INTU’s worst drop since 1999 was 72%
Intuit (INTU) fell 72% from Jan 2000 to Apr 2001. It took 10.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2010. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 511th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How INTU held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | INTU | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −72.5% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −38.3% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −36.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −43.9% | −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 INTU’s maximum drawdown?
INTU’s deepest fall since 1999 was 72.5%, from its high on January 10, 2000 to its low on April 3, 2001. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did INTU take to recover?
10.6 years. INTU first closed above its Jan 2000 high again on August 20, 2010.
Was INTU riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, INTU’s worst drop was 72.5% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −66.1% 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.