FITB drawdown: 17.3% below the all-time high
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is 17.3% below its all-time high, set Mar 19, 2002 (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 (1980).
- Below all-time high
- −17.3%
- 82.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $69.40
- Mar 19, 2002
- Time below the high
- 24.3 yrs
- since Mar 19, 2002
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −98.5%
- Feb 20, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 24.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 20, 2000
- 25.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 23, 2001
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1980#
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 FITB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2002 | Feb 20, 2009 | −98.5% | 6.9 yrs | not yet | 24.3 yrs+ |
| Jan 6, 1999 | Mar 8, 2000 | −40.3% | 14 mo | Sep 26, 2000 | 1.7 yrs |
| Mar 29, 1990 | Sep 24, 1990 | −32.4% | 6 mo | Feb 1, 1991 | 10 mo |
| Apr 14, 1993 | Feb 24, 1994 | −22.9% | 10 mo | Oct 5, 1995 | 2.5 yrs |
| Jul 17, 1998 | Sep 2, 1998 | −22.4% | 47 days | Oct 16, 1998 | 3 mo |
| Dec 27, 2000 | Mar 22, 2001 | −22.0% | 3 mo | Jun 4, 2001 | 5 mo |
| Mar 11, 1997 | Apr 24, 1997 | −20.6% | 44 days | Jul 15, 1997 | 4 mo |
| Feb 21, 1992 | Apr 27, 1992 | −20.3% | 2 mo | Aug 12, 1992 | 6 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 1980: how far FITB 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: FITB 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 FITB from its all-time high?
- FITB is currently 17.3% below its all-time high, set Mar 19, 2002 (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 FITB drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took the stock 98.5% below its prior high, bottoming Feb 20, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1980 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — FITB 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.