SYK’s worst drop since 1999 was 59%
Stryker Corporation (SYK) fell 59% from Dec 2007 to Mar 2009. It took 5.7 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Sep 2013. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 775th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How SYK held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | SYK | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −36.0% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −58.6% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −43.8% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −31.5% | −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 SYK’s maximum drawdown?
SYK’s deepest fall since 1999 was 58.6%, from its high on December 26, 2007 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did SYK take to recover?
5.7 years. SYK first closed above its Dec 2007 high again on September 17, 2013.
Was SYK riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, SYK’s worst drop was 58.6% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −50.4% 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.