MOS drawdown: 86.1% below the all-time high
Mosaic Company (The) (MOS) is 86.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 17, 2008 (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 (1988).
- Below all-time high
- −86.1%
- 13.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $161.1
- Jun 17, 2008
- Time below the high
- 18.1 yrs
- since Jun 17, 2008
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −95.6%
- Mar 18, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 18.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 22, 1988
- 37.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 28, 2003
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1988#
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 MOS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2008 | Mar 18, 2020 | −95.6% | 11.8 yrs | not yet | 18.1 yrs+ |
| Aug 22, 1996 | Oct 24, 2003 | −86.7% | 7.2 yrs | Sep 6, 2007 | 11.0 yrs |
| Jan 29, 1992 | Jun 17, 1993 | −62.1% | 17 mo | Oct 11, 1995 | 3.7 yrs |
| Mar 7, 1989 | Aug 23, 1990 | −38.1% | 18 mo | Jul 29, 1991 | 2.4 yrs |
| Jan 14, 2008 | Jan 18, 2008 | −26.9% | 4 days | Feb 19, 2008 | 36 days |
| Mar 4, 1996 | Apr 1, 1996 | −23.8% | 28 days | Aug 19, 1996 | 6 mo |
| Sep 18, 1991 | Nov 4, 1991 | −22.3% | 47 days | Jan 8, 1992 | 4 mo |
| Feb 25, 2008 | Mar 20, 2008 | −21.4% | 24 days | Apr 7, 2008 | 42 days |
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 1988: how far MOS 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: MOS 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 MOS from its all-time high?
- MOS is currently 86.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 17, 2008 (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 MOS drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1988) took the stock 95.6% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 18, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1988 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — MOS 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.