ORCL’s worst drop since 1999 was 84%
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) fell 84% from Sep 2000 to Jun 2002. It took 14.3 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Dec 2014. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 293rd deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How ORCL held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | ORCL | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −84.2% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −41.1% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −28.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −31.0% | −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 ORCL’s maximum drawdown?
ORCL’s deepest fall since 1999 was 84.2%, from its high on September 1, 2000 to its low on June 3, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did ORCL take to recover?
14.3 years. ORCL first closed above its Sep 2000 high again on December 18, 2014.
Was ORCL riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, ORCL’s worst drop was 84.2% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −75.7% 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.