JPM’s worst drop since 1999 was 74%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) fell 74% from Mar 2000 to Oct 2002. It took 6.8 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2007. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 477th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How JPM held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | JPM | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −74.0% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −67.7% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −43.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −37.9% | −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 JPM’s maximum drawdown?
JPM’s deepest fall since 1999 was 74.0%, from its high on March 23, 2000 to its low on October 9, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did JPM take to recover?
6.8 years. JPM first closed above its Mar 2000 high again on January 31, 2007.
Was JPM riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, JPM’s worst drop was 74.0% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −56.0% 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.