Royal Bank Of Canada drawdown: 6.7% below the all-time high
Royal Bank Of Canada is 6.7% below its all-time high, set Jul 15, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −6.7%
- 93.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $217.87
- Jul 15, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Jul 15, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −65.1%
- Feb 23, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 3.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 25, 2026
- 3 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 2, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1995#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2007 | Feb 23, 2009 | −65.1% | 16 mo | Mar 23, 2010 | 2.4 yrs |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −42.8% | 2.2 yrs | Feb 19, 2021 | 3.1 yrs |
| Apr 14, 1998 | Aug 31, 1998 | −40.9% | 5 mo | Sep 19, 2000 | 2.4 yrs |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Jan 20, 2016 | −40.4% | 16 mo | Sep 20, 2017 | 3.0 yrs |
| Apr 8, 2011 | Nov 25, 2011 | −34.4% | 8 mo | Feb 13, 2013 | 1.9 yrs |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Oct 27, 2023 | −34.2% | 1.8 yrs | Aug 28, 2024 | 2.6 yrs |
| Apr 29, 2010 | Aug 26, 2010 | −25.4% | 4 mo | Mar 8, 2011 | 10 mo |
| Jun 4, 2002 | Jul 23, 2002 | −22.1% | 49 days | Dec 12, 2002 | 6 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 1995: how far Royal Bank Of Canada 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 Royal Bank Of Canada from its all-time high?
- Royal Bank Of Canada is currently 6.7% below its all-time high, set Jul 15, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Royal Bank Of Canada drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1995) took Royal Bank Of Canada 65.1% below its prior high, bottoming Feb 23, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from RY; no free deep history exists for Royal Bank Of Canada — 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.