EBAY
StockeBay Inc.
One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for EBAY. Otherwise we stay quiet.
Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
eBay Inc. is 12.5% off its high — deeper than its 9.2% average pullback, but it has been through 103 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
But down is not the same as cheap: eBay Inc.'s P/S Severity Score is 0.0 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Moderately Elevated
Current Drawdown
-12.5%
Days in Drawdown
81
Avg Max Drawdown
9.2%
Avg Length
96
Drawdown Severity Score™
2.0
EBAY - Price & High Water Mark
EBAY - 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 August 22, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within EBAY's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
eBay Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 83% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
eBay Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 97% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
eBay Inc. (EBAY) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
eBay Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $104.13, which represents a 12.5% decline from its all-time high of $118.96. This drawdown has persisted for 81 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, eBay Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 9.2% in depth, with an average duration of 96 days. eBay Inc. has gone through 103 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for eBay Inc. was 82.6%, beginning in 2004. The longest drawdown duration on record was 3351 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for eBay Inc. currently stands at 2.04. 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 eBay 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 103 tracked pullbacks (63 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Ongoing | 81 days | -12.5% | $118.96 | $104.13 | n/a |
| 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-20 | 3 days | -1.6% | $116.13 | $114.24 | $118.96 |
| 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-12 | 8 days | -3.7% | $109.33 | $105.26 | $110.40 |
| 2026-04-21 | 2026-05-04 | 14 days | -8.6% | $107.13 | $97.94 | $109.33 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2 days | -0.4% | $100.40 | $100.01 | $101.96 |
| 2025-08-14 | 2026-04-14 | 244 days | -20.7% | $100.10 | $79.41 | $100.40 |
| 2025-08-05 | 2025-08-07 | 3 days | -1.7% | $92.24 | $90.67 | $92.40 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-04 | 4 days | -0.0% | $91.14 | $91.13 | $92.24 |
| 2025-07-25 | 2025-07-31 | 7 days | -5.9% | $81.90 | $77.05 | $91.14 |
| 2025-06-10 | 2025-07-22 | 43 days | -7.2% | $78.83 | $73.19 | $81.22 |
| 2021-10-25 | 2025-06-03 | 1318 days | -53.6% | $74.48 | $34.58 | $75.45 |
| 2021-08-31 | 2021-10-22 | 53 days | -11.5% | $71.51 | $63.28 | $74.48 |
| 2021-08-17 | 2021-08-26 | 10 days | -3.2% | $69.39 | $67.16 | $69.75 |
| 2021-07-26 | 2021-08-13 | 19 days | -11.1% | $67.81 | $60.26 | $68.25 |
| 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-22 | 23 days | -3.5% | $65.00 | $62.73 | $66.45 |
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-25 | 12 days | -5.8% | $61.90 | $58.33 | $62.61 |
| 2021-04-19 | 2021-06-04 | 47 days | -14.1% | $59.69 | $51.29 | $60.15 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-15 | 2 days | -1.6% | $58.67 | $57.72 | $59.17 |
| 2021-04-06 | 2021-04-13 | 8 days | -3.0% | $58.55 | $56.78 | $58.67 |
| 2021-02-09 | 2021-04-05 | 55 days | -16.2% | $58.50 | $49.04 | $58.55 |
| 2021-01-27 | 2021-02-04 | 9 days | -4.6% | $54.22 | $51.72 | $56.01 |
| 2020-07-13 | 2021-01-26 | 198 days | -21.2% | $53.99 | $42.52 | $54.22 |
| 2020-06-24 | 2020-06-26 | 3 days | -2.1% | $45.36 | $44.42 | $46.35 |
| 2020-06-10 | 2020-06-23 | 14 days | -4.2% | $45.31 | $43.41 | $45.36 |
| 2020-06-05 | 2020-06-09 | 5 days | -1.3% | $44.96 | $44.38 | $45.31 |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2 days | -0.7% | $41.48 | $41.17 | $41.88 |
| 2018-02-02 | 2020-05-29 | 847 days | -43.4% | $41.11 | $23.26 | $41.48 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2018-02-01 | 4 days | -1.2% | $36.39 | $35.95 | $41.11 |
| 2018-01-09 | 2018-01-24 | 16 days | -5.3% | $35.42 | $33.53 | $35.44 |
| 2018-01-04 | 2018-01-05 | 2 days | -1.7% | $34.90 | $34.33 | $35.32 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2018-01-03 | 86 days | -11.8% | $34.70 | $30.60 | $34.90 |
| 2017-10-06 | 2017-10-09 | 4 days | -0.5% | $34.70 | $34.54 | $34.70 |
| 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-05 | 3 days | -0.2% | $34.47 | $34.41 | $34.70 |
| 2017-09-20 | 2017-10-02 | 13 days | -2.2% | $34.34 | $33.58 | $34.47 |
| 2017-09-18 | 2017-09-19 | 2 days | -0.0% | $34.17 | $34.17 | $34.34 |
| 2017-09-08 | 2017-09-11 | 4 days | -0.6% | $33.83 | $33.63 | $33.90 |
| 2017-07-21 | 2017-09-07 | 49 days | -7.9% | $33.09 | $30.47 | $33.83 |
| 2017-07-17 | 2017-07-19 | 3 days | -0.8% | $33.00 | $32.75 | $33.00 |
| 2017-06-09 | 2017-07-13 | 35 days | -6.0% | $32.16 | $30.22 | $32.48 |
| 2017-06-06 | 2017-06-07 | 2 days | -0.2% | $31.64 | $31.57 | $31.83 |
| 2017-05-26 | 2017-06-02 | 8 days | -2.6% | $31.34 | $30.53 | $31.43 |
| 2017-05-17 | 2017-05-24 | 8 days | -3.5% | $30.98 | $29.88 | $30.99 |
| 2017-04-18 | 2017-05-16 | 29 days | -6.9% | $30.65 | $28.52 | $30.98 |
| 2017-02-28 | 2017-04-13 | 44 days | -4.3% | $30.51 | $29.20 | $30.55 |
| 2017-02-16 | 2017-02-24 | 9 days | -1.4% | $30.27 | $29.85 | $30.31 |
| 2017-02-14 | 2017-02-15 | 2 days | -0.5% | $30.07 | $29.93 | $30.27 |
| 2017-02-09 | 2017-02-10 | 2 days | -0.4% | $29.59 | $29.48 | $29.93 |
| 2016-10-03 | 2017-02-08 | 129 days | -16.7% | $29.28 | $24.38 | $29.59 |
| 2016-09-09 | 2016-09-30 | 22 days | -4.1% | $29.10 | $27.91 | $29.28 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2016-09-02 | 2 days | -0.1% | $28.62 | $28.59 | $28.73 |
| 2016-07-27 | 2016-08-29 | 34 days | -2.8% | $27.94 | $27.16 | $27.94 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2016-07-21 | 233 days | -25.6% | $26.33 | $19.59 | $26.64 |
| 2015-07-30 | 2015-11-03 | 97 days | -16.5% | $25.59 | $21.36 | $25.72 |
| 2014-03-07 | 2015-03-06 | 365 days | -19.3% | $22.21 | $17.93 | $22.43 |
| 2004-12-31 | 2014-03-04 | 3351 days | -82.6% | $22.06 | $3.85 | $22.12 |
| 2004-06-29 | 2004-09-14 | 78 days | -21.4% | $17.38 | $13.67 | $17.68 |
| 2000-03-27 | 2003-12-19 | 1363 days | -77.1% | $11.41 | $2.62 | $11.49 |
| 1999-04-30 | 2000-03-16 | 322 days | -64.8% | $10.07 | $3.55 | $10.28 |
| 1999-04-12 | 1999-04-23 | 12 days | -16.0% | $8.59 | $7.22 | $9.37 |
| 1999-03-09 | 1999-04-08 | 30 days | -19.8% | $8.01 | $6.42 | $8.04 |
| 1999-01-28 | 1999-02-26 | 30 days | -30.1% | $4.74 | $3.31 | $5.21 |
| 1998-12-23 | 1999-01-27 | 36 days | -39.6% | $4.70 | $2.84 | $4.74 |
| 1998-11-30 | 1998-12-16 | 17 days | -20.1% | $3.40 | $2.72 | $3.49 |
| 1998-09-30 | 1998-10-21 | 22 days | -40.7% | $0.76 | $0.45 | $0.79 |
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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eBay Inc. (EBAY) is trading at $104.13 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 12.5% below its high of $118.96. The drawdown has lasted 81 days. Severity score: 2.0 (Moderately Elevated).
EBAY Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$104.13
High-water mark
$118.96
Current drawdown
-12.5%
Days in drawdown
81
This EBAY 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 eBay Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About EBAY
eBay Inc. has dropped 25%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 836 days with an average max drop of -50.8%.
The current drawdown of -12.5% has lasted 81 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2004 to Mar 2014 | -82.6% | 3351 days |
| Mar 2000 to Dec 2003 | -77.1% | 1363 days |
| Apr 1999 to Mar 2000 | -64.8% | 322 days |
| Oct 2021 to Jun 2025 | -53.6% | 1318 days |
| Feb 2018 to May 2020 | -43.4% | 847 days |
| Sep 1998 to Oct 1998 | -40.7% | 22 days |
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