AMZN’s worst drop since 1999 was 94%
Amazon (AMZN) fell 94% from Dec 1999 to Sep 2001. It took 9.8 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Oct 2009. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 109th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How AMZN held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | AMZN | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −93.3% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −65.2% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −22.7% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −52.0% | −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 AMZN’s maximum drawdown?
AMZN’s deepest fall since 1999 was 94.4%, from its high on December 10, 1999 to its low on September 28, 2001. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did AMZN take to recover?
9.8 years. AMZN first closed above its Dec 1999 high again on October 23, 2009.
Was AMZN riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, AMZN’s worst drop was 94.4% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −87.0% 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.