NUE drawdown: 7.0% below the all-time high
Nucor Corporation (NUE) is 7.0% below its all-time high, set Jun 12, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1983).
- Below all-time high
- −7.0%
- 93.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $266.4
- Jun 12, 2026
- Time below the high
- 42 days
- since Jun 12, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −68.9%
- Nov 20, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 13.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 28, 2026
- 57 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 10, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1983#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of NUE, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | −68.9% | 6 mo | Apr 29, 2021 | 13.0 yrs |
| Jun 15, 1994 | Sep 25, 2000 | −58.1% | 6.3 yrs | Jun 18, 2004 | 10.0 yrs |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 | −48.6% | 12 mo | Apr 20, 2026 | 2.0 yrs |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | −41.1% | 5 mo | Feb 2, 2023 | 9 mo |
| Oct 1, 1987 | Dec 4, 1987 | −39.2% | 2 mo | Feb 3, 1989 | 16 mo |
| Jan 6, 1984 | May 29, 1984 | −39.1% | 5 mo | Jul 16, 1985 | 1.5 yrs |
| May 27, 1986 | Dec 22, 1986 | −36.4% | 7 mo | Jul 30, 1987 | 14 mo |
| Jul 12, 1990 | Nov 1, 1990 | −34.9% | 4 mo | Apr 17, 1991 | 9 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 NUE 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: NUE is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 NUE from its all-time high?
- NUE is currently 7.0% below its all-time high, set Jun 12, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest NUE drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took the stock 68.9% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 20, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1983 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — NUE may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.