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Novanta Inc. drawdown: 30.8% below the all-time high (price)

Novanta Inc. is 30.8% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 2024 (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
−30.8%
69.2% of ATH
All-time high
$186.2
Jul 16, 2024
Time below the high
2.3 yrs
since Jul 16, 2024
Worst-ever drawdown
−98.9%
Dec 9, 2008
Longest underwater
20.5 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Jan 7, 2021
5.8 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Nov 13, 2023
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1999: 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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
NOVT close · log2.0010.0050.00
200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Jul 20, 2000Dec 9, 2008−98.9%8.4 yrsJan 7, 202120.5 yrs
Jul 16, 2024Nov 20, 2025−46.7%16 monot yet2.3 yrs+
Feb 28, 2000Apr 17, 2000−46.3%49 daysJun 12, 20003 mo
Nov 4, 2021Jun 16, 2022−38.6%7 moJun 29, 20231.6 yrs
Mar 24, 1999Apr 13, 1999−35.3%20 daysJul 14, 19994 mo
Jul 17, 2023Nov 7, 2023−35.0%4 moJul 16, 202412 mo
Jul 16, 1999Jul 30, 1999−23.0%14 daysAug 23, 199938 days
Sep 20, 1999Oct 18, 1999−22.2%28 daysNov 4, 199945 days

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 1999: how far Novanta Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 Novanta Inc. from its all-time high?
Novanta Inc. is currently 30.8% below its all-time high, set Jul 16, 2024 (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 Novanta Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1999) took Novanta Inc. 98.9% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 9, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from NOVT; no free deep history exists for Novanta 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.

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