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EBAY’s worst drop since 1999 was 83%

eBay Inc. (EBAY) fell 83% from Dec 2004 to Mar 2009. It took 9.2 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Mar 2014. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.

That drop ranks 322nd deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.

−82.6%

Worst drop

Dec 2004 → Mar 2009

9.2 yrs

Back to the old high

new high Mar 2014

−70.4%

Worst 12 months

Mar 2000 → Mar 2001

9.2 yrs

Longest underwater

from Dec 2004

−1.6%

Now vs its high

as of 2026-10-13

+13.2%

Yearly return since 1999

dividends reinvested

Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now

EBAYS&P 500 (SPY)

How EBAY held up in each crash

Crash	Years	EBAY	S&P 500
Dot-com bust	2000–02	−77.1%	−47.5%
Financial crisis	2007–09	−74.7%	−55.2%
COVID crash	2020	−31.6%	−33.7%
2022 rate shock	2022	−44.2%	−24.5%

Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.

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Questions

What was EBAY’s maximum drawdown?

EBAY’s deepest fall since 1999 was 82.6%, from its high on December 30, 2004 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.

How long did EBAY take to recover?

9.2 years. EBAY first closed above its Dec 2004 high again on March 4, 2014.

Was EBAY riskier than the S&P 500?

Over the same years, EBAY’s worst drop was 82.6% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −70.4% 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.

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