BABA’s worst drop since 2014 was 80%
Alibaba (BABA) fell 80% from Oct 2020 to Oct 2022. It has not closed above that Oct 2020 peak since, 5.9 years later. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop ranks 375th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2014 to now
How BABA held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | BABA | 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 | −23.5% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −54.0% | −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 BABA’s maximum drawdown?
BABA’s deepest fall since 2014 was 80.1%, from its high on October 27, 2020 to its low on October 24, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did BABA take to recover?
It has not recovered yet. As of October 13, 2026 it sits 62.8% below that Oct 2020 high.
Was BABA riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, BABA’s worst drop was 80.1% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −66.2% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, September 22, 2014 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.