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as of market close, Sep 11, 2026
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Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) drawdown: 23.5% below the all-time high

Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) is 23.5% below its all-time high, set Feb 10, 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
−23.5%
76.5% of ATH
All-time high
$330.37
Feb 10, 2026
Time below the high
7 mo
since Feb 10, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−78.8%
Oct 3, 2011
Longest underwater
9.2 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Feb 16, 2024
2.6 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Mar 10, 2025
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1973#

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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
VMC close · log1.005.0020.00100
19801990200020102020

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Apr 30, 2007Oct 3, 2011−78.8%4.4 yrsJul 11, 20169.2 yrs
Sep 26, 2019Mar 18, 2020−49.5%6 moOct 8, 202012 mo
Jul 2, 2001Mar 12, 2003−47.3%1.7 yrsJan 27, 20053.6 yrs
Jan 26, 2018Oct 29, 2018−40.3%9 moAug 16, 20191.6 yrs
Apr 21, 1989Nov 6, 1990−38.4%1.5 yrsDec 8, 19923.6 yrs
Jan 4, 2022Jun 23, 2022−32.8%6 moJun 21, 202318 mo
May 7, 1999Sep 28, 1999−30.9%5 moMay 10, 20012.0 yrs
Apr 18, 2006Jul 31, 2006−28.4%3 moJan 16, 20079 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 1973: how far Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) from its all-time high?
Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) is currently 23.5% below its all-time high, set Feb 10, 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 Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) 78.8% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 3, 2011. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from VMC; no free deep history exists for Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) — 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.

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