AMGN’s worst drop since 1999 was 60%
Amgen (AMGN) fell 60% from Jul 2000 to Jul 2002. It took 5.0 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jul 2005. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 745th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How AMGN held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | AMGN | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −60.2% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −31.5% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −24.1% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −11.9% | −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 AMGN’s maximum drawdown?
AMGN’s deepest fall since 1999 was 60.2%, from its high on July 21, 2000 to its low on July 15, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did AMGN take to recover?
5.0 years. AMGN first closed above its Jul 2000 high again on July 20, 2005.
Was AMGN riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, AMGN’s worst drop was 60.2% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −47.1% 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.