VeriSign Inc. drawdown: 5.6% below the all-time high
VeriSign Inc. is 5.6% below its all-time high, set May 22, 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
- −5.6%
- 94.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $310
- May 22, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since May 22, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −98.4%
- Oct 8, 2002
- Longest underwater
- 21.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jul 25, 2025
- 14 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- May 12, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1998#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2000 | Oct 8, 2002 | −98.4% | 2.6 yrs | Dec 29, 2021 | 21.8 yrs |
| Apr 1, 1998 | Oct 8, 1998 | −55.4% | 6 mo | Dec 9, 1998 | 8 mo |
| Apr 12, 1999 | Jun 14, 1999 | −44.2% | 2 mo | Jul 8, 1999 | 3 mo |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | −38.8% | 6 mo | Apr 25, 2025 | 3.3 yrs |
| Jul 16, 1999 | Aug 4, 1999 | −37.5% | 19 days | Aug 23, 1999 | 38 days |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Feb 23, 2026 | −30.9% | 7 mo | May 22, 2026 | 10 mo |
| Jan 20, 2000 | Jan 31, 2000 | −22.8% | 11 days | Feb 10, 2000 | 21 days |
| May 22, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | −20.3% | 32 days | not yet | 4 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 1998: how far VeriSign Inc. 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 VeriSign Inc. from its all-time high?
- VeriSign Inc. is currently 5.6% below its all-time high, set May 22, 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 VeriSign Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1998) took VeriSign Inc. 98.4% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 8, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from VRSN; no free deep history exists for VeriSign Inc. — 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.