Eaton Corporation plc drawdown: 7.5% below the all-time high
Eaton Corporation plc is 7.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 12, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 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
- −7.5%
- 92.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $459.96
- Aug 12, 2026
- Time below the high
- 30 days
- since Aug 12, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −70.5%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 8.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 30, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 30, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1972#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −70.5% | 1.6 yrs | Jan 3, 2011 | 3.4 yrs |
| Jun 23, 1972 | Dec 23, 1974 | −62.0% | 2.5 yrs | Aug 22, 1980 | 8.2 yrs |
| Aug 20, 1987 | Oct 20, 1987 | −47.4% | 2 mo | Feb 20, 1992 | 4.5 yrs |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −45.0% | 32 days | Sep 2, 2020 | 6 mo |
| Jun 5, 1981 | Jul 30, 1982 | −44.5% | 14 mo | May 2, 1983 | 1.9 yrs |
| Oct 9, 1997 | Aug 31, 1998 | −43.1% | 11 mo | Aug 14, 2003 | 5.8 yrs |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Jan 25, 2016 | −40.5% | 1.5 yrs | Jul 10, 2017 | 3.0 yrs |
| Feb 11, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −39.2% | 8 mo | Jan 2, 2013 | 1.9 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 1972: how far Eaton Corporation plc 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 Eaton Corporation plc from its all-time high?
- Eaton Corporation plc is currently 7.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 12, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Eaton Corporation plc drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Eaton Corporation plc 70.5% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from ETN; no free deep history exists for Eaton Corporation plc — 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.