Lamar Advertising Company drawdown: 12.3% below the all-time high
Lamar Advertising Company is 12.3% below its all-time high, set Jul 29, 2026 (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
- −12.3%
- 87.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $164.33
- Jul 29, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Jul 29, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −92.3%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 10.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 7, 2026
- 5 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Nov 6, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1996#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −92.3% | 2.2 yrs | Jan 10, 2017 | 10.0 yrs |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −66.4% | 32 days | Mar 15, 2021 | 13 mo |
| Sep 30, 1996 | Apr 21, 1997 | −60.8% | 7 mo | Jan 15, 1998 | 16 mo |
| Feb 4, 2000 | Sep 27, 2001 | −60.8% | 1.6 yrs | Jan 10, 2007 | 6.9 yrs |
| Jul 17, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −51.8% | 3 mo | Mar 10, 1999 | 8 mo |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Oct 5, 2023 | −35.8% | 1.8 yrs | Aug 26, 2024 | 2.7 yrs |
| Mar 11, 1999 | May 17, 1999 | −29.5% | 2 mo | Jun 16, 1999 | 3 mo |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −25.9% | 6 mo | Mar 2, 2026 | 17 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 1996: how far Lamar Advertising Company 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 Lamar Advertising Company from its all-time high?
- Lamar Advertising Company is currently 12.3% below its all-time high, set Jul 29, 2026 (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 Lamar Advertising Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1996) took Lamar Advertising Company 92.3% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from LAMR; no free deep history exists for Lamar Advertising Company — 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.