Middlesex Water Company drawdown: 54.6% below the all-time high (price)
Middlesex Water Company is 54.6% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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
- −54.6%
- 45.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $120.3
- Dec 31, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.8 yrs
- since Dec 31, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −61.9%
- Apr 16, 2024
- Longest underwater
- 9.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 11, 2018
- 7.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −54.6% episode
% of all-time high since 1973: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | Apr 16, 2024 | −61.9% | 2.3 yrs | not yet | 4.8 yrs+ |
| Jul 28, 2005 | Mar 9, 2009 | −49.4% | 3.6 yrs | Dec 26, 2014 | 9.4 yrs |
| Feb 14, 1978 | Mar 26, 1980 | −36.0% | 2.1 yrs | Nov 23, 1982 | 4.8 yrs |
| Aug 27, 1999 | Feb 24, 2000 | −34.8% | 6 mo | May 3, 2002 | 2.7 yrs |
| Oct 11, 1993 | Jan 16, 1995 | −30.7% | 15 mo | Dec 22, 1997 | 4.2 yrs |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | −28.8% | 27 days | Jun 3, 2020 | 3 mo |
| Mar 26, 1974 | Dec 23, 1974 | −28.6% | 9 mo | Oct 21, 1976 | 2.6 yrs |
| Jul 21, 1987 | Sep 6, 1990 | −26.8% | 3.1 yrs | May 4, 1992 | 4.8 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 1973: how far Middlesex Water Company 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 Middlesex Water Company from its all-time high?
- Middlesex Water Company is currently 54.6% below its all-time high, set Dec 31, 2021 (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 Middlesex Water Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took Middlesex Water Company 61.9% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 16, 2024. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from MSEX; no free deep history exists for Middlesex Water Company — 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.