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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. drawdown: 47.3% below the all-time high (price)

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is 47.3% below its all-time high, set Jan 5, 2018 (as of market close, Nov 6, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. 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
−47.3%
52.7% of ATH
All-time high
$156.87
Jan 5, 2018
Time below the high
8.8 yrs
since Jan 5, 2018
Worst-ever drawdown
−72.4%
Oct 25, 2000
Longest underwater
15.0 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Aug 5, 2013
13.3 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Mar 20, 2009
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1981: price#

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%
IFF close · log10.0020.0050.00100
1990200020102020

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

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

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Dec 11, 1995Oct 25, 2000−72.4%4.9 yrsDec 3, 201015.0 yrs
Jan 5, 2018Oct 10, 2025−62.0%7.8 yrsnot yet8.8 yrs+
Oct 6, 1983May 29, 1984−34.8%8 moNov 8, 19852.1 yrs
Aug 17, 1987Oct 26, 1987−33.8%2 moJul 19, 19891.9 yrs
May 27, 1986Oct 1, 1986−27.2%4 moFeb 18, 19879 mo
Aug 28, 1989Feb 22, 1990−23.0%6 moJul 6, 199010 mo
May 10, 2011Dec 19, 2011−21.4%7 moNov 1, 201218 mo
Sep 30, 2016Jan 12, 2017−19.4%3 moSep 11, 201711 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#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

One dot per month since 1981: how far International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 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 Flavors & Fragrances Inc. from its all-time high?
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is currently 47.3% below its all-time high, set Jan 5, 2018 (as of market close, Nov 6, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1981) took International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 72.4% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 25, 2000. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since 1981 from IFF; no free deep history exists for International Flavors & Fragrances 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.

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