YUM drawdown: 11.4% below the all-time high
Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) is 11.4% below its all-time high, set Feb 27, 2026 (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 (1997).
- Below all-time high
- −11.4%
- 88.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $168.2
- Feb 27, 2026
- Time below the high
- 5 mo
- since Feb 27, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −67.7%
- Jul 28, 2000
- Longest underwater
- 4.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 20, 2025
- 17 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 10, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1997#
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 YUM, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1999 | Jul 28, 2000 | −67.7% | 16 mo | Feb 26, 2004 | 4.9 yrs |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Mar 23, 2020 | −52.6% | 7 mo | Apr 30, 2021 | 1.6 yrs |
| May 15, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | −46.2% | 6 mo | Apr 14, 2010 | 1.9 yrs |
| May 20, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −31.2% | 9 mo | Feb 14, 2017 | 1.7 yrs |
| Nov 17, 1997 | Jan 8, 1998 | −26.5% | 52 days | Jul 17, 1998 | 8 mo |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 11, 2022 | −24.2% | 9 mo | Apr 24, 2023 | 16 mo |
| Jul 14, 2014 | Oct 15, 2014 | −19.3% | 3 mo | Apr 22, 2015 | 9 mo |
| May 2, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | −18.6% | 5 mo | Apr 29, 2024 | 12 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 1997: how far YUM 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: YUM 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 YUM from its all-time high?
- YUM is currently 11.4% below its all-time high, set Feb 27, 2026 (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 YUM drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1997) took the stock 67.7% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 28, 2000. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 1997 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — YUM 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.