GE’s worst drop since 1999 was 86%
GE Aerospace (GE) fell 86% from Aug 2000 to Mar 2009. It took 23.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Apr 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 275th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How GE held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | GE | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −61.8% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −82.7% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −58.2% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −40.6% | −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 GE’s maximum drawdown?
GE’s deepest fall since 1999 was 85.5%, from its high on August 28, 2000 to its low on March 5, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did GE take to recover?
23.6 years. GE first closed above its Aug 2000 high again on April 23, 2024.
Was GE riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, GE’s worst drop was 85.5% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −78.8% 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.