United Airlines Holdings Inc. drawdown: 19.4% below the all-time high
United Airlines Holdings Inc. is 19.4% below its all-time high, set Jun 30, 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
- −19.4%
- 80.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $136.28
- Jun 30, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Jun 30, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −93.9%
- Jul 15, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 6.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 21, 2025
- 1.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- May 19, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2006#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2007 | Jul 15, 2008 | −93.9% | 9 mo | Sep 10, 2014 | 6.9 yrs |
| Nov 30, 2018 | May 15, 2020 | −79.4% | 17 mo | Nov 25, 2024 | 6.0 yrs |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | −49.2% | 3 mo | Dec 16, 2025 | 11 mo |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Jun 27, 2016 | −48.7% | 17 mo | Dec 9, 2016 | 1.9 yrs |
| Mar 22, 2006 | Aug 11, 2006 | −47.6% | 5 mo | Nov 22, 2006 | 8 mo |
| Jan 16, 2007 | May 1, 2007 | −35.2% | 3 mo | Oct 23, 2007 | 9 mo |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Nov 14, 2017 | −30.3% | 5 mo | Aug 7, 2018 | 14 mo |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | −27.5% | 3 mo | Jun 15, 2026 | 5 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 2006: how far United Airlines Holdings 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 United Airlines Holdings Inc. from its all-time high?
- United Airlines Holdings Inc. is currently 19.4% below its all-time high, set Jun 30, 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 United Airlines Holdings Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2006) took United Airlines Holdings Inc. 93.9% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 15, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from UAL; no free deep history exists for United Airlines Holdings 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.