ROST’s worst drop since 1999 was 53%
Ross Stores (ROST) fell 53% from Jul 1999 to Jan 2000. It took 2.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2001. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 859th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How ROST held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | ROST | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −45.7% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −46.5% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −51.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −37.4% | −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 ROST’s maximum drawdown?
ROST’s deepest fall since 1999 was 52.7%, from its high on July 21, 1999 to its low on January 19, 2000. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did ROST take to recover?
2.1 years. ROST first closed above its Jul 1999 high again on August 10, 2001.
Was ROST riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, ROST’s worst drop was 52.7% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −43.0% 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.