Pfizer Inc. drawdown: 54.7% below the all-time high
Pfizer Inc. is 54.7% below its all-time high, set Dec 16, 2021 (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
- −54.7%
- 45.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $61.25
- Dec 16, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.7 yrs
- since Dec 16, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −76.7%
- Mar 2, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 22.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 23, 1998
- 28.5 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 11, 2012
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1972#
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 12, 1999 | Mar 2, 2009 | −76.7% | 9.9 yrs | Aug 10, 2021 | 22.3 yrs |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Apr 10, 2025 | −64.8% | 3.3 yrs | not yet | 4.7 yrs+ |
| Jul 25, 1973 | Oct 4, 1974 | −58.7% | 14 mo | Dec 30, 1980 | 7.4 yrs |
| Feb 17, 1987 | Dec 15, 1987 | −45.6% | 10 mo | Oct 18, 1990 | 3.7 yrs |
| Jan 9, 1992 | Apr 4, 1994 | −37.5% | 2.2 yrs | Mar 17, 1995 | 3.2 yrs |
| Jul 1, 1983 | Jul 24, 1984 | −33.0% | 13 mo | Apr 19, 1985 | 1.8 yrs |
| Jul 13, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | −26.3% | 3 mo | Dec 23, 1998 | 5 mo |
| Apr 30, 1981 | Sep 25, 1981 | −25.6% | 5 mo | Jan 28, 1982 | 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 1972: how far Pfizer 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 Pfizer Inc. from its all-time high?
- Pfizer Inc. is currently 54.7% below its all-time high, set Dec 16, 2021 (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 Pfizer Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Pfizer Inc. 76.7% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 2, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from PFE; no free deep history exists for Pfizer 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.