GOOGL’s worst drop since 2004 was 65%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) fell 65% from Nov 2007 to Nov 2008. It took 4.9 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Sep 2012. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 643rd of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2004 to now
How GOOGL held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | GOOGL | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −65.3% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −30.9% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −43.6% | −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 GOOGL’s maximum drawdown?
GOOGL’s deepest fall since 2004 was 65.3%, from its high on November 6, 2007 to its low on November 24, 2008. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did GOOGL take to recover?
4.9 years. GOOGL first closed above its Nov 2007 high again on September 24, 2012.
Was GOOGL riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, GOOGL’s worst drop was 65.3% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −61.6% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, August 20, 2004 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.