DHR’s worst drop since 1999 was 46%
Danaher Corporation (DHR) fell 46% from Apr 1999 to Mar 2000. It took 1.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Dec 2000. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 929th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How DHR held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | DHR | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −33.7% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −45.7% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −28.2% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −24.9% | −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 DHR’s maximum drawdown?
DHR’s deepest fall since 1999 was 45.8%, from its high on April 27, 1999 to its low on March 8, 2000. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did DHR take to recover?
1.6 years. DHR first closed above its Apr 1999 high again on December 11, 2000.
Was DHR riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, DHR’s worst drop was 45.8% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −43.4% 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.