Tidewater Inc. drawdown: 96.9% below the all-time high (price)
Tidewater Inc. is 96.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 19, 2007 (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
- −96.9%
- 3.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $2,558
- Jul 19, 2007
- Time below the high
- 19.2 yrs
- since Jul 19, 2007
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −99.8%
- May 15, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 19.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 30, 1987
- 38.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −96.9% episode
% of all-time high since 1987: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2007 | May 15, 2020 | −99.8% | 12.8 yrs | not yet | 19.2 yrs+ |
| Nov 4, 1997 | Oct 8, 1998 | −74.8% | 11 mo | Jun 15, 2007 | 9.6 yrs |
| Sep 14, 1990 | Dec 11, 1991 | −55.1% | 15 mo | Mar 1, 1993 | 2.5 yrs |
| Jun 4, 1993 | Jan 31, 1995 | −36.5% | 1.7 yrs | Sep 1, 1995 | 2.2 yrs |
| Jul 10, 1996 | Jul 30, 1996 | −32.5% | 20 days | Jan 16, 1997 | 6 mo |
| Jan 16, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | −29.4% | 4 mo | Aug 6, 1997 | 7 mo |
| Apr 24, 1989 | May 24, 1989 | −21.7% | 30 days | Sep 6, 1989 | 4 mo |
| Jan 7, 1988 | Jan 14, 1988 | −21.6% | 7 days | Feb 3, 1988 | 27 days |
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 Tidewater 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 Tidewater Inc. from its all-time high?
- Tidewater Inc. is currently 96.9% below its all-time high, set Jul 19, 2007 (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 Tidewater Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Tidewater Inc. 99.8% below its prior high, bottoming May 15, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from TDW; no free deep history exists for Tidewater 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.