Verizon Communications Inc. drawdown: 19.0% below the all-time high
Verizon Communications Inc. is 19.0% below its all-time high, set Oct 4, 1999 (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
- −19.0%
- 81.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $62.5
- Oct 4, 1999
- Time below the high
- 26.9 yrs
- since Oct 4, 1999
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −62.4%
- Oct 24, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 26.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Nov 20, 1998
- 27.8 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Sep 4, 1998
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1983#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1999 | Oct 24, 2008 | −62.4% | 9.1 yrs | not yet | 26.9 yrs+ |
| Jan 2, 1990 | Aug 24, 1990 | −29.6% | 8 mo | Jun 21, 1993 | 3.5 yrs |
| Oct 14, 1993 | Jan 11, 1995 | −27.7% | 15 mo | Dec 15, 1995 | 2.2 yrs |
| Feb 12, 1996 | Sep 6, 1996 | −25.9% | 7 mo | Jun 12, 1997 | 16 mo |
| Sep 23, 1987 | Oct 19, 1987 | −23.5% | 26 days | Apr 18, 1989 | 1.6 yrs |
| Mar 24, 1998 | Aug 14, 1998 | −21.5% | 5 mo | Oct 5, 1998 | 6 mo |
| Aug 28, 1986 | May 21, 1987 | −19.1% | 9 mo | Aug 21, 1987 | 12 mo |
| Feb 22, 1999 | Mar 23, 1999 | −15.1% | 29 days | May 3, 1999 | 2 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 1983: how far Verizon Communications 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 Verizon Communications Inc. from its all-time high?
- Verizon Communications Inc. is currently 19.0% below its all-time high, set Oct 4, 1999 (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 Verizon Communications Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1983) took Verizon Communications Inc. 62.4% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 24, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from VZ; no free deep history exists for Verizon Communications 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.