HAL drawdown: 54.9% below the all-time high
Halliburton Company (HAL) is 54.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 23, 2014 (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 (1972).
- Below all-time high
- −54.9%
- 45.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $74.02
- Jul 23, 2014
- Time below the high
- 12.0 yrs
- since Jul 23, 2014
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −93.8%
- Mar 18, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 16.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 19, 2005
- 20.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 14, 2010
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1972#
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 HAL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2014 | Mar 18, 2020 | −93.8% | 5.7 yrs | not yet | 12.0 yrs+ |
| Nov 4, 1997 | Jul 23, 2002 | −85.5% | 4.7 yrs | Sep 1, 2005 | 7.8 yrs |
| Nov 20, 1980 | Jul 28, 1986 | −79.2% | 5.7 yrs | Jun 3, 1997 | 16.5 yrs |
| Jul 1, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | −75.0% | 5 mo | Jul 7, 2011 | 3.0 yrs |
| Jul 25, 2011 | Jun 26, 2012 | −53.4% | 11 mo | Mar 20, 2014 | 2.7 yrs |
| Dec 31, 1973 | Oct 2, 1974 | −44.5% | 9 mo | Jul 14, 1976 | 2.5 yrs |
| Apr 21, 2006 | Oct 3, 2006 | −36.2% | 5 mo | Apr 8, 2008 | 2.0 yrs |
| Sep 11, 1978 | Nov 29, 1978 | −22.9% | 3 mo | Aug 22, 1979 | 11 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 1972: how far HAL 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: HAL 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 HAL from its all-time high?
- HAL is currently 54.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 23, 2014 (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 HAL drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took the stock 93.8% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 18, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1972 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — HAL 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.