Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares drawdown: 29.4% below the all-time high (price)
Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares is 29.4% below its all-time high, set Jan 5, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 15, 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
- −29.4%
- 70.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $73.82
- Jan 5, 2026
- Time below the high
- 9 mo
- since Jan 5, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −67.7%
- Oct 9, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 6.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 15, 2023
- 2.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 8, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1997: 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 25, 2007 | Oct 9, 2008 | −67.7% | 18 mo | Jun 3, 2013 | 6.1 yrs |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Mar 18, 2020 | −62.5% | 2.3 yrs | Dec 13, 2023 | 6.0 yrs |
| Jan 16, 2004 | Oct 11, 2004 | −54.8% | 9 mo | Sep 12, 2006 | 2.7 yrs |
| Jul 16, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −45.7% | 3 mo | Apr 6, 1999 | 9 mo |
| Feb 1, 2001 | Sep 24, 2001 | −40.4% | 8 mo | Nov 13, 2001 | 9 mo |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Jul 24, 2024 | −36.0% | 4 mo | Jul 21, 2025 | 15 mo |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | −30.5% | 9 mo | not yet | 9 mo+ |
| Jul 19, 1999 | Nov 3, 1999 | −30.3% | 4 mo | Nov 17, 1999 | 4 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 1997: how far Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares 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 Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares from its all-time high?
- Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares is currently 29.4% below its all-time high, set Jan 5, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 15, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1997) took Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares 67.7% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 9, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from RYAAY; no free deep history exists for Ryanair Holdings plc American Depositary Shares — 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.