META’s worst drop since 2012 was 77%
Meta Platforms (META) fell 77% from Sep 2021 to Nov 2022. It took 2.4 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop ranks 438th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2012 to now
How META held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | META | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −34.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −73.7% | −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 META’s maximum drawdown?
META’s deepest fall since 2012 was 76.7%, from its high on September 7, 2021 to its low on November 3, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did META take to recover?
2.4 years. META first closed above its Sep 2021 high again on January 19, 2024.
Was META riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, META’s worst drop was 76.7% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −73.2% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, May 21, 2012 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.