WST drawdown: 30.4% below the all-time high
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) is 30.4% below its all-time high, set Dec 30, 2021 (as of market close, Jul 24, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1980).
- Below all-time high
- −30.4%
- 69.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $471.3
- Dec 30, 2021
- Time below the high
- 4.6 yrs
- since Dec 30, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −59.6%
- Apr 8, 2025
- Longest underwater
- 5.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Apr 30, 2021
- 5.2 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 19, 2011
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1980#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of WST, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2021 | Apr 8, 2025 | −59.6% | 3.3 yrs | not yet | 4.6 yrs+ |
| Jul 22, 1999 | Oct 22, 2002 | −58.9% | 3.3 yrs | Jun 22, 2004 | 4.9 yrs |
| Oct 4, 1989 | Nov 21, 1990 | −51.9% | 14 mo | Jun 29, 1992 | 2.7 yrs |
| Jan 4, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −46.1% | 2.2 yrs | Sep 26, 2012 | 5.7 yrs |
| Feb 16, 1988 | May 13, 1988 | −29.5% | 3 mo | Mar 7, 1989 | 13 mo |
| Sep 5, 1995 | Mar 8, 1996 | −27.3% | 6 mo | Aug 26, 1997 | 2.0 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −26.2% | 33 days | Apr 23, 2020 | 2 mo |
| Oct 30, 1997 | Sep 2, 1998 | −26.1% | 10 mo | Dec 30, 1998 | 14 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 1980: how far WST 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: WST is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 WST from its all-time high?
- WST is currently 30.4% below its all-time high, set Dec 30, 2021 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest WST drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1980) took the stock 59.6% below its prior high, bottoming Apr 8, 2025. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1980 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — WST may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.