AMD’s worst drop since 1999 was 97%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell 97% from Jun 2000 to Jul 2015. It took 19.5 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 69th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How AMD held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | AMD | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −93.3% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −88.6% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −34.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −62.8% | −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 AMD’s maximum drawdown?
AMD’s deepest fall since 1999 was 96.6%, from its high on June 21, 2000 to its low on July 27, 2015. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did AMD take to recover?
19.5 years. AMD first closed above its Jun 2000 high again on January 2, 2020.
Was AMD riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, AMD’s worst drop was 96.6% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −83.1% 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.