MDT’s worst drop since 1999 was 58%
Medtronic (MDT) fell 58% from Jan 2006 to Mar 2009. It took 7.3 years from that peak to close at a new high, in May 2013. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 784th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How MDT held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | MDT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −44.2% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −57.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −39.9% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −31.6% | −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 MDT’s maximum drawdown?
MDT’s deepest fall since 1999 was 57.6%, from its high on January 19, 2006 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did MDT take to recover?
7.3 years. MDT first closed above its Jan 2006 high again on May 21, 2013.
Was MDT riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, MDT’s worst drop was 57.6% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −47.9% 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.