YUMC drawdown: 31.9% below the all-time high
Yum China Holdings Inc. (YUMC) is 31.9% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 2021 (as of market close, Aug 13, 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 (2016).
- Below all-time high
- −31.9%
- 68.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $69.40
- Jun 2, 2021
- Time below the high
- 5.2 yrs
- since Jun 2, 2021
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −57.9%
- Jul 25, 2024
- Longest underwater
- 5.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 22, 2018
- 8.6 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 24, 2018
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2016#
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 YUMC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2021 | Jul 25, 2024 | −57.9% | 3.1 yrs | not yet | 5.2 yrs+ |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Oct 29, 2018 | −35.2% | 9 mo | Dec 20, 2019 | 1.9 yrs |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | −21.3% | 55 days | Apr 29, 2020 | 3 mo |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Jul 6, 2017 | −16.2% | 29 days | Oct 9, 2017 | 4 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 2016: how far YUMC 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: YUMC 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 YUMC from its all-time high?
- YUMC is currently 31.9% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 2021 (as of market close, Aug 13, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest YUMC drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2016) took the stock 57.9% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 25, 2024. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2016 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — YUMC 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.