MKC drawdown: 52.4% below the all-time high
McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) is 52.4% below its all-time high, set Sep 2, 2020 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1973).
- Below all-time high
- −52.4%
- 47.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $104.9
- Sep 2, 2020
- Time below the high
- 5.9 yrs
- since Sep 2, 2020
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −56.5%
- May 13, 2026
- Longest underwater
- 17.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 1, 2016
- 10.3 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 20, 1978
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1973#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of MKC, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2020 | May 13, 2026 | −56.5% | 5.7 yrs | not yet | 5.9 yrs+ |
| Feb 23, 1973 | Dec 20, 1978 | −53.6% | 5.8 yrs | Mar 26, 1990 | 17.1 yrs |
| Dec 31, 1992 | Nov 21, 1994 | −40.5% | 1.9 yrs | Mar 12, 1998 | 5.2 yrs |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −34.1% | 2 mo | May 14, 2020 | 4 mo |
| Jul 2, 1998 | Jan 25, 2000 | −33.3% | 1.6 yrs | Jun 16, 2000 | 2.0 yrs |
| Aug 6, 2008 | Apr 15, 2009 | −32.0% | 8 mo | Sep 30, 2010 | 2.1 yrs |
| Jun 28, 1990 | Aug 23, 1990 | −29.8% | 56 days | Dec 26, 1990 | 6 mo |
| Feb 12, 1992 | Jun 18, 1992 | −27.0% | 4 mo | Nov 11, 1992 | 9 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 1973: how far MKC 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: MKC is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 MKC from its all-time high?
- MKC is currently 52.4% below its all-time high, set Sep 2, 2020 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest MKC drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took the stock 56.5% below its prior high, bottoming May 13, 2026. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1973 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — MKC may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.