Wells Fargo & Company drawdown: 14.2% below the all-time high (price)
Wells Fargo & Company is 14.2% below its all-time high, set Jan 6, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 27, 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
- −14.2%
- 85.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $96.39
- Jan 6, 2026
- Time below the high
- 10 mo
- since Jan 6, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −79.6%
- Mar 5, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 9.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jul 3, 2025
- 16 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 28, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1972: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2008 | Mar 5, 2009 | −79.6% | 5 mo | May 17, 2013 | 4.7 yrs |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Oct 29, 2020 | −67.9% | 2.8 yrs | Nov 6, 2024 | 6.8 yrs |
| Oct 30, 1973 | Oct 1, 1974 | −65.1% | 11 mo | Apr 29, 1983 | 9.5 yrs |
| Oct 5, 2007 | Jul 15, 2008 | −45.3% | 9 mo | Sep 19, 2008 | 11 mo |
| Aug 22, 1983 | Dec 6, 1984 | −42.3% | 16 mo | May 28, 1986 | 2.8 yrs |
| Oct 10, 1989 | Oct 3, 1990 | −40.8% | 12 mo | Feb 4, 1991 | 16 mo |
| Oct 28, 1999 | Mar 8, 2000 | −36.8% | 4 mo | Dec 7, 2000 | 13 mo |
| Aug 17, 1987 | Oct 26, 1987 | −33.9% | 2 mo | Jul 29, 1988 | 11 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 1972: how far Wells Fargo & 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 Wells Fargo & Company from its all-time high?
- Wells Fargo & Company is currently 14.2% below its all-time high, set Jan 6, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 27, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Wells Fargo & Company drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Wells Fargo & Company 79.6% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 5, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from WFC; no free deep history exists for Wells Fargo & 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.