Western Digital Corporation drawdown: 40.1% below the all-time high
Western Digital Corporation is 40.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 18, 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
- −40.1%
- 59.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $746.23
- Jun 18, 2026
- Time below the high
- 3 mo
- 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 5, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- May 30, 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | −41.8% | 50 days | not yet | 3 mo+ |
| Apr 4, 1979 | Jul 26, 1979 | −39.3% | 4 mo | Jan 8, 1980 | 9 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 Western Digital Corporation 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 Western Digital Corporation from its all-time high?
- Western Digital Corporation is currently 40.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 18, 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 Western Digital Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1978) took Western Digital Corporation 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 data since -1 from WDC; no free deep history exists for Western Digital Corporation — 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.