PLD’s worst drop since 1999 was 85%
Prologis (PLD) fell 85% from Oct 2007 to Mar 2009. It took 8.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jun 2016. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 285th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How PLD held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | PLD | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −17.2% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −84.7% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −36.2% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −42.1% | −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 PLD’s maximum drawdown?
PLD’s deepest fall since 1999 was 84.7%, from its high on October 11, 2007 to its low on March 6, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did PLD take to recover?
8.6 years. PLD first closed above its Oct 2007 high again on June 3, 2016.
Was PLD riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, PLD’s worst drop was 84.7% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −81.8% 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.