PLTR’s worst drop since 2020 was 85%
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) fell 85% from Jan 2021 to Dec 2022. It took 3.7 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Oct 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 25%.
That drop ranks 288th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2020 to now
How PLTR held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | PLTR | 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 | not trading yet | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −67.6% | −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 PLTR’s maximum drawdown?
PLTR’s deepest fall since 2020 was 84.6%, from its high on January 27, 2021 to its low on December 27, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did PLTR take to recover?
3.7 years. PLTR first closed above its Jan 2021 high again on October 3, 2024.
Was PLTR riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, PLTR’s worst drop was 84.6% against 24.5% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −74.3% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, October 1, 2020 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.