mo | Jul 31, 2025 | 4.0 yrs |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | −73.3% | 28 days | Jun 5, 2020 | 3 mo |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | −57.9% | 3 mo | Apr 30, 2019 | 8 mo |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | −46.6% | 4 mo | Apr 9, 2018 | 9 mo |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | −41.2% | 57 days | not yet | 7 mo+ |
| Mar 2, 2021 | May 13, 2021 | −28.9% | 2 mo | Jul 6, 2021 | 4 mo |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 18, 2020 | −27.5% | 17 days | Oct 1, 2020 | 30 days |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | −26.6% | 36 days | Dec 4, 2025 | 2 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 2017: how far CVNA 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: CVNA 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 CVNA from its all-time high?
- CVNA is currently 23.0% below its all-time high, set Jan 22, 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 CVNA drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2017) took the stock 99.0% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 27, 2022. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2017 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — CVNA 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.