QCOM’s worst drop since 1999 was 87%
Qualcomm (QCOM) fell 87% from Jan 2000 to Aug 2002. It took 14.2 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Mar 2014. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 250th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How QCOM held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | QCOM | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −86.8% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −48.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −36.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −44.1% | −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 QCOM’s maximum drawdown?
QCOM’s deepest fall since 1999 was 86.8%, from its high on January 3, 2000 to its low on August 5, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did QCOM take to recover?
14.2 years. QCOM first closed above its Jan 2000 high again on March 18, 2014.
Was QCOM riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, QCOM’s worst drop was 86.8% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −70.3% 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.