Mosaic Company (The) drawdown: 84.8% below the all-time high
Mosaic Company (The) is 84.8% below its all-time high, set Jun 17, 2008 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −84.8%
- 15.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $161.08
- Jun 17, 2008
- Time below the high
- 18.3 yrs
- since Jun 17, 2008
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −95.6%
- Mar 18, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 18.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 1, 1989
- 37.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Oct 29, 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2008 | Mar 18, 2020 | −95.6% | 11.8 yrs | not yet | 18.3 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 Mosaic Company (The) 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 Mosaic Company (The) from its all-time high?
- Mosaic Company (The) is currently 84.8% below its all-time high, set Jun 17, 2008 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Mosaic Company (The) drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1988) took Mosaic Company (The) 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 data since -1 from MOS; no free deep history exists for Mosaic Company (The) — 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.