WD-40 Company drawdown: 39.8% below the all-time high (price)
WD-40 Company is 39.8% below its all-time high, set Feb 11, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. 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
- −39.8%
- 60.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $332.29
- Feb 11, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.7 yrs
- since Feb 11, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −67.9%
- Dec 5, 1974
- Longest underwater
- 6.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Mar 19, 2020
- 6.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- May 28, 2009
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1973: price#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1973 | Dec 5, 1974 | −67.9% | 16 mo | Jul 1, 1977 | 3.9 yrs |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Oct 24, 2022 | −55.3% | 1.7 yrs | not yet | 5.7 yrs+ |
| May 13, 1983 | Nov 8, 1983 | −49.6% | 6 mo | Dec 12, 1986 | 3.6 yrs |
| Mar 20, 1987 | Oct 28, 1987 | −49.2% | 7 mo | Apr 21, 1992 | 5.1 yrs |
| Dec 5, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −48.5% | 15 mo | Apr 1, 2011 | 3.3 yrs |
| Sep 25, 1997 | Feb 14, 2000 | −45.1% | 2.4 yrs | Sep 25, 2003 | 6.0 yrs |
| Oct 4, 1978 | Oct 27, 1978 | −36.1% | 23 days | Jan 24, 1979 | 4 mo |
| May 15, 1973 | Jul 6, 1973 | −35.1% | 52 days | Jul 20, 1973 | 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 1973: how far WD-40 Company 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 WD-40 Company from its all-time high?
- WD-40 Company is currently 39.8% below its all-time high, set Feb 11, 2021 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest WD-40 Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took WD-40 Company 67.9% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 5, 1974. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from WDFC; no free deep history exists for WD-40 Company — 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.