EL’s worst drop since 1999 was 86%
Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) fell 86% from Jan 2022 to Apr 2025. It has not closed above that Jan 2022 peak since, 4.8 years later. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 267th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How EL held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | EL | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −52.5% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −62.1% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −34.2% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −48.6% | −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 EL’s maximum drawdown?
EL’s deepest fall since 1999 was 85.8%, from its high on January 4, 2022 to its low on April 8, 2025. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did EL take to recover?
It has not recovered yet. As of October 13, 2026 it sits 71.1% below that Jan 2022 high.
Was EL riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, EL’s worst drop was 85.8% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −64.6% 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.