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International Business Machines Corporation drawdown: 26.1% below the all-time high

International Business Machines Corporation is 26.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 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
−26.1%
73.9% of ATH
All-time high
$329.23
Jun 2, 2026
Time below the high
3 mo
since Jun 2, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−76.5%
Aug 16, 1993
Longest underwater
11.5 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Jan 30, 2025
1.6 yrs ago
Last time this deep
May 20, 2026
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1970#

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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%40%60%80%
IBM close · log10.0020.0050.00100200
19801990200020102020

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Aug 21, 1987Aug 16, 1993−76.5%6.0 yrsMay 21, 19979.7 yrs
Jul 13, 1999Oct 9, 2002−60.1%3.2 yrsOct 7, 201011.2 yrs
Feb 13, 1973Sep 13, 1974−57.9%1.6 yrsDec 6, 19829.8 yrs
Mar 14, 2013Mar 23, 2020−56.1%7.0 yrsSep 11, 202411.5 yrs
Jan 15, 1970Aug 13, 1970−41.5%7 moMar 7, 19722.1 yrs
Jun 2, 2026Jul 22, 2026−37.5%50 daysnot yet3 mo+
Nov 12, 2025May 13, 2026−31.9%6 moJun 1, 20267 mo
Apr 28, 1986Jan 13, 1987−27.8%9 moMay 4, 198712 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 1970: how far International Business Machines Corporation stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 International Business Machines Corporation from its all-time high?
International Business Machines Corporation is currently 26.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 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 International Business Machines Corporation drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1970) took International Business Machines Corporation 76.5% below its prior high, bottoming Aug 16, 1993. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from IBM; no free deep history exists for International Business Machines 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.

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