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Altria Group Inc. drawdown: 22.8% below the all-time high

Altria Group Inc. is 22.8% below its all-time high, set Jan 11, 2007 (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
−22.8%
77.2% of ATH
All-time high
$89.4
Jan 11, 2007
Time below the high
19.7 yrs
since Jan 11, 2007
Worst-ever drawdown
−83.8%
Nov 20, 2008
Longest underwater
19.7 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Jun 9, 2005
21.3 yrs ago
Last time this deep
May 24, 2004
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1970#

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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
MO close · log0.502.0010.0050.00
19801990200020102020

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Jan 11, 2007Nov 20, 2008−83.8%1.9 yrsnot yet19.7 yrs+
Nov 23, 1998Feb 14, 2000−67.5%15 moMar 10, 20045.3 yrs
Jan 23, 1973Oct 3, 1974−48.4%1.7 yrsMay 12, 19785.3 yrs
Sep 24, 1992Sep 27, 1993−47.2%12 moNov 3, 19953.1 yrs
Aug 26, 1987May 27, 1988−34.0%9 moApr 18, 19891.6 yrs
Jan 13, 1998May 18, 1998−26.5%4 moSep 22, 19988 mo
Jan 7, 1970May 25, 1970−24.2%5 moJun 19, 19705 mo
Mar 1, 1985Oct 10, 1985−23.6%7 moJan 29, 198611 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 1970: how far Altria Group Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 Altria Group Inc. from its all-time high?
Altria Group Inc. is currently 22.8% below its all-time high, set Jan 11, 2007 (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 Altria Group Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1970) took Altria Group Inc. 83.8% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 20, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from MO; no free deep history exists for Altria Group Inc. — 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.

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