W.R. Berkley Corporation drawdown: 10.9% below the all-time high
W.R. Berkley Corporation is 10.9% below its all-time high, set Oct 14, 2025 (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
- −10.9%
- 89.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $78.46
- Oct 14, 2025
- Time below the high
- 11 mo
- since Oct 14, 2025
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −76.6%
- Dec 18, 1975
- Longest underwater
- 6.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Mar 28, 2025
- 17 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jan 24, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1973#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1974 | Dec 18, 1975 | −76.6% | 1.7 yrs | Aug 8, 1977 | 3.4 yrs |
| May 19, 1998 | Mar 8, 2000 | −70.2% | 1.8 yrs | Oct 3, 2001 | 3.4 yrs |
| Apr 20, 2006 | Oct 9, 2008 | −55.1% | 2.5 yrs | Jan 22, 2013 | 6.8 yrs |
| Jun 30, 1986 | Oct 28, 1987 | −51.3% | 16 mo | Sep 6, 1989 | 3.2 yrs |
| Jan 30, 1979 | Aug 12, 1982 | −50.9% | 3.5 yrs | Aug 22, 1985 | 6.6 yrs |
| Oct 23, 1973 | Nov 30, 1973 | −50.7% | 38 days | Mar 7, 1974 | 4 mo |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −45.4% | 33 days | Apr 9, 2021 | 14 mo |
| Feb 12, 1993 | Nov 24, 1993 | −35.0% | 9 mo | Dec 13, 1995 | 2.8 yrs |
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 W.R. Berkley 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 W.R. Berkley Corporation from its all-time high?
- W.R. Berkley Corporation is currently 10.9% below its all-time high, set Oct 14, 2025 (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 W.R. Berkley Corporation drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1973) took W.R. Berkley Corporation 76.6% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 18, 1975. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from WRB; no free deep history exists for W.R. Berkley 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.