Kennametal Inc. drawdown: 40.1% below the all-time high (price)
Kennametal Inc. is 40.1% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2013 (as of market close, Oct 20, 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
- −40.1%
- 59.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $52.07
- Dec 31, 2013
- Time below the high
- 12.8 yrs
- since Dec 31, 2013
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −70.9%
- Mar 23, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 12.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 18, 2006
- 20.5 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Sep 10, 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2013 | Mar 23, 2020 | −70.9% | 6.2 yrs | not yet | 12.8 yrs+ |
| Oct 31, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −70.8% | 16 mo | Feb 14, 2012 | 4.3 yrs |
| Dec 5, 1997 | Oct 13, 1998 | −70.2% | 10 mo | Jan 9, 2006 | 8.1 yrs |
| Apr 11, 1988 | Oct 10, 1990 | −36.5% | 2.5 yrs | Jun 11, 1991 | 3.2 yrs |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Jun 25, 2012 | −35.0% | 3 mo | Nov 25, 2013 | 1.7 yrs |
| Jun 11, 1991 | Nov 23, 1992 | −33.3% | 17 mo | Oct 12, 1993 | 2.3 yrs |
| Sep 19, 1995 | Jan 30, 1996 | −31.2% | 4 mo | Jan 14, 1997 | 16 mo |
| May 8, 2006 | Aug 11, 2006 | −25.2% | 3 mo | Mar 23, 2007 | 10 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 Kennametal 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 Kennametal Inc. from its all-time high?
- Kennametal Inc. is currently 40.1% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2013 (as of market close, Oct 20, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Kennametal Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Kennametal Inc. 70.9% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 23, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from KMT; no free deep history exists for Kennametal 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.