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Eastman Chemical Company drawdown: 50.1% below the all-time high

Eastman Chemical Company is 50.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 1, 2021 (as of market close, Sep 30, 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
−50.1%
49.9% of ATH
All-time high
$130.03
Jun 1, 2021
Time below the high
5.3 yrs
since Jun 1, 2021
Worst-ever drawdown
−76.8%
Mar 5, 2009
Longest underwater
12.2 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Dec 17, 2012
13.8 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Apr 22, 2020
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1993#

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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%40%60%80%
EMN close · log10.0020.0050.00100
1995200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
May 20, 2008Mar 5, 2009−76.8%9 moOct 8, 20102.4 yrs
Mar 12, 2018Mar 23, 2020−65.4%2.0 yrsFeb 19, 20212.9 yrs
Feb 27, 1996Mar 12, 2003−63.1%7.0 yrsMay 14, 200812.2 yrs
Jun 1, 2021Nov 20, 2025−56.6%4.5 yrsnot yet5.3 yrs+
May 10, 2011Sep 22, 2011−38.4%4 moFeb 6, 20129 mo
Jun 4, 2014Feb 9, 2016−35.2%1.7 yrsSep 29, 20173.3 yrs
Feb 28, 2012Jun 4, 2012−21.3%3 moAug 17, 20126 mo
Sep 28, 1994Nov 28, 1994−18.3%2 moApr 4, 19956 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 1993: how far Eastman Chemical Company stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 Eastman Chemical Company from its all-time high?
Eastman Chemical Company is currently 50.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 1, 2021 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Eastman Chemical Company drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1993) took Eastman Chemical Company 76.8% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 5, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from EMN; no free deep history exists for Eastman Chemical Company — 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.

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