Ericsson American Depositary Shares drawdown: 93.0% below the all-time high
Ericsson American Depositary Shares is 93.0% below its all-time high, set Mar 3, 2000 (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
- −93.0%
- 7.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $131.02
- Mar 3, 2000
- Time below the high
- 26.6 yrs
- since Mar 3, 2000
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −98.6%
- Sep 30, 2002
- Longest underwater
- 26.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 14, 1993
- 33.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −93.0% episode
% of all-time high since 1981#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2000 | Sep 30, 2002 | −98.6% | 2.6 yrs | not yet | 26.6 yrs+ |
| Jul 3, 1990 | Dec 18, 1991 | −67.3% | 18 mo | Jul 15, 1993 | 3.0 yrs |
| Jul 28, 1983 | Nov 4, 1985 | −55.7% | 2.3 yrs | Mar 2, 1989 | 5.6 yrs |
| Jul 20, 1998 | Oct 5, 1998 | −53.8% | 3 mo | Jun 21, 1999 | 11 mo |
| Oct 15, 1993 | Dec 16, 1993 | −38.8% | 2 mo | Oct 19, 1994 | 12 mo |
| Oct 11, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | −33.8% | 2 days | Apr 15, 1983 | 6 mo |
| Oct 7, 1997 | Dec 22, 1997 | −30.5% | 2 mo | Apr 3, 1998 | 6 mo |
| Sep 7, 1995 | Dec 19, 1995 | −30.1% | 3 mo | Oct 1, 1996 | 13 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 1981: how far Ericsson 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 Ericsson American Depositary Shares from its all-time high?
- Ericsson American Depositary Shares is currently 93.0% below its all-time high, set Mar 3, 2000 (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 Ericsson American Depositary Shares drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1981) took Ericsson American Depositary Shares 98.6% below its prior high, bottoming Sep 30, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from ERIC; no free deep history exists for Ericsson 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.