GILD’s worst drop since 1999 was 60%
Gilead Sciences (GILD) fell 60% from Sep 1999 to Dec 1999. It took 1.0 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2000. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 753rd of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How GILD held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | GILD | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −53.5% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −34.4% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −13.9% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −20.2% | −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 GILD’s maximum drawdown?
GILD’s deepest fall since 1999 was 59.7%, from its high on September 7, 1999 to its low on December 20, 1999. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did GILD take to recover?
1.0 years. GILD first closed above its Sep 1999 high again on August 21, 2000.
Was GILD riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, GILD’s worst drop was 59.7% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −33.5% 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.