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Newell Brands Inc. drawdown: 89.7% below the all-time high (price)

Newell Brands Inc. is 89.7% below its all-time high, set Aug 12, 2016 (as of market close, Oct 20, 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
−89.7%
10.3% of ATH
All-time high
$54.89
Aug 12, 2016
Time below the high
10.2 yrs
since Aug 12, 2016
Worst-ever drawdown
−94.3%
Nov 6, 2025
Longest underwater
18.1 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Jul 15, 1988
38.3 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Mar 13, 2009
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1987: 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%
NWL close · log5.0010.0020.0050.00
19901995200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

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

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Aug 15, 2016Nov 6, 2025−94.3%9.2 yrsnot yet10.2 yrs+
Jul 17, 1998Mar 9, 2009−91.7%10.6 yrsAug 11, 201618.1 yrs
Aug 26, 1987Dec 4, 1987−48.2%3 moJun 14, 198810 mo
Jul 16, 1990Sep 28, 1990−45.8%2 moMay 20, 199110 mo
Jan 15, 1992Jul 20, 1993−41.3%1.5 yrsDec 4, 19953.9 yrs
Aug 6, 1997Oct 27, 1997−18.8%3 moFeb 9, 19986 mo
Oct 10, 1989Jan 22, 1990−18.5%3 moMar 8, 19905 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 1987: how far Newell Brands 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 Newell Brands Inc. from its all-time high?
Newell Brands Inc. is currently 89.7% below its all-time high, set Aug 12, 2016 (as of market close, Oct 20, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Newell Brands Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Newell Brands Inc. 94.3% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 6, 2025. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from NWL; no free deep history exists for Newell Brands 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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