FICO drawdown: 48.0% below the all-time high
Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) is 48.0% below its all-time high, set Nov 26, 2024 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1987).
- Below all-time high
- −48.0%
- 52.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $2,382
- Nov 26, 2024
- Time below the high
- 1.7 yrs
- since Nov 26, 2024
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −79.5%
- Mar 5, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 7.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 18, 2024
- 2.5 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 18, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1987#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of FICO, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2005 | Mar 5, 2009 | −79.5% | 3.3 yrs | May 8, 2013 | 7.5 yrs |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Apr 10, 2026 | −61.3% | 16 mo | not yet | 1.7 yrs+ |
| Sep 18, 1987 | Dec 3, 1987 | −59.5% | 2 mo | Nov 14, 1991 | 4.2 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | −50.9% | 28 days | Jul 29, 2020 | 5 mo |
| Jan 27, 1999 | Aug 30, 1999 | −49.4% | 7 mo | Dec 23, 1999 | 11 mo |
| Jul 16, 2001 | Oct 3, 2001 | −45.8% | 3 mo | Jan 23, 2003 | 1.5 yrs |
| Nov 3, 2003 | Jul 13, 2004 | −43.7% | 8 mo | Sep 28, 2005 | 1.9 yrs |
| May 21, 1996 | Feb 6, 1998 | −42.0% | 1.7 yrs | Jan 26, 1999 | 2.7 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 1987: how far FICO 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: FICO is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 FICO from its all-time high?
- FICO is currently 48.0% below its all-time high, set Nov 26, 2024 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest FICO drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took the stock 79.5% 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 closing prices since 1987 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — FICO may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.