GM’s worst drop since 2010 was 60%
General Motors (GM) fell 60% from Oct 2017 to Mar 2020. It took 3.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Nov 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 749th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2010 to now
How GM held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | GM | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −54.5% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −53.1% | −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 GM’s maximum drawdown?
GM’s deepest fall since 2010 was 60.0%, from its high on October 24, 2017 to its low on March 18, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did GM take to recover?
3.1 years. GM first closed above its Oct 2017 high again on November 16, 2020.
Was GM riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, GM’s worst drop was 60.0% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −54.2% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, November 19, 2010 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.