V’s worst drop since 2008 was 52%
Visa Inc. (V) fell 52% from May 2008 to Jan 2009. It took 1.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Dec 2009. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 52%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 869th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2008 to now
How V held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | V | 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 | −36.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −24.1% | −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 V’s maximum drawdown?
V’s deepest fall since 2008 was 51.9%, from its high on May 7, 2008 to its low on January 20, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did V take to recover?
1.6 years. V first closed above its May 2008 high again on December 18, 2009.
Was V riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, V’s worst drop was 51.9% against 51.5% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −27.0% against −40.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, March 20, 2008 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.