Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares drawdown: 88.1% below the all-time high
Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares is 88.1% below its all-time high, set May 6, 2002 (as of market close, Sep 22, 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
- −88.1%
- 11.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $48.55
- May 6, 2002
- Time below the high
- 24.4 yrs
- since May 6, 2002
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −97.6%
- Sep 21, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 24.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 28, 2001
- 24.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −88.1% episode
% of all-time high since 2001#
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 6, 2002 | Sep 21, 2020 | −97.6% | 18.4 yrs | not yet | 24.4 yrs+ |
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 2001: how far Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares 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 Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares from its all-time high?
- Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares is currently 88.1% below its all-time high, set May 6, 2002 (as of market close, Sep 22, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2001) took Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares 97.6% below its prior high, bottoming Sep 21, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from LYG; no free deep history exists for Lloyds Banking Group Plc American Depositary Shares — 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.