KR drawdown: 24.8% below the all-time high
Kroger Company (The) (KR) is 24.8% below its all-time high, set Mar 13, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1977).
- Below all-time high
- −24.8%
- 75.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $75.60
- Mar 13, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since Mar 13, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −85.7%
- Dec 28, 1988
- Longest underwater
- 14.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4.4 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Feb 14, 2024
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1977#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of KR, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 6, 1988 | Dec 28, 1988 | −85.7% | 3 mo | Jul 3, 1997 | 8.7 yrs |
| Mar 18, 1999 | Oct 9, 2002 | −66.8% | 3.6 yrs | Apr 23, 2013 | 14.1 yrs |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Sep 25, 2017 | −53.2% | 1.7 yrs | Aug 10, 2021 | 5.6 yrs |
| Sep 21, 1979 | Mar 28, 1980 | −44.4% | 6 mo | Mar 11, 1981 | 18 mo |
| Jul 20, 1987 | Dec 7, 1987 | −41.7% | 5 mo | Sep 13, 1988 | 14 mo |
| Oct 7, 1982 | May 30, 1984 | −38.0% | 1.6 yrs | Nov 8, 1985 | 3.1 yrs |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 | −31.7% | 6 mo | Dec 12, 2024 | 2.7 yrs |
| Apr 24, 1981 | Sep 25, 1981 | −29.7% | 5 mo | Mar 2, 1982 | 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 1977: how far KR 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: KR is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 KR from its all-time high?
- KR is currently 24.8% below its all-time high, set Mar 13, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest KR drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1977) took the stock 85.7% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 28, 1988. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1977 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — KR may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.