FIVE drawdown: 2.4% below the all-time high
Five Below Inc. (FIVE) is 2.4% below its all-time high, set Apr 20, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 13, 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 (2012).
- Below all-time high
- −2.4%
- 97.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $247.7
- Apr 20, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since Apr 20, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −76.4%
- Apr 8, 2025
- Longest underwater
- 4.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 20, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 16, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2012#
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 FIVE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2021 | Apr 8, 2025 | −76.4% | 3.6 yrs | Apr 17, 2026 | 4.6 yrs |
| Apr 29, 2019 | Mar 19, 2020 | −64.6% | 11 mo | Nov 16, 2020 | 1.6 yrs |
| Nov 15, 2013 | Nov 17, 2015 | −49.4% | 2.0 yrs | Sep 27, 2017 | 3.9 yrs |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −33.0% | 3 mo | Apr 12, 2019 | 7 mo |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | −28.8% | 3 mo | not yet | 4 mo+ |
| Sep 27, 2012 | Nov 27, 2012 | −28.2% | 2 mo | Feb 26, 2013 | 5 mo |
| Mar 6, 2013 | Apr 15, 2013 | −17.1% | 40 days | Sep 10, 2013 | 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 2012: how far FIVE 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: FIVE 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 FIVE from its all-time high?
- FIVE is currently 2.4% below its all-time high, set Apr 20, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 13, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest FIVE drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2012) took the stock 76.4% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 8, 2025. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2012 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — FIVE 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.