DOCU’s worst drop since 2018 was 88%
DocuSign (DOCU) fell 88% from Sep 2021 to Oct 2023. It has not closed above that Sep 2021 peak since, 5.1 years later. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop ranks 235th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2018 to now
How DOCU held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | DOCU | 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 | −24.9% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −74.7% | −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 DOCU’s maximum drawdown?
DOCU’s deepest fall since 2018 was 87.6%, from its high on September 3, 2021 to its low on October 27, 2023. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did DOCU take to recover?
It has not recovered yet. As of October 13, 2026 it sits 76.6% below that Sep 2021 high.
Was DOCU riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, DOCU’s worst drop was 87.6% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −85.6% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, April 30, 2018 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.