AVB

Stock

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is 17.6% off its high — deeper than its 3.6% average pullback, but it has been through 244 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

Price $189.46 · as of Jul 9, 2026All-time high $229.94Drawdown -17.6%Severity Score™ 4.1
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Significant

Current Drawdown

-17.6%

Days in Drawdown

587

Avg Max Drawdown

3.6%

Avg Length

44

Drawdown Severity Score™

4.1

AVB - Price & High Water Mark

AVB - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within AVB's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

9.0xBelow Typical · 14th percentile
Low: 3.8xMedian: 11.6xHigh: 15.8x

20 years of daily history

43.3% below its highest Price to Sales reading · 4.0x typical multiple drawdown · high date January 4, 2022

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

20.2xBelow Typical · 18th percentile
Low: 13.2xMedian: 24.3xHigh: 34.8x

20 years of daily history

42.0% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · 3.2x typical multiple drawdown · high date May 21, 2013

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $189.46, which represents a 17.6% decline from its all-time high of $229.94. This drawdown has persisted for 587 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 3.6% in depth, with an average duration of 44 days. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. has gone through 244 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for AvalonBay Communities, Inc. was 70.0%, beginning in 2007. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1527 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for AvalonBay Communities, Inc. currently stands at 4.06. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing AvalonBay Communities, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 244 tracked pullbacks (65 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2024-11-29Ongoing587 days-17.6%$229.94$189.46n/a
2022-03-302024-11-26973 days-38.4%$226.96$139.91$227.60
2022-01-052022-03-2983 days-8.2%$224.20$205.80$226.96
2021-12-162021-12-2712 days-3.0%$217.36$210.94$218.05
2021-12-142021-12-152 days-1.5%$216.63$213.29$217.36
2021-11-262021-12-1318 days-6.8%$215.57$200.94$216.63
2021-11-192021-11-246 days-3.1%$214.93$208.17$215.57
2021-11-162021-11-183 days-1.4%$214.33$211.23$214.93
2021-11-122021-11-154 days-0.0%$210.47$210.47$214.33
2021-10-292021-11-0912 days-2.3%$208.88$204.10$209.70
2021-10-212021-10-266 days-0.4%$203.47$202.61$204.70
2021-10-152021-10-206 days-1.7%$202.94$199.54$203.47
2021-09-032021-10-1442 days-5.6%$202.03$190.64$202.94
2021-07-302021-09-0134 days-3.5%$199.34$192.29$201.66
2021-07-212021-07-299 days-1.9%$198.32$194.60$199.34
2021-07-192021-07-202 days-1.2%$195.83$193.49$198.32
2021-07-132021-07-142 days-1.2%$194.18$191.80$194.27
2020-02-192021-07-07504 days-46.9%$186.73$99.13$187.04
2019-10-222020-02-10112 days-7.0%$180.47$167.86$181.55
2019-10-172019-10-182 days-0.1%$178.17$178.06$178.95
2019-10-082019-10-169 days-0.8%$178.16$176.67$178.17
2019-10-012019-10-033 days-0.6%$175.01$173.93$177.16
2019-09-052019-09-3026 days-4.2%$174.45$167.15$175.01
2019-07-112019-09-0355 days-6.2%$172.52$161.91$172.78
2019-07-052019-07-084 days-0.7%$168.94$167.76$169.57
2019-06-212019-07-0313 days-4.4%$168.57$161.21$168.94
2019-06-182019-06-203 days-0.5%$167.90$167.09$168.57
2019-06-112019-06-177 days-1.1%$167.69$165.87$167.90
2019-05-282019-06-059 days-1.9%$164.42$161.24$166.40
2019-04-162019-05-2439 days-5.1%$163.50$155.10$164.42
2019-04-042019-04-118 days-0.9%$162.08$160.67$162.71
2019-03-292019-04-025 days-0.1%$160.93$160.73$161.96
2019-03-272019-03-282 days-0.0%$159.67$159.65$160.93
2019-03-152019-03-2612 days-1.8%$159.03$156.13$159.67
2019-02-202019-03-1119 days-1.2%$156.15$154.29$156.94
2019-02-142019-02-152 days-0.2%$155.85$155.57$155.85
2019-02-082019-02-136 days-0.9%$155.22$153.78$155.85
2019-02-062019-02-072 days-0.3%$154.60$154.18$155.22
2019-02-012019-02-055 days-1.4%$153.35$151.19$154.60
2018-12-072019-01-2954 days-11.9%$151.06$133.07$151.61
2018-12-042018-12-063 days-1.8%$150.31$147.64$151.06
2017-06-062018-11-30543 days-20.9%$149.33$118.16$150.20
2017-05-082017-06-0226 days-1.1%$144.57$142.96$146.74
2017-05-032017-05-053 days-1.1%$143.41$141.82$144.57
2017-04-262017-04-283 days-0.6%$141.97$141.18$142.39
2017-04-182017-04-258 days-1.3%$141.61$139.74$141.97
2017-04-132017-04-175 days-0.5%$140.58$139.87$141.61
2017-04-072017-04-104 days-0.6%$139.38$138.58$140.08
2017-03-242017-04-0513 days-1.1%$138.99$137.50$139.03
2016-05-112017-03-23317 days-15.1%$138.94$117.99$138.99
2016-04-012016-05-1040 days-7.1%$138.36$128.60$138.94
2015-12-302016-03-1778 days-13.2%$133.99$116.35$136.45
2015-08-192015-10-0952 days-10.7%$127.95$114.30$128.35
2015-03-242015-08-17147 days-10.7%$126.88$113.27$127.16
2014-09-092014-10-3153 days-10.0%$108.22$97.37$108.56
2012-07-182014-06-04687 days-19.5%$97.74$78.65$97.75
2011-07-252012-02-02193 days-20.0%$87.78$70.23$88.23
2007-02-082011-04-151527 days-70.0%$75.63$22.66$75.67
2005-07-292005-11-10105 days-10.7%$42.88$38.31$43.71
2005-01-032005-05-16133 days-12.3%$35.99$31.57$36.06
2002-04-152003-10-06540 days-29.4%$21.44$15.14$21.63
2001-08-242002-03-21210 days-14.2%$20.28$17.41$20.34
2001-01-022001-08-03213 days-13.8%$19.06$16.44$19.14
1997-12-092000-03-29842 days-22.2%$13.06$10.16$13.17
1997-01-231997-06-13141 days-10.8%$12.05$10.75$12.09
1994-06-071995-12-06548 days-24.9%$7.34$5.52$7.54

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) is trading at $189.46 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 17.6% below its high of $229.94. The drawdown has lasted 587 days. Severity score: 4.1 (Significant).

AVB Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$189.46

High-water mark

$229.94

Current drawdown

-17.6%

Days in drawdown

587

This AVB page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior AvalonBay Communities, Inc. drawdowns.

What History Says About AVB

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. has dropped 15%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 667 days with an average max drop of -30.7%.

The current drawdown of -17.6% has lasted 587 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Feb 2007 to Apr 2011-70.0%1527 days
Feb 2020 to Jul 2021-46.9%504 days
Mar 2022 to Nov 2024-38.4%973 days
Apr 2002 to Oct 2003-29.4%540 days
Jun 1994 to Dec 1995-24.9%548 days
Dec 1997 to Mar 2000-22.2%842 days

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