Hormel Foods Corporation drawdown: 62.0% below the all-time high
Hormel Foods Corporation is 62.0% below its all-time high, set Apr 21, 2022 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −62.0%
- 38.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $54.81
- Apr 21, 2022
- Time below the high
- 4.4 yrs
- since Apr 21, 2022
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −64.0%
- May 15, 2026
- Longest underwater
- 4.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 23, 2013
- 13.4 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −62.0% episode
% of all-time high since 1980#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2022 | May 15, 2026 | −64.0% | 4.1 yrs | not yet | 4.4 yrs+ |
| Apr 7, 2008 | Dec 1, 2008 | −41.1% | 8 mo | Jun 17, 2010 | 2.2 yrs |
| Oct 19, 1999 | Mar 14, 2000 | −37.6% | 5 mo | May 24, 2001 | 1.6 yrs |
| Mar 24, 1998 | Sep 24, 1998 | −32.9% | 6 mo | May 10, 1999 | 14 mo |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | −32.2% | 1.7 yrs | Nov 8, 2018 | 2.7 yrs |
| Apr 10, 2002 | Mar 14, 2003 | −28.0% | 11 mo | Feb 23, 2004 | 1.9 yrs |
| Apr 5, 1991 | Apr 13, 1992 | −27.2% | 12 mo | Nov 10, 1992 | 1.6 yrs |
| Apr 11, 1995 | Aug 6, 1996 | −26.5% | 16 mo | Dec 19, 1996 | 1.7 yrs |
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 1980: how far Hormel Foods Corporation 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 Hormel Foods Corporation from its all-time high?
- Hormel Foods Corporation is currently 62.0% below its all-time high, set Apr 21, 2022 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Hormel Foods Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took Hormel Foods Corporation 64.0% below its prior high, bottoming May 15, 2026. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from HRL; no free deep history exists for Hormel Foods Corporation — 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.