Medtronic plc. drawdown: 32.7% below the all-time high
Medtronic plc. is 32.7% below its all-time high, set Sep 8, 2021 (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
- −32.7%
- 67.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $135.17
- Sep 8, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.0 yrs
- since Sep 8, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −60.0%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 13.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 9, 2018
- 8.1 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 24, 2020
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1975#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2000 | Mar 9, 2009 | −60.0% | 8.2 yrs | Mar 31, 2014 | 13.3 yrs |
| Jun 15, 1983 | Aug 15, 1984 | −57.4% | 14 mo | Mar 20, 1986 | 2.8 yrs |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Oct 27, 2023 | −48.6% | 2.1 yrs | not yet | 5.0 yrs+ |
| Nov 12, 1992 | Apr 8, 1993 | −48.6% | 5 mo | Sep 28, 1994 | 1.9 yrs |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −39.9% | 46 days | Apr 9, 2021 | 14 mo |
| Aug 21, 1987 | Oct 28, 1987 | −39.0% | 2 mo | Jul 19, 1989 | 1.9 yrs |
| Jan 6, 1992 | Apr 28, 1992 | −33.9% | 4 mo | Sep 16, 1992 | 8 mo |
| Feb 3, 1999 | May 26, 1999 | −28.9% | 4 mo | Jan 18, 2000 | 11 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 1975: how far Medtronic plc. 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 Medtronic plc. from its all-time high?
- Medtronic plc. is currently 32.7% below its all-time high, set Sep 8, 2021 (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 Medtronic plc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1975) took Medtronic plc. 60.0% 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 MDT; no free deep history exists for Medtronic plc. — 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.