DUK drawdown: 2.2% below the all-time high
Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (DUK) is 2.2% below its all-time high, set Mar 16, 2026 (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 (1983).
- Below all-time high
- −2.2%
- 97.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $133.5
- Mar 16, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since Mar 16, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −74.1%
- Mar 10, 2003
- Longest underwater
- 13.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 27, 2026
- 5 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Feb 18, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1983#
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 DUK, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2001 | Mar 10, 2003 | −74.1% | 1.9 yrs | Nov 5, 2014 | 13.5 yrs |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −37.4% | 31 days | May 10, 2021 | 15 mo |
| Oct 8, 1998 | Mar 10, 2000 | −34.4% | 17 mo | Aug 23, 2000 | 1.9 yrs |
| Nov 30, 2000 | Jan 11, 2001 | −26.8% | 42 days | Apr 23, 2001 | 5 mo |
| Jan 29, 2015 | Nov 17, 2015 | −26.3% | 10 mo | Nov 7, 2017 | 2.8 yrs |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Oct 2, 2023 | −26.0% | 17 mo | Sep 3, 2024 | 2.4 yrs |
| Sep 15, 1993 | May 11, 1994 | −25.1% | 8 mo | Oct 25, 1995 | 2.1 yrs |
| Aug 20, 1986 | Apr 14, 1987 | −21.9% | 8 mo | Jul 31, 1989 | 2.9 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 1983: how far DUK 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: DUK 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 DUK from its all-time high?
- DUK is currently 2.2% below its all-time high, set Mar 16, 2026 (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 DUK drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took the stock 74.1% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 10, 2003. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1983 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — DUK 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.