Eli Lilly and Company drawdown: 12.9% below the all-time high
Eli Lilly and Company is 12.9% below its all-time high, set Aug 19, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 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
- −12.9%
- 87.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $1,280
- Aug 19, 2026
- Time below the high
- 23 days
- since Aug 19, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −74.7%
- Mar 5, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 18.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 28, 2026
- 3 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- May 11, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1972#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2000 | Mar 5, 2009 | −74.7% | 8.6 yrs | Oct 3, 2018 | 18.2 yrs |
| Jul 25, 1973 | Sep 21, 1977 | −64.1% | 4.2 yrs | Oct 23, 1985 | 12.2 yrs |
| Jul 16, 1990 | Aug 13, 1993 | −51.4% | 3.1 yrs | Sep 21, 1995 | 5.2 yrs |
| Mar 5, 1999 | Mar 7, 2000 | −44.1% | 12 mo | Jun 29, 2000 | 16 mo |
| Sep 14, 1987 | Oct 19, 1987 | −40.7% | 35 days | Apr 10, 1989 | 1.6 yrs |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Aug 8, 2025 | −34.8% | 11 mo | Nov 10, 2025 | 14 mo |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 | −23.3% | 5 mo | May 28, 2026 | 6 mo |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | −22.9% | 4 mo | Dec 16, 2020 | 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 1972: how far Eli Lilly and 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 Eli Lilly and Company from its all-time high?
- Eli Lilly and Company is currently 12.9% below its all-time high, set Aug 19, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Eli Lilly and Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Eli Lilly and Company 74.7% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 5, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from LLY; no free deep history exists for Eli Lilly and 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.