Pitney Bowes Inc. drawdown: 75.6% below the all-time high (price)
Pitney Bowes Inc. is 75.6% below its all-time high, set Apr 26, 1999 (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
- −75.6%
- 24.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $71.13
- Apr 26, 1999
- Time below the high
- 27.5 yrs
- since Apr 26, 1999
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −97.4%
- Apr 3, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 27.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 16, 1992
- 34.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −75.6% episode
% of all-time high since 1972: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1999 | Apr 3, 2020 | −97.4% | 20.9 yrs | not yet | 27.5 yrs+ |
| Jun 14, 1972 | Dec 24, 1973 | −71.7% | 1.5 yrs | May 10, 1978 | 5.9 yrs |
| Aug 25, 1989 | Sep 27, 1990 | −48.3% | 13 mo | Apr 2, 1991 | 1.6 yrs |
| Sep 22, 1980 | Feb 4, 1982 | −45.0% | 16 mo | Oct 8, 1982 | 2.0 yrs |
| Aug 26, 1987 | Nov 30, 1987 | −36.5% | 3 mo | Jul 28, 1989 | 1.9 yrs |
| Mar 9, 1994 | Jan 30, 1995 | −33.1% | 11 mo | Dec 4, 1995 | 1.7 yrs |
| Nov 23, 1983 | Feb 23, 1984 | −25.3% | 3 mo | Jan 11, 1985 | 14 mo |
| Aug 9, 1978 | Nov 15, 1978 | −24.0% | 3 mo | Aug 17, 1979 | 12 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 1972: how far Pitney Bowes Inc. 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 Pitney Bowes Inc. from its all-time high?
- Pitney Bowes Inc. is currently 75.6% below its all-time high, set Apr 26, 1999 (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 Pitney Bowes Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Pitney Bowes Inc. 97.4% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 3, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from PBI; no free deep history exists for Pitney Bowes 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.