BA’s worst drop since 1999 was 78%
Boeing (BA) fell 78% from Mar 2019 to Mar 2020. It has not closed above that Mar 2019 peak since, 7.6 years later. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 412th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How BA held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | BA | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −57.4% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −71.5% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −72.5% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −48.7% | −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 BA’s maximum drawdown?
BA’s deepest fall since 1999 was 77.9%, from its high on March 1, 2019 to its low on March 20, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did BA take to recover?
It has not recovered yet. As of October 13, 2026 it sits 56.6% below that Mar 2019 high.
Was BA riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, BA’s worst drop was 77.9% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −73.9% 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.