GS drawdown: 7.9% below the all-time high
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is 7.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 15, 2026 (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 (1999).
- Below all-time high
- −7.9%
- 92.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $1,152
- Jul 15, 2026
- Time below the high
- 9 days
- since Jul 15, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −79.0%
- Nov 20, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 9.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 2, 2026
- 52 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 30, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1999#
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 GS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2007 | Nov 20, 2008 | −79.0% | 13 mo | Feb 14, 2017 | 9.3 yrs |
| Sep 11, 2000 | Oct 9, 2002 | −55.1% | 2.1 yrs | Nov 21, 2005 | 5.2 yrs |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −50.6% | 2.0 yrs | Jan 6, 2021 | 2.8 yrs |
| Mar 24, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | −42.5% | 2 mo | Aug 28, 2000 | 5 mo |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Jun 17, 2022 | −34.0% | 7 mo | Apr 23, 2024 | 2.5 yrs |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | −31.2% | 49 days | Jun 26, 2025 | 4 mo |
| Jun 13, 2007 | Aug 15, 2007 | −29.4% | 2 mo | Oct 9, 2007 | 4 mo |
| May 7, 1999 | Aug 9, 1999 | −24.7% | 3 mo | Nov 12, 1999 | 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 1999: how far GS 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: GS 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 GS from its all-time high?
- GS is currently 7.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 15, 2026 (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 GS drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1999) took the stock 79.0% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 20, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1999 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — GS 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.