MS’s worst drop since 1999 was 88%
Morgan Stanley (MS) fell 88% from Sep 2000 to Nov 2008. It took 20.2 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Nov 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 225th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How MS held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | MS | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −72.2% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −87.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −51.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −32.4% | −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 MS’s maximum drawdown?
MS’s deepest fall since 1999 was 88.1%, from its high on September 11, 2000 to its low on November 20, 2008. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did MS take to recover?
20.2 years. MS first closed above its Sep 2000 high again on November 24, 2020.
Was MS riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, MS’s worst drop was 88.1% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −85.3% 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.