XOM’s worst drop since 1999 was 62%
ExxonMobil (XOM) fell 62% from Jul 2014 to Mar 2020. It took 7.5 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2022. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 704th of the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How XOM held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | XOM | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −33.7% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −33.7% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −55.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −20.5% | −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 XOM’s maximum drawdown?
XOM’s deepest fall since 1999 was 62.4%, from its high on July 28, 2014 to its low on March 23, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did XOM take to recover?
7.5 years. XOM first closed above its Jul 2014 high again on January 25, 2022.
Was XOM riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, XOM’s worst drop was 62.4% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −58.9% 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.