Fifth Third Bancorp drawdown: 21.2% below the all-time high
Fifth Third Bancorp is 21.2% below its all-time high, set Mar 19, 2002 (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
- −21.2%
- 78.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $69.4
- Mar 19, 2002
- Time below the high
- 24.5 yrs
- since Mar 19, 2002
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −98.5%
- Feb 20, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 24.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 2, 2000
- 25.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 22, 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2002 | Feb 20, 2009 | −98.5% | 6.9 yrs | not yet | 24.5 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 Fifth Third Bancorp 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 Fifth Third Bancorp from its all-time high?
- Fifth Third Bancorp is currently 21.2% below its all-time high, set Mar 19, 2002 (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 Fifth Third Bancorp drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took Fifth Third Bancorp 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 data since -1 from FITB; no free deep history exists for Fifth Third Bancorp — 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.