Sonic Automotive Inc. drawdown: 43.2% below the all-time high (price)
Sonic Automotive Inc. is 43.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 29, 2026 (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
- −43.2%
- 56.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $112.66
- Jul 29, 2026
- Time below the high
- 3 mo
- since Jul 29, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −97.5%
- Mar 6, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 18.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 6, 2024
- 2.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- May 15, 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2002 | Mar 6, 2009 | −97.5% | 6.8 yrs | Jul 15, 2020 | 18.2 yrs |
| Jan 7, 1999 | Dec 20, 2000 | −67.5% | 2.0 yrs | Jun 29, 2001 | 2.5 yrs |
| Aug 7, 2001 | Sep 21, 2001 | −52.1% | 45 days | Dec 26, 2001 | 5 mo |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 | −46.9% | 2 mo | not yet | 3 mo+ |
| Aug 13, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | −46.9% | 2 mo | Nov 19, 1998 | 3 mo |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | −38.8% | 9 mo | Aug 25, 2022 | 11 mo |
| Feb 14, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | −36.3% | 3 mo | Apr 26, 2024 | 14 mo |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Feb 17, 2026 | −34.3% | 7 mo | Jul 9, 2026 | 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 1997: how far Sonic Automotive 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 Sonic Automotive Inc. from its all-time high?
- Sonic Automotive Inc. is currently 43.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 29, 2026 (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 Sonic Automotive Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1997) took Sonic Automotive Inc. 97.5% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 6, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from SAH; no free deep history exists for Sonic Automotive 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.