SPOT’s worst drop since 2018 was 81%
Spotify (SPOT) fell 81% from Feb 2021 to Nov 2022. It took 3.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Sep 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop ranks 369th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2018 to now
How SPOT held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | SPOT | 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 | −25.9% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −70.9% | −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 SPOT’s maximum drawdown?
SPOT’s deepest fall since 2018 was 80.5%, from its high on February 19, 2021 to its low on November 4, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did SPOT take to recover?
3.6 years. SPOT first closed above its Feb 2021 high again on September 20, 2024.
Was SPOT riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, SPOT’s worst drop was 80.5% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −75.9% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, April 4, 2018 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.