Unum Group drawdown: 20.5% below the all-time high (price)
Unum Group is 20.5% below its all-time high, set Sep 3, 2026 (as of market close, Nov 6, 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
- −20.5%
- 79.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $96.57
- Sep 3, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Sep 3, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −90.4%
- Mar 11, 2003
- Longest underwater
- 25.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 27, 2024
- 1.9 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 14, 2024
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1986: 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#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataEvery decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1999 | Mar 11, 2003 | −90.4% | 4.2 yrs | Oct 11, 2024 | 25.8 yrs |
| Feb 19, 1987 | Dec 7, 1987 | −49.2% | 10 mo | Mar 29, 1989 | 2.1 yrs |
| Jul 17, 1990 | Oct 9, 1990 | −41.5% | 3 mo | Feb 7, 1991 | 7 mo |
| Aug 17, 1993 | Nov 22, 1994 | −39.3% | 15 mo | Jan 31, 1996 | 2.5 yrs |
| Jul 16, 1998 | Oct 28, 1998 | −28.8% | 3 mo | Dec 30, 1998 | 5 mo |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | −23.4% | 2 mo | not yet | 2 mo+ |
| Dec 31, 1991 | Apr 8, 1992 | −19.8% | 3 mo | Jun 29, 1992 | 6 mo |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | −17.7% | 4 mo | May 20, 2026 | 14 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#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataOne dot per month since 1986: how far Unum Group 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 Unum Group from its all-time high?
- Unum Group is currently 20.5% below its all-time high, set Sep 3, 2026 (as of market close, Nov 6, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Unum Group drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1986) took Unum Group 90.4% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 11, 2003. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since 1986 from UNM; no free deep history exists for Unum Group — 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.