Williams Companies Inc. (The) drawdown: 8.2% below the all-time high
Williams Companies Inc. (The) is 8.2% below its all-time high, set May 19, 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
- −8.2%
- 91.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $79.4
- May 19, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since May 19, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −98.2%
- Jul 25, 2002
- Longest underwater
- 14.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 20, 2026
- 7 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 22, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1981#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1999 | Jul 25, 2002 | −98.2% | 3.1 yrs | Jan 28, 2014 | 14.6 yrs |
| Jun 22, 2015 | Mar 18, 2020 | −84.8% | 4.7 yrs | Mar 24, 2025 | 9.8 yrs |
| Feb 3, 1982 | Aug 11, 1982 | −55.3% | 6 mo | Aug 26, 1983 | 1.6 yrs |
| Oct 9, 1989 | Aug 23, 1990 | −48.0% | 10 mo | Mar 2, 1993 | 3.4 yrs |
| Oct 18, 1985 | Aug 1, 1986 | −46.0% | 9 mo | Mar 17, 1987 | 17 mo |
| Oct 2, 1987 | Dec 4, 1987 | −45.4% | 2 mo | Jun 1, 1989 | 1.7 yrs |
| Jul 16, 1998 | Aug 31, 1998 | −37.5% | 46 days | Feb 26, 1999 | 7 mo |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Jan 13, 2015 | −31.1% | 5 mo | Jun 22, 2015 | 10 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 1981: how far Williams Companies Inc. (The) 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 Williams Companies Inc. (The) from its all-time high?
- Williams Companies Inc. (The) is currently 8.2% below its all-time high, set May 19, 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 Williams Companies Inc. (The) drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1981) took Williams Companies Inc. (The) 98.2% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 25, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from WMB; no free deep history exists for Williams Companies Inc. (The) — 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.