MA’s worst drop since 2006 was 63%
Mastercard (MA) fell 63% from Jun 2008 to Jan 2009. It took 3.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jul 2011. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 696th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2006 to now
How MA held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | MA | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −62.7% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −41.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −28.3% | −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 MA’s maximum drawdown?
MA’s deepest fall since 2006 was 62.7%, from its high on June 2, 2008 to its low on January 20, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did MA take to recover?
3.1 years. MA first closed above its Jun 2008 high again on July 7, 2011.
Was MA riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, MA’s worst drop was 62.7% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −47.2% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, May 26, 2006 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.