Walmart Inc. drawdown: 20.2% below the all-time high
Walmart Inc. is 20.2% 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
- −20.2%
- 79.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $134.2
- May 19, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since May 19, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −77.2%
- Dec 10, 1974
- Longest underwater
- 12.5 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 14, 2025
- 11 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 8, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1972#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 1972 | Dec 10, 1974 | −77.2% | 2.0 yrs | Oct 6, 1977 | 4.9 yrs |
| Aug 21, 1987 | Dec 3, 1987 | −50.6% | 3 mo | Jul 21, 1989 | 1.9 yrs |
| Mar 10, 1993 | Jan 18, 1996 | −43.4% | 2.9 yrs | Jul 2, 1997 | 4.3 yrs |
| Dec 27, 1999 | Sep 10, 2007 | −39.1% | 7.7 yrs | Jun 29, 2012 | 12.5 yrs |
| Jan 8, 2015 | Nov 13, 2015 | −37.6% | 10 mo | Nov 10, 2017 | 2.8 yrs |
| Jul 22, 1983 | Feb 8, 1984 | −31.9% | 7 mo | Aug 3, 1984 | 12 mo |
| Jul 16, 1990 | Oct 17, 1990 | −31.0% | 3 mo | Feb 11, 1991 | 7 mo |
| Oct 12, 1978 | Nov 14, 1978 | −29.6% | 33 days | Aug 15, 1979 | 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 1972: how far Walmart Inc. 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 Walmart Inc. from its all-time high?
- Walmart Inc. is currently 20.2% 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 Walmart Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1972) took Walmart Inc. 77.2% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 10, 1974. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from WMT; no free deep history exists for Walmart Inc. — 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.