CSCO’s worst drop since 1999 was 89%
Cisco (CSCO) fell 89% from Mar 2000 to Oct 2002. It took 21.4 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2021. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 206th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How CSCO held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | CSCO | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −89.3% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −60.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −33.5% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −35.9% | −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 CSCO’s maximum drawdown?
CSCO’s deepest fall since 1999 was 89.3%, from its high on March 27, 2000 to its low on October 8, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did CSCO take to recover?
21.4 years. CSCO first closed above its Mar 2000 high again on August 24, 2021.
Was CSCO riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, CSCO’s worst drop was 89.3% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −81.6% 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.