WDC drawdown: 30.3% below the all-time high
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) is 30.3% below its all-time high, set Jun 18, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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 (1978).
- Below all-time high
- −30.3%
- 69.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $746.2
- Jun 18, 2026
- Time below the high
- 36 days
- since Jun 18, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −96.2%
- Sep 27, 2001
- Longest underwater
- 15.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 26, 2026
- 59 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 20, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1978#
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 WDC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 1997 | Sep 27, 2001 | −96.2% | 4.1 yrs | Apr 29, 2013 | 15.7 yrs |
| May 12, 1987 | Dec 12, 1991 | −93.7% | 4.6 yrs | Aug 2, 1996 | 9.2 yrs |
| Oct 24, 1980 | Sep 27, 1982 | −76.1% | 1.9 yrs | Jul 2, 1985 | 4.7 yrs |
| Dec 22, 2014 | Mar 18, 2020 | −74.5% | 5.2 yrs | Sep 4, 2025 | 10.7 yrs |
| Nov 10, 1978 | Dec 18, 1978 | −56.0% | 38 days | Jan 25, 1979 | 2 mo |
| Jul 2, 1985 | Oct 8, 1985 | −55.5% | 3 mo | Apr 28, 1986 | 10 mo |
| Apr 4, 1979 | Jul 26, 1979 | −39.3% | 4 mo | Jan 8, 1980 | 9 mo |
| Jan 21, 1980 | Mar 27, 1980 | −39.1% | 2 mo | Jul 21, 1980 | 6 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 1978: how far WDC 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: WDC 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 WDC from its all-time high?
- WDC is currently 30.3% below its all-time high, set Jun 18, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest WDC drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1978) took the stock 96.2% below its prior high, bottoming Sep 27, 2001. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1978 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — WDC 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.