Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares drawdown: 75.9% below the all-time high
Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares is 75.9% below its all-time high, set May 1, 2012 (as of market close, Oct 1, 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.
- Below all-time high
- −75.9%
- 24.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $67.48
- May 1, 2012
- Time below the high
- 14.4 yrs
- since May 1, 2012
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −92.0%
- Jan 20, 2016
- Longest underwater
- 14.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 18, 2008
- 18.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −75.9% episode
% of all-time high since 2008#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2012 | Jan 20, 2016 | −92.0% | 3.7 yrs | not yet | 14.4 yrs+ |
| Sep 19, 2008 | Oct 27, 2008 | −44.8% | 38 days | Jul 23, 2009 | 10 mo |
| Nov 8, 2010 | Oct 3, 2011 | −25.9% | 11 mo | Feb 2, 2012 | 15 mo |
| Oct 12, 2009 | Jan 21, 2010 | −21.3% | 3 mo | Jul 9, 2010 | 9 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 2008: how far Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares 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 Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares from its all-time high?
- Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares is currently 75.9% below its all-time high, set May 1, 2012 (as of market close, Oct 1, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2008) took Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares 92.0% below its prior high, bottoming Jan 20, 2016. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from EC; no free deep history exists for Ecopetrol S.A. American Depositary Shares — 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.