Ford Motor Company drawdown: 61.9% below the all-time high
Ford Motor Company is 61.9% below its all-time high, set May 3, 1999 (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
- −61.9%
- 38.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $36.65
- May 3, 1999
- Time below the high
- 27.4 yrs
- since May 3, 1999
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −96.6%
- Nov 19, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 27.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 11, 1997
- 29.3 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Aug 19, 1982
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | Nov 19, 2008 | −96.6% | 9.5 yrs | not yet | 27.4 yrs+ |
| Jan 8, 1973 | Oct 29, 1981 | −75.4% | 8.8 yrs | Sep 23, 1983 | 10.7 yrs |
| Feb 8, 1989 | Dec 5, 1991 | −57.7% | 2.8 yrs | May 4, 1993 | 4.2 yrs |
| Aug 25, 1987 | Oct 26, 1987 | −39.1% | 2 mo | Feb 7, 1989 | 17 mo |
| Jul 30, 1998 | Oct 5, 1998 | −34.6% | 2 mo | Jan 6, 1999 | 5 mo |
| Feb 8, 1994 | Jan 30, 1995 | −28.8% | 12 mo | Apr 1, 1996 | 2.1 yrs |
| Oct 17, 1983 | Apr 5, 1984 | −28.0% | 6 mo | Sep 17, 1984 | 11 mo |
| Jan 23, 1985 | May 1, 1985 | −21.3% | 3 mo | Nov 14, 1985 | 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 1972: how far Ford Motor Company 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 Ford Motor Company from its all-time high?
- Ford Motor Company is currently 61.9% below its all-time high, set May 3, 1999 (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 Ford Motor Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Ford Motor Company 96.6% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 19, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from F; no free deep history exists for Ford Motor 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.