Mercury Systems Inc drawdown: 41.2% below the all-time high (price)
Mercury Systems Inc is 41.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 2, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. 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
- −41.2%
- 58.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $126.21
- Jul 2, 2026
- Time below the high
- 3 mo
- since Jul 2, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −96.2%
- Dec 1, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 19.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 6, 2019
- 7.4 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Aug 11, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1998: price#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2000 | Dec 1, 2008 | −96.2% | 8.7 yrs | Apr 18, 2019 | 19.1 yrs |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Feb 8, 2024 | −71.7% | 3.8 yrs | Jan 9, 2026 | 5.7 yrs |
| Mar 25, 1998 | Aug 31, 1998 | −44.7% | 5 mo | Nov 5, 1998 | 7 mo |
| Dec 31, 1998 | Apr 13, 1999 | −42.2% | 3 mo | Jun 29, 1999 | 6 mo |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | −41.2% | 3 mo | not yet | 3 mo+ |
| Aug 21, 2019 | Mar 23, 2020 | −35.7% | 7 mo | Apr 29, 2020 | 8 mo |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | −32.2% | 2 mo | May 28, 2026 | 4 mo |
| Jun 30, 1999 | Jul 22, 1999 | −26.7% | 22 days | Sep 20, 1999 | 3 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 1998: how far Mercury Systems Inc 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 Mercury Systems Inc from its all-time high?
- Mercury Systems Inc is currently 41.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 2, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Mercury Systems Inc drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1998) took Mercury Systems Inc 96.2% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 1, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from MRCY; no free deep history exists for Mercury Systems 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.