F’s worst drop since 1999 was 95%
Ford Motor Company (F) fell 95% from May 1999 to Nov 2008. It took 22.5 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Nov 2021. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 83rd deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How F held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | F | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −75.5% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −86.9% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −56.7% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −55.6% | −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 F’s maximum drawdown?
F’s deepest fall since 1999 was 95.5%, from its high on May 3, 1999 to its low on November 19, 2008. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did F take to recover?
22.5 years. F first closed above its May 1999 high again on November 4, 2021.
Was F riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, F’s worst drop was 95.5% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −82.6% 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.