SM Energy Company drawdown: 57.1% below the all-time high (price)
SM Energy Company is 57.1% below its all-time high, set Nov 26, 2013 (as of market close, Oct 16, 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
- −57.1%
- 42.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $91.98
- Nov 26, 2013
- Time below the high
- 12.9 yrs
- since Nov 26, 2013
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −98.9%
- Apr 1, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 12.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 12, 2005
- 20.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Sep 9, 2009
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1992: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2013 | Apr 1, 2020 | −98.9% | 6.3 yrs | not yet | 12.9 yrs+ |
| Jun 30, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 | −82.1% | 8 mo | Feb 16, 2011 | 2.6 yrs |
| Sep 30, 1997 | Mar 3, 1999 | −66.7% | 17 mo | Sep 19, 2000 | 3.0 yrs |
| Jan 16, 2001 | Sep 26, 2001 | −57.3% | 8 mo | Apr 12, 2004 | 3.2 yrs |
| Oct 27, 2011 | Aug 2, 2012 | −51.9% | 9 mo | Oct 18, 2013 | 2.0 yrs |
| Jun 10, 1993 | Jul 7, 1994 | −37.1% | 13 mo | May 17, 1996 | 2.9 yrs |
| Aug 3, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −31.1% | 2 mo | Oct 26, 2011 | 3 mo |
| Apr 21, 2006 | Aug 9, 2007 | −29.8% | 16 mo | May 2, 2008 | 2.0 yrs |
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 1992: how far SM Energy Company 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 SM Energy Company from its all-time high?
- SM Energy Company is currently 57.1% below its all-time high, set Nov 26, 2013 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest SM Energy Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1992) took SM Energy Company 98.9% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 1, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from SM; no free deep history exists for SM Energy Company — 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.