XYZ’s worst drop since 2015 was 86%
Block, Inc. (XYZ) fell 86% from Aug 2021 to Oct 2023. It has not closed above that Aug 2021 peak since, 5.2 years later. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop ranks 260th deepest among the 986 stocks PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2015 to now
How XYZ held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | XYZ | 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 | −55.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −68.6% | −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 XYZ’s maximum drawdown?
XYZ’s deepest fall since 2015 was 86.1%, from its high on August 5, 2021 to its low on October 30, 2023. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did XYZ take to recover?
It has not recovered yet. As of October 13, 2026 it sits 72.7% below that Aug 2021 high.
Was XYZ riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, XYZ’s worst drop was 86.1% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −79.4% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, November 20, 2015 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.