Stanley Black & Decker Inc. drawdown: 59.4% below the all-time high
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. is 59.4% below its all-time high, set May 10, 2021 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −59.4%
- 40.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $220.69
- May 10, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.4 yrs
- since May 10, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −74.7%
- Apr 8, 2025
- Longest underwater
- 8.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Sep 16, 2013
- 13.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 11, 2009
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1985#
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, 2021 | Apr 8, 2025 | −74.7% | 3.9 yrs | not yet | 5.4 yrs+ |
| Apr 15, 1998 | Oct 17, 2000 | −65.9% | 2.5 yrs | Jan 31, 2007 | 8.8 yrs |
| Jul 19, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −64.4% | 1.6 yrs | Apr 27, 2010 | 2.8 yrs |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −59.1% | 2.2 yrs | Oct 9, 2020 | 2.7 yrs |
| Sep 1, 1987 | Oct 27, 1987 | −39.6% | 56 days | Jun 22, 1989 | 1.8 yrs |
| Apr 26, 2011 | Sep 22, 2011 | −38.1% | 5 mo | Mar 9, 2012 | 10 mo |
| Jan 2, 1990 | Nov 7, 1990 | −33.0% | 10 mo | Jun 7, 1991 | 17 mo |
| Feb 20, 1992 | Oct 2, 1992 | −28.8% | 7 mo | Oct 31, 1995 | 3.7 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 1985: how far Stanley Black & Decker 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 Stanley Black & Decker Inc. from its all-time high?
- Stanley Black & Decker Inc. is currently 59.4% below its all-time high, set May 10, 2021 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Stanley Black & Decker Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1985) took Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 74.7% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 8, 2025. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from SWK; no free deep history exists for Stanley Black & Decker 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.