BHP
StockBHP Group Limited
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Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
BHP Group Limited is 12.1% off its high — deeper than its 7.2% average pullback, but it has been through 180 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
Moderately Elevated
Current Drawdown
-12.1%
Days in Drawdown
33
Avg Max Drawdown
7.2%
Avg Length
80
Drawdown Severity Score™
2.1
BHP - Price & High Water Mark
BHP - 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.
BHP Group Limited (BHP) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
BHP Group Limited is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-10-12, the stock is trading at $86.72, which represents a 12.1% decline from its all-time high of $98.69. This drawdown has persisted for 33 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, BHP Group Limited typically experiences drawdowns averaging 7.2% in depth, with an average duration of 80 days. BHP Group Limited has gone through 180 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for BHP Group Limited was 76.2%, beginning in 2011. The longest drawdown duration on record was 3531 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for BHP Group Limited currently stands at 2.13. 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 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.
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 BHP Group Limited'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 180 tracked pullbacks (61 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Ongoing | 33 days | -12.1% | $98.69 | $86.72 | n/a |
| 2026-05-14 | 2026-06-01 | 19 days | -9.8% | $90.81 | $81.87 | $91.22 |
| 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-08 | 2 days | -2.1% | $84.33 | $82.55 | $84.72 |
| 2026-03-03 | 2026-05-06 | 64 days | -21.3% | $83.01 | $65.29 | $84.33 |
| 2026-02-26 | 2026-03-02 | 5 days | -0.7% | $81.68 | $81.07 | $83.01 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-20 | 9 days | -3.2% | $75.13 | $72.76 | $76.82 |
| 2026-02-04 | 2026-02-11 | 8 days | -5.0% | $72.74 | $69.10 | $75.13 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-03 | 5 days | -4.8% | $72.17 | $68.72 | $72.74 |
| 2026-01-16 | 2026-01-23 | 8 days | -2.5% | $66.03 | $64.39 | $67.52 |
| 2026-01-07 | 2026-01-14 | 8 days | -4.8% | $64.80 | $61.72 | $66.02 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2026-01-06 | 741 days | -37.2% | $64.05 | $40.22 | $64.80 |
| 2023-01-27 | 2023-12-21 | 329 days | -20.7% | $62.59 | $49.65 | $63.03 |
| 2023-01-23 | 2023-01-24 | 2 days | -0.1% | $61.03 | $60.96 | $61.29 |
| 2023-01-17 | 2023-01-20 | 4 days | -2.2% | $60.87 | $59.54 | $61.03 |
| 2022-04-04 | 2023-01-10 | 282 days | -31.8% | $58.19 | $39.68 | $58.68 |
| 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2 days | -1.1% | $57.33 | $56.69 | $58.19 |
| 2022-03-07 | 2022-03-24 | 17 days | -11.4% | $53.66 | $47.54 | $54.50 |
| 2021-05-11 | 2022-03-03 | 297 days | -31.1% | $53.25 | $36.70 | $53.57 |
| 2021-03-04 | 2021-05-07 | 64 days | -14.5% | $52.03 | $44.49 | $52.30 |
| 2021-02-25 | 2021-03-02 | 6 days | -4.8% | $51.22 | $48.76 | $51.45 |
| 2021-01-15 | 2021-02-16 | 33 days | -9.6% | $47.46 | $42.90 | $48.49 |
| 2021-01-11 | 2021-01-14 | 4 days | -3.3% | $47.19 | $45.65 | $47.46 |
| 2020-12-18 | 2021-01-04 | 18 days | -2.5% | $42.58 | $41.52 | $43.26 |
| 2020-12-11 | 2020-12-16 | 6 days | -2.1% | $41.59 | $40.73 | $41.67 |
| 2011-04-12 | 2020-12-10 | 3531 days | -76.2% | $40.53 | $9.64 | $41.59 |
| 2011-04-07 | 2011-04-08 | 2 days | -0.4% | $39.31 | $39.14 | $40.00 |
| 2011-03-04 | 2011-03-31 | 27 days | -10.7% | $37.54 | $33.51 | $37.85 |
| 2011-02-09 | 2011-03-03 | 23 days | -4.1% | $37.41 | $35.87 | $37.54 |
| 2011-02-04 | 2011-02-07 | 4 days | -0.2% | $36.93 | $36.86 | $37.20 |
| 2011-01-03 | 2011-02-02 | 31 days | -6.2% | $36.32 | $34.09 | $36.42 |
| 2010-12-27 | 2010-12-29 | 3 days | -1.5% | $36.09 | $35.55 | $36.28 |
| 2010-11-08 | 2010-12-23 | 46 days | -10.6% | $36.02 | $32.21 | $36.09 |
| 2008-05-19 | 2010-11-04 | 900 days | -73.8% | $34.58 | $9.08 | $35.65 |
| 2008-05-13 | 2008-05-14 | 2 days | -0.5% | $32.13 | $31.96 | $32.84 |
| 2008-05-07 | 2008-05-09 | 3 days | -4.7% | $31.61 | $30.11 | $32.01 |
| 2007-10-30 | 2008-05-06 | 190 days | -33.8% | $31.54 | $20.88 | $31.61 |
| 2007-10-19 | 2007-10-26 | 8 days | -5.5% | $30.94 | $29.23 | $31.12 |
| 2007-10-15 | 2007-10-18 | 4 days | -3.2% | $30.61 | $29.62 | $30.94 |
| 2007-10-02 | 2007-10-10 | 9 days | -4.5% | $29.57 | $28.24 | $29.63 |
| 2007-09-26 | 2007-09-27 | 2 days | -1.7% | $27.81 | $27.35 | $28.05 |
| 2007-07-13 | 2007-09-18 | 68 days | -23.8% | $24.58 | $18.72 | $24.77 |
| 2007-07-10 | 2007-07-12 | 3 days | -3.0% | $24.03 | $23.31 | $24.58 |
| 2007-06-22 | 2007-07-02 | 11 days | -4.2% | $21.63 | $20.73 | $22.03 |
| 2007-06-20 | 2007-06-21 | 2 days | -1.3% | $21.13 | $20.87 | $21.63 |
| 2007-06-12 | 2007-06-13 | 2 days | -1.7% | $20.09 | $19.75 | $20.42 |
| 2007-06-06 | 2007-06-08 | 3 days | -1.0% | $19.72 | $19.52 | $19.98 |
| 2007-05-10 | 2007-06-01 | 23 days | -7.1% | $19.13 | $17.77 | $19.32 |
| 2007-05-08 | 2007-05-09 | 2 days | -2.1% | $18.63 | $18.23 | $19.13 |
| 2007-04-17 | 2007-05-04 | 18 days | -5.1% | $18.31 | $17.38 | $18.49 |
| 2007-04-11 | 2007-04-16 | 6 days | -1.8% | $18.22 | $17.90 | $18.31 |
| 2007-04-05 | 2007-04-10 | 6 days | -0.8% | $17.87 | $17.72 | $18.22 |
| 2006-05-10 | 2007-03-26 | 321 days | -26.1% | $17.32 | $12.80 | $17.46 |
| 2005-03-01 | 2005-08-03 | 155 days | -22.1% | $10.62 | $8.28 | $10.76 |
| 2004-02-20 | 2004-09-21 | 214 days | -20.6% | $6.76 | $5.37 | $6.85 |
| 2000-01-10 | 2002-07-15 | 917 days | -39.3% | $3.36 | $2.04 | $3.54 |
| 1996-05-09 | 2000-01-07 | 1339 days | -55.3% | $3.31 | $1.48 | $3.36 |
| 1994-02-04 | 1994-06-02 | 118 days | -18.5% | $2.50 | $2.04 | $2.50 |
| 1991-11-04 | 1993-10-13 | 709 days | -38.3% | $2.01 | $1.24 | $2.03 |
| 1990-09-13 | 1991-04-23 | 223 days | -21.2% | $1.51 | $1.19 | $1.53 |
| 1987-09-21 | 1989-08-08 | 688 days | -48.5% | $1.19 | $0.62 | $1.20 |
| 1986-05-30 | 1987-02-09 | 256 days | -27.5% | $0.77 | $0.56 | $0.77 |
| 1986-01-31 | 1986-04-23 | 83 days | -18.8% | $0.64 | $0.52 | $0.65 |
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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BHP Group Limited (BHP) is trading at $86.72 as of Oct 12, 2026. It is 12.1% below its high of $98.69. The drawdown has lasted 33 days. Severity score: 2.1 (Moderately Elevated).
BHP Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$86.72
High-water mark
$98.69
Current drawdown
-12.1%
Days in drawdown
33
This BHP 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 BHP Group Limited drawdowns.
What History Says About BHP
BHP Group Limited has dropped 30%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 959 days with an average max drop of -46.5%.
The current drawdown of -12.1% has lasted 33 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2011 to Dec 2020 | -76.2% | 3531 days |
| May 2008 to Nov 2010 | -73.8% | 900 days |
| May 1996 to Jan 2000 | -55.3% | 1339 days |
| Sep 1987 to Aug 1989 | -48.5% | 688 days |
| Jan 2000 to Jul 2002 | -39.3% | 917 days |
| Nov 1991 to Oct 1993 | -38.3% | 709 days |
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