Alphabet Inc. Class C drawdown: 15.9% below the all-time high
Alphabet Inc. Class C is 15.9% below its all-time high, set May 13, 2026 (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
- −15.9%
- 84.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $399.04
- May 13, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since May 13, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −65.3%
- Nov 24, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 4.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 13, 2026
- 8 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 31, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2004#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2007 | Nov 24, 2008 | −65.3% | 13 mo | Sep 24, 2012 | 4.9 yrs |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Nov 3, 2022 | −44.6% | 11 mo | Jan 25, 2024 | 2.2 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −30.8% | 33 days | Jul 10, 2020 | 5 mo |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | −29.4% | 2 mo | Aug 25, 2025 | 7 mo |
| Jan 11, 2006 | Mar 13, 2006 | −28.5% | 2 mo | Oct 23, 2006 | 9 mo |
| Jul 26, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −23.0% | 5 mo | Apr 26, 2019 | 9 mo |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Sep 9, 2024 | −22.4% | 2 mo | Dec 11, 2024 | 5 mo |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | −20.8% | 56 days | Apr 27, 2026 | 3 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 2004: how far Alphabet Inc. Class C 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 Alphabet Inc. Class C from its all-time high?
- Alphabet Inc. Class C is currently 15.9% below its all-time high, set May 13, 2026 (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 Alphabet Inc. Class C drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2004) took Alphabet Inc. Class C 65.3% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 24, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from GOOG; no free deep history exists for Alphabet Inc. Class C — 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.