ABT’s worst drop since 1999 was 46%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) fell 46% from Jan 2002 to Jul 2002. It took 2.9 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2005. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 931st of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How ABT held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | ABT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −45.7% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −29.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −31.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −30.4% | −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 ABT’s maximum drawdown?
ABT’s deepest fall since 1999 was 45.7%, from its high on January 31, 2002 to its low on July 23, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did ABT take to recover?
2.9 years. ABT first closed above its Jan 2002 high again on January 7, 2005.
Was ABT riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, ABT’s worst drop was 45.7% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −39.4% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, January 5, 1999 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.