Jefferies Financial Group Inc. drawdown: 43.8% below the all-time high
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is 43.8% below its all-time high, set Dec 16, 2024 (as of market close, Oct 2, 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
- −43.8%
- 56.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $81.75
- Dec 16, 2024
- Time below the high
- 1.8 yrs
- since Dec 16, 2024
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −80.7%
- Mar 6, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 16.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 7, 2008
- 18.5 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 18, 2022
- in a previous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2008 | Mar 6, 2009 | −80.7% | 10 mo | Jun 28, 2024 | 16.1 yrs |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Mar 12, 2026 | −55.9% | 15 mo | not yet | 1.8 yrs+ |
| Mar 25, 1998 | May 26, 1999 | −49.5% | 14 mo | Oct 17, 2003 | 5.6 yrs |
| Oct 14, 1986 | Dec 15, 1987 | −43.8% | 14 mo | Jan 5, 1989 | 2.2 yrs |
| Feb 3, 1993 | Sep 26, 1994 | −30.9% | 1.6 yrs | Jun 22, 1995 | 2.4 yrs |
| Dec 22, 2004 | Feb 22, 2005 | −29.9% | 2 mo | Nov 21, 2005 | 11 mo |
| Mar 14, 1990 | Oct 15, 1990 | −26.0% | 7 mo | Mar 7, 1991 | 12 mo |
| Sep 15, 1995 | Jul 24, 1996 | −25.8% | 10 mo | Apr 7, 1997 | 1.6 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 Jefferies Financial Group 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 Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from its all-time high?
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is currently 43.8% below its all-time high, set Dec 16, 2024 (as of market close, Oct 2, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Jefferies Financial Group Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 80.7% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 6, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from JEF; no free deep history exists for Jefferies Financial Group 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.