ICLR drawdown: 51.6% below the all-time high
ICON plc (ICLR) is 51.6% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 2024 (as of market close, Aug 13, 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 (1998).
- Below all-time high
- −51.6%
- 48.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $346.2
- Jul 16, 2024
- Time below the high
- 2.1 yrs
- since Jul 16, 2024
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −76.9%
- Feb 12, 2026
- Longest underwater
- 5.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 19, 2019
- 6.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 18, 2012
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1998#
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 ICLR, 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 16, 2024 | Feb 12, 2026 | −76.9% | 1.6 yrs | not yet | 2.1 yrs+ |
| Aug 11, 2008 | Apr 22, 2009 | −67.7% | 8 mo | Feb 6, 2014 | 5.5 yrs |
| Dec 28, 1998 | May 25, 1999 | −66.0% | 5 mo | Jul 12, 2001 | 2.5 yrs |
| Jul 19, 2001 | Jul 24, 2002 | −60.6% | 12 mo | Oct 1, 2003 | 2.2 yrs |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | −43.8% | 9 mo | Feb 22, 2024 | 2.1 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | −34.6% | 29 days | Jul 14, 2020 | 5 mo |
| Jan 9, 2004 | May 31, 2005 | −33.6% | 17 mo | Sep 28, 2005 | 1.7 yrs |
| Sep 28, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −28.0% | 10 days | Dec 28, 1998 | 3 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 1998: how far ICLR 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: ICLR 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 ICLR from its all-time high?
- ICLR is currently 51.6% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 2024 (as of market close, Aug 13, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest ICLR drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1998) took the stock 76.9% below its prior high, bottoming Feb 12, 2026. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1998 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — ICLR 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.