W.W. Grainger Inc. drawdown: 8.7% below the all-time high
W.W. Grainger Inc. is 8.7% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 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
- −8.7%
- 91.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $1,402
- Jul 16, 2026
- Time below the high
- 57 days
- since Jul 16, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −57.6%
- Oct 17, 2000
- Longest underwater
- 11.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 14, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 7, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1973#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1999 | Oct 17, 2000 | −57.6% | 16 mo | Feb 27, 2002 | 2.7 yrs |
| Feb 26, 1973 | Dec 19, 1974 | −56.1% | 1.8 yrs | Dec 17, 1984 | 11.8 yrs |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −43.3% | 1.6 yrs | Sep 2, 2020 | 2.0 yrs |
| Sep 18, 2013 | Aug 28, 2017 | −43.0% | 3.9 yrs | Jan 25, 2018 | 4.4 yrs |
| Jul 13, 2007 | Nov 19, 2008 | −39.1% | 16 mo | Nov 9, 2009 | 2.3 yrs |
| Oct 2, 1987 | Oct 28, 1987 | −36.5% | 26 days | Mar 6, 1990 | 2.4 yrs |
| Feb 28, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | −32.8% | 7 mo | Oct 6, 2004 | 2.6 yrs |
| Apr 14, 1992 | Jul 14, 1992 | −32.4% | 3 mo | Dec 17, 1992 | 8 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 1973: how far W.W. Grainger Inc. 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 W.W. Grainger Inc. from its all-time high?
- W.W. Grainger Inc. is currently 8.7% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 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 W.W. Grainger Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took W.W. Grainger Inc. 57.6% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 17, 2000. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from GWW; no free deep history exists for W.W. Grainger Inc. — 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.