Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares drawdown: 76.9% below the all-time high
Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares is 76.9% below its all-time high, set Mar 9, 2000 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −76.9%
- 23.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $73.47
- Mar 9, 2000
- Time below the high
- 26.5 yrs
- since Mar 9, 2000
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −89.0%
- Jan 10, 2025
- Longest underwater
- 26.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Dec 22, 1997
- 28.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −76.9% 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2000 | Jan 10, 2025 | −89.0% | 24.8 yrs | not yet | 26.5 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 Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares 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 Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares from its all-time high?
- Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares is currently 76.9% below its all-time high, set Mar 9, 2000 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1988) took Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares 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 data since -1 from VOD; no free deep history exists for Vodafone Group Plc American Depositary Shares — 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.