Illinois Tool Works Inc. drawdown: 7.9% below the all-time high (price)
Illinois Tool Works Inc. is 7.9% below its all-time high, set Feb 13, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 27, 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
- −7.9%
- 92.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $299.6
- Feb 13, 2026
- Time below the high
- 8 mo
- since Feb 13, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −56.4%
- Mar 5, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 4.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 25, 2024
- 1.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jan 20, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1987: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2007 | Mar 5, 2009 | −56.4% | 17 mo | Aug 17, 2012 | 4.8 yrs |
| Jun 30, 1999 | Sep 21, 2001 | −39.9% | 2.2 yrs | Dec 8, 2003 | 4.4 yrs |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −37.8% | 32 days | Aug 7, 2020 | 6 mo |
| May 14, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | −36.8% | 4 mo | Apr 15, 1999 | 11 mo |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −33.5% | 11 mo | Dec 12, 2019 | 1.9 yrs |
| Jul 17, 1990 | Nov 1, 1990 | −31.0% | 4 mo | Mar 15, 1991 | 8 mo |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Jul 14, 2022 | −28.9% | 6 mo | Feb 2, 2023 | 13 mo |
| Jun 30, 1988 | Nov 11, 1988 | −27.4% | 4 mo | Aug 18, 1989 | 14 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 1987: how far Illinois Tool Works Inc. 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 Illinois Tool Works Inc. from its all-time high?
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. is currently 7.9% below its all-time high, set Feb 13, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 27, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Illinois Tool Works Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Illinois Tool Works Inc. 56.4% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 5, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from ITW; no free deep history exists for Illinois Tool Works 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.