First Citizens BancShares Inc. drawdown: 2.1% below the all-time high (price)
First Citizens BancShares Inc. is 2.1% below its all-time high, set Oct 29, 2026 (as of market close, Nov 4, 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
- −2.1%
- 97.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $2,383
- Oct 29, 2026
- Time below the high
- 6 days
- since Oct 29, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −64.1%
- Mar 6, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 7.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 22, 2024
- 1.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 22, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1986: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2006 | Mar 6, 2009 | −64.1% | 2.6 yrs | Nov 8, 2013 | 7.3 yrs |
| Feb 9, 1998 | Jul 5, 2000 | −53.7% | 2.4 yrs | Dec 18, 2003 | 5.9 yrs |
| Nov 10, 1986 | Oct 30, 1990 | −51.9% | 4.0 yrs | Aug 12, 1992 | 5.8 yrs |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | −47.5% | 50 days | Nov 9, 2020 | 9 mo |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Mar 17, 2023 | −43.9% | 1.5 yrs | Mar 28, 2023 | 1.6 yrs |
| Feb 2, 1993 | Mar 29, 1994 | −36.0% | 14 mo | Feb 26, 1996 | 3.1 yrs |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −33.6% | 5 mo | Oct 23, 2026 | 1.9 yrs |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −24.5% | 4 mo | Sep 12, 2019 | 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 1986: how far First Citizens BancShares 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 First Citizens BancShares Inc. from its all-time high?
- First Citizens BancShares Inc. is currently 2.1% below its all-time high, set Oct 29, 2026 (as of market close, Nov 4, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest First Citizens BancShares Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1986) took First Citizens BancShares Inc. 64.1% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 6, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since 1986 from FCNCA; no free deep history exists for First Citizens BancShares 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.