HD’s worst drop since 1999 was 70%
Home Depot (The) (HD) fell 70% from Dec 1999 to Mar 2009. It took 12.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2012. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 545th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How HD held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | HD | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −65.1% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −53.7% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −38.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −34.2% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
See how HD behaves inside your whole mix, with the worst 12 months, loss odds and crash replays. Free, no signup, and the math runs in your browser.
Open HD in PortfolioAutopsyCheck my whole portfolioQuestions
What was HD’s maximum drawdown?
HD’s deepest fall since 1999 was 70.5%, from its high on December 31, 1999 to its low on March 6, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did HD take to recover?
12.6 years. HD first closed above its Dec 1999 high again on August 14, 2012.
Was HD riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, HD’s worst drop was 70.5% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −59.4% against −47.4%.
Compare with
Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, January 5, 1999 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.