VOD drawdown: 78.2% below the all-time high
Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares (VOD) is 78.2% below its all-time high, set Mar 9, 2000 (as of market close, Aug 6, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1988).
- Below all-time high
- −78.2%
- 21.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $73.47
- Mar 9, 2000
- Time below the high
- 26.4 yrs
- since Mar 9, 2000
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −89.0%
- Jan 10, 2025
- Longest underwater
- 26.4 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 15, 1997
- 28.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −78.2% episode
% of all-time high since 1988#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of VOD, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2000 | Jan 10, 2025 | −89.0% | 24.8 yrs | not yet | 26.4 yrs+ |
| Jun 8, 1989 | Sep 24, 1990 | −48.3% | 16 mo | Aug 18, 1993 | 4.2 yrs |
| Aug 24, 1998 | Oct 5, 1998 | −36.9% | 42 days | Dec 9, 1998 | 4 mo |
| Sep 21, 1995 | Dec 18, 1995 | −28.9% | 3 mo | Jan 22, 1997 | 16 mo |
| Feb 17, 1994 | Jun 27, 1994 | −22.2% | 4 mo | Aug 18, 1994 | 6 mo |
| Feb 2, 2000 | Feb 16, 2000 | −19.3% | 14 days | Mar 9, 2000 | 36 days |
| Oct 11, 1999 | Oct 20, 1999 | −18.0% | 9 days | Nov 10, 1999 | 30 days |
| Nov 10, 1999 | Nov 16, 1999 | −17.0% | 6 days | Dec 6, 1999 | 26 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 1988: how far VOD 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: VOD is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 VOD from its all-time high?
- VOD is currently 78.2% below its all-time high, set Mar 9, 2000 (as of market close, Aug 6, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest VOD drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1988) took the stock 89.0% below its prior high, bottoming Jan 10, 2025. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1988 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — VOD may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.