Nucor Corporation drawdown: 5.6% below the all-time high
Nucor Corporation is 5.6% below its all-time high, set Aug 5, 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
- −5.6%
- 94.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $274.74
- Aug 5, 2026
- Time below the high
- 37 days
- since Aug 5, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −68.9%
- Nov 20, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 13.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 4, 2026
- 3 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 27, 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Nucor 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 Nucor Corporation from its all-time high?
- Nucor Corporation is currently 5.6% below its all-time high, set Aug 5, 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 Nucor Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took Nucor Corporation 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 data since -1 from NUE; no free deep history exists for Nucor 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.