Sasol Ltd. American Depositary Shares drawdown: 75.9% below the all-time high (price)
Sasol Ltd. American Depositary Shares is 75.9% below its all-time high, set May 20, 2008 (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
- −75.9%
- 24.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $66.09
- May 20, 2008
- Time below the high
- 18.4 yrs
- since May 20, 2008
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −98.0%
- Mar 23, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 18.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 2, 2004
- 22.4 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −75.9% episode
% of all-time high since 1982: 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 20, 2008 | Mar 23, 2020 | −98.0% | 11.8 yrs | not yet | 18.4 yrs+ |
| Sep 5, 1997 | Feb 9, 1999 | −75.3% | 17 mo | Dec 10, 2003 | 6.3 yrs |
| Aug 18, 1983 | Aug 1, 1986 | −71.8% | 3.0 yrs | Aug 3, 1987 | 4.0 yrs |
| Aug 4, 1987 | Sep 19, 1988 | −66.9% | 14 mo | Feb 6, 1990 | 2.5 yrs |
| Jan 21, 1992 | Nov 18, 1992 | −52.0% | 10 mo | Aug 3, 1994 | 2.5 yrs |
| Feb 6, 1990 | Apr 24, 1990 | −42.5% | 3 mo | Jul 9, 1991 | 17 mo |
| May 9, 2006 | Mar 16, 2007 | −37.6% | 10 mo | Sep 20, 2007 | 16 mo |
| May 16, 1995 | Dec 4, 1995 | −28.6% | 7 mo | Apr 19, 1996 | 11 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 1982: how far Sasol Ltd. 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 Sasol Ltd. American Depositary Shares from its all-time high?
- Sasol Ltd. American Depositary Shares is currently 75.9% below its all-time high, set May 20, 2008 (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 Sasol Ltd. American Depositary Shares drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1982) took Sasol Ltd. American Depositary Shares 98.0% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 23, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from SSL; no free deep history exists for Sasol Ltd. 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.