Valley National Bancorp drawdown: 37.2% below the all-time high (price)
Valley National Bancorp is 37.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 28, 2006 (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
- −37.2%
- 62.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $20.15
- Jul 28, 2006
- Time below the high
- 20.2 yrs
- since Jul 28, 2006
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −68.8%
- Apr 3, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 20.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 10, 1997
- 28.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 3, 1990
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1990: 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 28, 2006 | Apr 3, 2020 | −68.8% | 13.7 yrs | not yet | 20.2 yrs+ |
| Mar 30, 1990 | Nov 2, 1990 | −41.8% | 7 mo | Jun 12, 1991 | 14 mo |
| Jul 28, 1998 | Mar 8, 2000 | −36.0% | 1.6 yrs | Dec 19, 2000 | 2.4 yrs |
| Dec 27, 2000 | Mar 22, 2001 | −23.5% | 3 mo | Dec 7, 2001 | 11 mo |
| Apr 8, 1994 | May 30, 1995 | −23.3% | 14 mo | Apr 23, 1996 | 2.0 yrs |
| Dec 1, 2003 | Oct 11, 2005 | −19.0% | 1.9 yrs | Jul 6, 2006 | 2.6 yrs |
| May 7, 1996 | Sep 19, 1996 | −17.7% | 4 mo | Jul 2, 1997 | 14 mo |
| May 3, 2002 | Mar 12, 2003 | −17.1% | 10 mo | Jul 7, 2003 | 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#
One dot per month since 1990: how far Valley National Bancorp 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 Valley National Bancorp from its all-time high?
- Valley National Bancorp is currently 37.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 28, 2006 (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 Valley National Bancorp drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1990) took Valley National Bancorp 68.8% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 3, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from VLY; no free deep history exists for Valley National Bancorp — 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.