NVDA’s worst drop since 1999 was 90%
Nvidia (NVDA) fell 90% from Jan 2002 to Oct 2002. It took 4.9 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Nov 2006. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 200th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How NVDA held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | NVDA | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −89.7% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −85.1% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −37.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −62.7% | −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 NVDA’s maximum drawdown?
NVDA’s deepest fall since 1999 was 89.7%, from its high on January 3, 2002 to its low on October 9, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did NVDA take to recover?
4.9 years. NVDA first closed above its Jan 2002 high again on November 13, 2006.
Was NVDA riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, NVDA’s worst drop was 89.7% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −84.7% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, January 25, 1999 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.