DLTR drawdown: 30.8% below the all-time high
Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) is 30.8% below its all-time high, set Apr 20, 2022 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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 (1995).
- Below all-time high
- −30.8%
- 69.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $174.1
- Apr 20, 2022
- Time below the high
- 4.3 yrs
- since Apr 20, 2022
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −67.1%
- Mar 21, 2001
- Longest underwater
- 9.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 15, 2021
- 4.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- May 22, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1995#
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 DLTR, 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 12, 2000 | Mar 21, 2001 | −67.1% | 8 mo | Aug 26, 2009 | 9.1 yrs |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Nov 11, 2024 | −64.8% | 2.6 yrs | not yet | 4.3 yrs+ |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Mar 18, 2020 | −44.6% | 5 mo | Apr 5, 2021 | 17 mo |
| Jul 30, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | −43.6% | 2 mo | Jan 6, 1999 | 5 mo |
| Jun 3, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | −41.2% | 43 days | Nov 13, 1996 | 5 mo |
| Jan 10, 2000 | Feb 22, 2000 | −40.1% | 43 days | Apr 3, 2000 | 3 mo |
| Jan 6, 1999 | Apr 1, 1999 | −39.7% | 3 mo | Dec 17, 1999 | 11 mo |
| Sep 21, 1995 | Dec 22, 1995 | −36.7% | 3 mo | Jan 24, 1996 | 4 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 1995: how far DLTR 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: DLTR 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 DLTR from its all-time high?
- DLTR is currently 30.8% below its all-time high, set Apr 20, 2022 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest DLTR drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1995) took the stock 67.1% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 21, 2001. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1995 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — DLTR 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.