DB drawdown: 74.8% below the all-time high
Deutsche Bank AG (DB) is 74.8% below its all-time high, set May 11, 2007 (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 (1996).
- Below all-time high
- −74.8%
- 25.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $152.3
- May 11, 2007
- Time below the high
- 19.3 yrs
- since May 11, 2007
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −96.4%
- Mar 16, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 19.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 18, 1996
- 29.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −74.8% episode
% of all-time high since 1996#
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 DB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2007 | Mar 16, 2020 | −96.4% | 12.8 yrs | not yet | 19.3 yrs+ |
| Jan 31, 2001 | Oct 9, 2002 | −62.9% | 1.7 yrs | Nov 22, 2005 | 4.8 yrs |
| May 22, 1998 | Oct 9, 1998 | −46.4% | 5 mo | Mar 7, 2000 | 1.8 yrs |
| Mar 7, 2000 | Mar 31, 2000 | −28.1% | 24 days | Jul 21, 2000 | 4 mo |
| Jul 25, 2000 | Oct 18, 2000 | −25.1% | 3 mo | Jan 18, 2001 | 6 mo |
| Oct 9, 1997 | Jan 12, 1998 | −20.5% | 3 mo | Mar 25, 1998 | 5 mo |
| May 9, 2006 | Jun 13, 2006 | −19.5% | 35 days | Nov 7, 2006 | 6 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 1996: how far DB 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: DB 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 DB from its all-time high?
- DB is currently 74.8% below its all-time high, set May 11, 2007 (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 DB drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1996) took the stock 96.4% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 16, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1996 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — DB 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.