Danaher Corporation drawdown: 21.3% below the all-time high (price)
Danaher Corporation is 21.3% below its all-time high, set Sep 3, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 27, 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
- −21.3%
- 78.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $294.71
- Sep 3, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.1 yrs
- since Sep 3, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −45.9%
- Mar 8, 2000
- Longest underwater
- 5.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 21, 2021
- 5.3 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 1, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1987: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1999 | Mar 8, 2000 | −45.9% | 10 mo | Dec 11, 2000 | 1.6 yrs |
| Dec 24, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −45.8% | 14 mo | Nov 4, 2010 | 2.9 yrs |
| Sep 3, 2021 | May 15, 2026 | −45.1% | 4.7 yrs | not yet | 5.1 yrs+ |
| Jul 30, 1990 | Nov 1, 1990 | −38.6% | 3 mo | Jun 6, 1991 | 10 mo |
| Jul 5, 1988 | Nov 23, 1988 | −36.2% | 5 mo | May 15, 1990 | 1.9 yrs |
| Jul 17, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −35.8% | 3 mo | Nov 16, 1998 | 4 mo |
| Dec 28, 2000 | Sep 20, 2001 | −33.7% | 9 mo | Feb 22, 2002 | 14 mo |
| Apr 16, 2002 | Sep 18, 2002 | −29.3% | 5 mo | Aug 14, 2003 | 16 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 1987: how far Danaher 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 Danaher Corporation from its all-time high?
- Danaher Corporation is currently 21.3% below its all-time high, set Sep 3, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 27, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Danaher Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Danaher Corporation 45.9% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 8, 2000. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from DHR; no free deep history exists for Danaher 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.