Ecolab Inc. drawdown: 5.5% below the all-time high (price)
Ecolab Inc. is 5.5% below its all-time high, set Feb 27, 2026 (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
- −5.5%
- 94.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $308.35
- Feb 27, 2026
- Time below the high
- 8 mo
- since Feb 27, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −48.9%
- Oct 9, 1990
- Longest underwater
- 3.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 10, 2026
- 9 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jan 7, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1988: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1989 | Oct 9, 1990 | −48.9% | 13 mo | Sep 26, 1991 | 2.1 yrs |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Nov 3, 2022 | −44.3% | 12 mo | Jun 5, 2024 | 2.6 yrs |
| Dec 24, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −42.9% | 14 mo | Oct 13, 2010 | 2.8 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −40.5% | 33 days | May 28, 2020 | 3 mo |
| Jun 9, 1999 | Feb 29, 2000 | −36.1% | 9 mo | Dec 28, 2000 | 1.6 yrs |
| Dec 28, 2000 | Sep 21, 2001 | −30.7% | 9 mo | Feb 21, 2002 | 14 mo |
| May 31, 2002 | Jul 22, 2002 | −23.0% | 52 days | Aug 12, 2002 | 2 mo |
| Apr 13, 1988 | Jun 29, 1988 | −22.2% | 3 mo | Feb 9, 1989 | 10 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 1988: how far Ecolab Inc. 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 Ecolab Inc. from its all-time high?
- Ecolab Inc. is currently 5.5% below its all-time high, set Feb 27, 2026 (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 Ecolab Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1988) took Ecolab Inc. 48.9% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 9, 1990. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from ECL; no free deep history exists for Ecolab Inc. — 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.