CW drawdown: 13.1% below the all-time high
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) is 13.1% below its all-time high, set Jul 6, 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 (1981).
- Below all-time high
- −13.1%
- 86.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $792.8
- Jul 6, 2026
- Time below the high
- 38 days
- since Jul 6, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −70.1%
- Jan 16, 1991
- Longest underwater
- 7.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 18, 2026
- 6 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 25, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1981#
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 CW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1990 | Jan 16, 1991 | −70.1% | 6 mo | Aug 11, 1997 | 7.1 yrs |
| Oct 31, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −59.6% | 16 mo | Dec 17, 2013 | 6.1 yrs |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −48.7% | 47 days | Mar 1, 2022 | 2.1 yrs |
| Jul 26, 1983 | Dec 12, 1984 | −43.5% | 17 mo | Mar 25, 1987 | 3.7 yrs |
| Aug 20, 1998 | Sep 21, 1999 | −36.4% | 13 mo | Oct 3, 2000 | 2.1 yrs |
| Sep 29, 1987 | Dec 8, 1987 | −34.5% | 2 mo | Jul 12, 1990 | 2.8 yrs |
| Jun 28, 2002 | Jan 30, 2003 | −34.5% | 7 mo | Nov 25, 2003 | 17 mo |
| Apr 19, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −31.6% | 8 mo | Dec 11, 2019 | 1.6 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 1981: how far CW 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: CW 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 CW from its all-time high?
- CW is currently 13.1% below its all-time high, set Jul 6, 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 CW drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1981) took the stock 70.1% below its prior high, bottoming Jan 16, 1991. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1981 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — CW 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.