Northrop Grumman Corporation drawdown: 32.4% below the all-time high
Northrop Grumman Corporation is 32.4% below its all-time high, set Mar 2, 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
- −32.4%
- 67.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $768.02
- Mar 2, 2026
- Time below the high
- 6 mo
- since Mar 2, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −74.8%
- Jul 27, 1990
- Longest underwater
- 10.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jan 3, 2019
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1981#
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 16, 1985 | Jul 27, 1990 | −74.8% | 5.0 yrs | Jul 20, 1995 | 10.0 yrs |
| Feb 27, 1998 | Mar 2, 2000 | −68.7% | 2.0 yrs | Mar 17, 2006 | 8.0 yrs |
| Nov 6, 2007 | Nov 20, 2008 | −59.5% | 12 mo | May 3, 2013 | 5.5 yrs |
| Apr 5, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −37.2% | 9 mo | Aug 7, 2019 | 16 mo |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | −35.4% | 4 mo | not yet | 6 mo+ |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −29.9% | 53 days | Oct 8, 2021 | 1.7 yrs |
| Jul 26, 1983 | Mar 27, 1984 | −26.5% | 8 mo | Aug 2, 1984 | 12 mo |
| Dec 31, 1981 | Mar 12, 1982 | −24.1% | 2 mo | May 5, 1982 | 4 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 1981: how far Northrop Grumman 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 Northrop Grumman Corporation from its all-time high?
- Northrop Grumman Corporation is currently 32.4% below its all-time high, set Mar 2, 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 Northrop Grumman Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1981) took Northrop Grumman Corporation 74.8% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 27, 1990. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from NOC; no free deep history exists for Northrop Grumman 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.