Charles Schwab Corporation drawdown: 5.6% below the all-time high
Charles Schwab Corporation is 5.6% below its all-time high, set Aug 24, 2026 (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
- −5.6%
- 94.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $113.65
- Aug 24, 2026
- Time below the high
- 18 days
- since Aug 24, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −86.9%
- Mar 11, 2003
- Longest underwater
- 18.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 5, 2026
- 37 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 22, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1987#
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 13, 1999 | Mar 11, 2003 | −86.9% | 3.9 yrs | Dec 4, 2017 | 18.6 yrs |
| Sep 25, 1987 | Dec 4, 1987 | −64.9% | 2 mo | Mar 6, 1990 | 2.4 yrs |
| Mar 25, 1992 | Sep 29, 1992 | −54.5% | 6 mo | Apr 13, 1993 | 13 mo |
| May 22, 2018 | Mar 12, 2020 | −52.3% | 1.8 yrs | Jan 11, 2021 | 2.6 yrs |
| Jan 14, 2022 | May 4, 2023 | −50.4% | 16 mo | Jul 18, 2025 | 3.5 yrs |
| Sep 29, 1995 | Dec 18, 1995 | −41.4% | 3 mo | Nov 7, 1996 | 13 mo |
| Mar 13, 1990 | Aug 23, 1990 | −38.5% | 5 mo | Feb 12, 1991 | 11 mo |
| Oct 12, 1993 | Jul 12, 1994 | −35.7% | 9 mo | Jan 13, 1995 | 15 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 1987: how far Charles Schwab Corporation 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 Charles Schwab Corporation from its all-time high?
- Charles Schwab Corporation is currently 5.6% below its all-time high, set Aug 24, 2026 (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 Charles Schwab Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Charles Schwab Corporation 86.9% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 11, 2003. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from SCHW; no free deep history exists for Charles Schwab Corporation — 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.