KeyCorp drawdown: 51.7% below the all-time high
KeyCorp is 51.7% below its all-time high, set Apr 14, 1998 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −51.7%
- 48.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $43.12
- Apr 14, 1998
- Time below the high
- 28.4 yrs
- since Apr 14, 1998
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −89.3%
- Jun 3, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 28.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 6, 1996
- 30.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −51.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1998 | Jun 3, 2009 | −89.3% | 11.1 yrs | not yet | 28.4 yrs+ |
| Jun 16, 1989 | Oct 26, 1990 | −38.8% | 16 mo | Apr 2, 1991 | 1.8 yrs |
| Apr 14, 1993 | Dec 6, 1994 | −34.5% | 1.6 yrs | Nov 30, 1995 | 2.6 yrs |
| Aug 28, 1987 | Oct 20, 1987 | −32.1% | 53 days | Jun 5, 1989 | 1.8 yrs |
| Mar 25, 1981 | May 20, 1982 | −26.1% | 14 mo | Oct 6, 1982 | 1.5 yrs |
| Jun 6, 1986 | Nov 25, 1986 | −21.5% | 6 mo | Aug 7, 1987 | 14 mo |
| Jul 9, 1980 | Dec 10, 1980 | −20.7% | 5 mo | Mar 20, 1981 | 8 mo |
| Aug 29, 1991 | Sep 17, 1991 | −15.9% | 19 days | Jan 14, 1992 | 5 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 1980: how far KeyCorp 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 KeyCorp from its all-time high?
- KeyCorp is currently 51.7% below its all-time high, set Apr 14, 1998 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest KeyCorp drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took KeyCorp 89.3% below its prior high, bottoming Jun 3, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from KEY; no free deep history exists for KeyCorp — 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.