Murphy Oil Corporation drawdown: 52.1% below the all-time high (price)
Murphy Oil Corporation is 52.1% below its all-time high, set Jul 1, 2008 (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
- −52.1%
- 47.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $87.16
- Jul 1, 2008
- Time below the high
- 18.3 yrs
- since Jul 1, 2008
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −94.6%
- Mar 18, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 18.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 23, 2005
- 21.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −52.1% episode
% of all-time high since 1983: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2008 | Mar 18, 2020 | −94.6% | 11.7 yrs | not yet | 18.3 yrs+ |
| Aug 5, 1987 | Dec 4, 1987 | −49.9% | 4 mo | Aug 31, 1989 | 2.1 yrs |
| Oct 9, 1997 | Feb 24, 1999 | −46.6% | 17 mo | Jan 18, 2000 | 2.3 yrs |
| Apr 11, 1984 | Aug 1, 1986 | −45.8% | 2.3 yrs | Jul 8, 1987 | 3.2 yrs |
| Apr 19, 2002 | Jul 23, 2002 | −34.6% | 3 mo | May 27, 2003 | 13 mo |
| Sep 21, 1990 | Dec 12, 1991 | −33.4% | 15 mo | Oct 1, 1993 | 3.0 yrs |
| Aug 22, 1983 | Dec 19, 1983 | −28.8% | 4 mo | Apr 11, 1984 | 8 mo |
| Aug 11, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 | −24.8% | 2 mo | Jan 10, 2006 | 5 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 1983: how far Murphy Oil Corporation 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 Murphy Oil Corporation from its all-time high?
- Murphy Oil Corporation is currently 52.1% below its all-time high, set Jul 1, 2008 (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 Murphy Oil Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took Murphy Oil Corporation 94.6% 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 MUR; no free deep history exists for Murphy Oil Corporation — 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.