Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares drawdown: 41.8% below the all-time high
Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares is 41.8% below its all-time high, set Jan 28, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 1, 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
- −41.8%
- 58.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $61.51
- Jan 28, 2026
- Time below the high
- 8 mo
- since Jan 28, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −90.8%
- Nov 17, 2015
- Longest underwater
- 22.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 10, 2025
- 13 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 30, 2024
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1981#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2006 | Nov 17, 2015 | −90.8% | 9.5 yrs | Apr 1, 2025 | 18.9 yrs |
| Jul 28, 1983 | Nov 9, 2000 | −85.3% | 17.3 yrs | Jan 3, 2006 | 22.4 yrs |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | −49.2% | 6 mo | not yet | 8 mo+ |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 | −23.5% | 19 days | Dec 22, 2025 | 2 mo |
| Feb 1, 2006 | Mar 8, 2006 | −22.1% | 35 days | Apr 18, 2006 | 2 mo |
| Apr 16, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | −18.8% | 28 days | Jun 2, 2025 | 47 days |
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 1981: how far Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares 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 Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares from its all-time high?
- Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares is currently 41.8% below its all-time high, set Jan 28, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 1, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1981) took Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares 90.8% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 17, 2015. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from GFI; no free deep history exists for Gold Fields Limited American Depositary Shares — 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.