DUK’s worst drop since 1999 was 72%
Duke Energy (DUK) fell 72% from Apr 2001 to Mar 2003. It took 5.9 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Apr 2007. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 520th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How DUK held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | DUK | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −63.5% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −38.9% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −37.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −24.2% | −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 DUK’s maximum drawdown?
DUK’s deepest fall since 1999 was 71.9%, from its high on April 26, 2001 to its low on March 10, 2003. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did DUK take to recover?
5.9 years. DUK first closed above its Apr 2001 high again on April 2, 2007.
Was DUK riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, DUK’s worst drop was 71.9% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −64.1% 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.