ABBV’s worst drop since 2013 was 45%
AbbVie (ABBV) fell 45% from Jan 2018 to Aug 2019. It took 2.9 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Dec 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 935th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2013 to now
How ABBV held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | ABBV | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −34.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −21.9% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
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What was ABBV’s maximum drawdown?
ABBV’s deepest fall since 2013 was 45.0%, from its high on January 26, 2018 to its low on August 15, 2019. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did ABBV take to recover?
2.9 years. ABBV first closed above its Jan 2018 high again on December 4, 2020.
Was ABBV riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, ABBV’s worst drop was 45.0% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −34.3% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, January 3, 2013 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.