DLTR’s worst drop since 1999 was 67%
Dollar Tree (DLTR) fell 67% from Jul 2000 to Mar 2001. It took 9.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2009. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 609th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How DLTR held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | DLTR | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −67.1% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −51.8% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −30.2% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −26.5% | −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 DLTR’s maximum drawdown?
DLTR’s deepest fall since 1999 was 67.1%, from its high on July 12, 2000 to its low on March 21, 2001. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did DLTR take to recover?
9.1 years. DLTR first closed above its Jul 2000 high again on August 26, 2009.
Was DLTR riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, DLTR’s worst drop was 67.1% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −59.8% 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.