EP

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Empire Petroleum Corporation

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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.

Empire Petroleum Corporation is 97.4% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.

Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 4.0, below its typical range.

Price $2.46 · as of Nov 11, 2026All-time high $96.00Drawdown -97.4%Severity Score™ 13.1Is the broader market down too?
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Historic

Current Drawdown

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-97.4%

Days in Drawdown

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9401

Avg Max Drawdown

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27.8%

Avg Length

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62

Drawdown Severity Score™

13.1

EP - Price & High Water Mark

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EP - Drawdown Timeline

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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 November 9, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within EP'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

2.9xSeverity Score 4.0 · Below its typical range
Low: 0.29xMedian: 5.3xHigh: 2767.0x

Empire Petroleum Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 17% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

99.9% below its highest Price to Sales reading · high date May 13, 2010

Price to Sales history

How we measure valuation

Empire Petroleum Corporation (EP) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

Empire Petroleum Corporation is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-11-11, the stock is trading at $2.46, which represents a 97.4% decline from its all-time high of $96.00. This drawdown has persisted for 9401 days.

EP by the numbers

  • Today's 97% drop is the deepest in EP's tracked history since 1999. The previous worst was 71%, starting Nov 1999.
  • Over the past 10 years, EP spent 44% of trading days further below its high than it is now.
  • Since 1999, EP has fallen 20% or more 5 times, about one every 5 years, and 30% or more 2 times.
  • After a 20%+ decline, EP has typically needed 5 weeks to return to its high. The fastest round trip took 3 weeks (from Nov 2000).

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Empire Petroleum Corporation currently stands at 13.09. A score above 12.0 indicates a historic, once-in-a-decade event: declines of this magnitude are extraordinarily rare in this asset's tracked history and can also signal fundamental changes worth investigating.

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📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Below are 7 of EP's larger declines from its 7 tracked pullbacks, newest first.

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2001-02-14Ongoing9401 days-97.4%$96.00$2.46n/a
2000-12-142001-01-1634 days-23.7%$43.20$32.98$49.49
2000-11-202000-12-1122 days-20.2%$43.20$34.46$43.20
2000-09-132000-11-1766 days-28.6%$42.00$30.00$43.20
2000-08-162000-09-1228 days-30.8%$38.98$26.98$42.00
1999-11-182000-08-14270 days-70.9%$36.00$10.46$38.98
1999-11-161999-11-172 days-4.7%$31.49$30.00$36.00
1999-11-021999-11-1211 days-15.7%$28.46$24.00$30.00

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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EP Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$2.46

High-water mark

$96.00

Current drawdown

-97.4%

Days in drawdown

9,401

What History Says About EP

Empire Petroleum Corporation has dropped 5%+ from its high 6 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 72 days with an average max drop of -31.6%.

The current drawdown of -97.4% has lasted 9,401 days, which is 130.6x the average duration of comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Nov 1999 to Aug 2000-70.9%270 days
Aug 2000 to Sep 2000-30.8%28 days
Sep 2000 to Nov 2000-28.6%66 days
Dec 2000 to Jan 2001-23.7%34 days
Nov 2000 to Dec 2000-20.2%22 days
Nov 1999 to Nov 1999-15.7%11 days

Past Strong Buy alerts for EP

In our simulation, EP has not had a Strong Buy or Ultra Buy alert since 2016.

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About this data

Source
Adjusted daily closing prices from Yahoo Finance, so splits and dividends don't show up as drops.
Coverage
Nov 2, 1999 to Nov 11, 2026, about 27 years. 7 declines from a high recorded for EP.
Updated
After each U.S. trading day closes. This page shows the close of Nov 11, 2026.
How it's calculated
A drawdown runs from a closing high to the next new high. See the methodology and how the Severity Score works.

Published by DrawdownAlerts. Historical facts only, not investment advice.