James Hardie Industries plc. drawdown: 40.5% below the all-time high
James Hardie Industries plc. is 40.5% below its all-time high, set Sep 20, 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
- −40.5%
- 59.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $42
- Sep 20, 2024
- Time below the high
- 2.0 yrs
- since Sep 20, 2024
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −76.7%
- Mar 6, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 2.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 8, 2020
- 6.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 27, 2023
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2001#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2007 | Mar 6, 2009 | −76.7% | 2.1 yrs | Jan 13, 2010 | 2.9 yrs |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Nov 14, 2025 | −60.3% | 14 mo | not yet | 2.0 yrs+ |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Dec 28, 2022 | −57.9% | 14 mo | Mar 7, 2024 | 2.3 yrs |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −56.8% | 41 days | Aug 6, 2020 | 6 mo |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −45.0% | 11 mo | Nov 7, 2019 | 1.8 yrs |
| Jan 14, 2010 | Aug 25, 2010 | −44.2% | 7 mo | Feb 27, 2012 | 2.1 yrs |
| Oct 23, 2003 | Aug 16, 2004 | −36.3% | 10 mo | Jun 16, 2005 | 1.6 yrs |
| May 10, 2006 | Sep 12, 2006 | −32.0% | 4 mo | Dec 28, 2006 | 8 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 2001: how far James Hardie Industries plc. 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 James Hardie Industries plc. from its all-time high?
- James Hardie Industries plc. is currently 40.5% below its all-time high, set Sep 20, 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 James Hardie Industries plc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2001) took James Hardie Industries plc. 76.7% 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 JHX; no free deep history exists for James Hardie Industries plc. — 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.