Merck & Co. Inc. drawdown: 8.0% below the all-time high
Merck & Co. Inc. is 8.0% below its all-time high, set Aug 25, 2026 (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
- −8.0%
- 92.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $156.45
- Aug 25, 2026
- Time below the high
- 17 days
- since Aug 25, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −77.9%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 20.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 19, 2026
- 23 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 14, 2026
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2000 | Mar 9, 2009 | −77.9% | 8.3 yrs | Nov 4, 2021 | 20.9 yrs |
| Mar 13, 1973 | Mar 27, 1978 | −52.1% | 5.0 yrs | May 29, 1981 | 8.2 yrs |
| Jan 3, 1992 | Apr 15, 1994 | −49.6% | 2.3 yrs | Sep 21, 1995 | 3.7 yrs |
| Jun 24, 2024 | May 14, 2025 | −44.7% | 11 mo | Aug 13, 2026 | 2.1 yrs |
| Mar 22, 1999 | Mar 7, 2000 | −37.6% | 12 mo | Oct 25, 2000 | 1.6 yrs |
| Jun 9, 1981 | Aug 13, 1982 | −37.2% | 14 mo | Oct 10, 1983 | 2.3 yrs |
| Feb 25, 1970 | Aug 13, 1970 | −34.0% | 6 mo | Sep 3, 1971 | 1.5 yrs |
| Sep 3, 1987 | Jan 20, 1988 | −33.1% | 5 mo | Jul 18, 1989 | 1.9 yrs |
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 Merck & Co. 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 Merck & Co. Inc. from its all-time high?
- Merck & Co. Inc. is currently 8.0% below its all-time high, set Aug 25, 2026 (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 Merck & Co. Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1970) took Merck & Co. Inc. 77.9% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from MRK; no free deep history exists for Merck & Co. 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.