AVGO’s worst drop since 2009 was 48%
Broadcom (AVGO) fell 48% from Feb 2020 to Mar 2020. It took 0.4 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jul 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 911th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2009 to now
How AVGO held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | AVGO | 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 | −48.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −34.8% | −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 AVGO’s maximum drawdown?
AVGO’s deepest fall since 2009 was 48.3%, from its high on February 12, 2020 to its low on March 18, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did AVGO take to recover?
0.4 years. AVGO first closed above its Feb 2020 high again on July 6, 2020.
Was AVGO riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, AVGO’s worst drop was 48.3% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −41.8% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, August 7, 2009 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.