Western Union Company (The) drawdown: 78.1% below the all-time high (price)
Western Union Company (The) is 78.1% below its all-time high, set Aug 15, 2008 (as of market close, Oct 20, 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
- −78.1%
- 21.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $28.35
- Aug 15, 2008
- Time below the high
- 18.2 yrs
- since Aug 15, 2008
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −79.2%
- Sep 30, 2026
- Longest underwater
- 18.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Oct 2, 2006
- 20.0 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- never before
- no prior −78.1% episode
% of all-time high since 2006: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2008 | Sep 30, 2026 | −79.2% | 18.1 yrs | not yet | 18.2 yrs+ |
| Dec 5, 2006 | Aug 16, 2007 | −23.9% | 8 mo | Dec 24, 2007 | 13 mo |
| Dec 26, 2007 | Jan 23, 2008 | −20.1% | 28 days | Jun 20, 2008 | 6 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 2006: how far Western Union Company (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 Western Union Company (The) from its all-time high?
- Western Union Company (The) is currently 78.1% below its all-time high, set Aug 15, 2008 (as of market close, Oct 20, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Western Union Company (The) drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2006) took Western Union Company (The) 79.2% below its prior high, bottoming Sep 30, 2026. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from WU; no free deep history exists for Western Union Company (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.