Lincoln National Corporation drawdown: 53.6% below the all-time high (price)
Lincoln National Corporation is 53.6% below its all-time high, set Feb 1, 2018 (as of market close, Oct 16, 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
- −53.6%
- 46.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $85.91
- Feb 1, 2018
- Time below the high
- 8.7 yrs
- since Feb 1, 2018
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −93.3%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 10.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 11, 1998
- 28.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Feb 16, 2016
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1984: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −93.3% | 1.8 yrs | Oct 5, 2017 | 10.4 yrs |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Mar 20, 2020 | −80.1% | 2.1 yrs | not yet | 8.7 yrs+ |
| Jul 12, 1999 | Mar 14, 2000 | −59.5% | 8 mo | Feb 22, 2006 | 6.6 yrs |
| Mar 14, 1986 | Nov 1, 1990 | −50.2% | 4.6 yrs | Jul 9, 1992 | 6.3 yrs |
| Aug 3, 1998 | Oct 26, 1998 | −29.5% | 3 mo | Mar 15, 1999 | 7 mo |
| Oct 18, 1993 | Oct 26, 1994 | −27.9% | 12 mo | Dec 4, 1995 | 2.1 yrs |
| Feb 13, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | −25.3% | 5 mo | Feb 10, 1997 | 12 mo |
| Mar 14, 1997 | Apr 14, 1997 | −19.5% | 31 days | Jun 3, 1997 | 3 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 1984: how far Lincoln National Corporation 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 Lincoln National Corporation from its all-time high?
- Lincoln National Corporation is currently 53.6% below its all-time high, set Feb 1, 2018 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Lincoln National Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1984) took Lincoln National Corporation 93.3% 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 LNC; no free deep history exists for Lincoln National Corporation — 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.