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Gen Digital Inc. is 9.3% off its high — a mild dip, shallower than its 7.9% average pullback. Whatever the news says today, this isn't historically significant.
Slightly Elevated
Current Drawdown
-9.3%
Days in Drawdown
361
Avg Max Drawdown
7.9%
Avg Length
96
Drawdown Severity Score™
1.6
GEN - Price & High Water Mark
GEN - 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 GEN'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
Gen Digital Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 58% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Gen Digital Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 28% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Gen Digital Inc. is currently in a moderate drawdown. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $28.93, down 9.3% from its all-time high of $31.88. This pullback has lasted 361 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Gen Digital Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 7.9% in depth, with an average duration of 96 days. Gen Digital Inc. has gone through 135 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Gen Digital Inc. was 87.8%, beginning in 1992. The longest drawdown duration on record was 4292 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Gen Digital Inc. currently stands at 1.58. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the stock's typical range: a routine pullback.
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 Gen Digital 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 135 tracked pullbacks (60 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | Ongoing | 361 days | -9.3% | $31.88 | $28.93 | n/a |
| 2024-12-05 | 2025-08-12 | 250 days | -25.5% | $31.15 | $23.20 | $31.57 |
| 2024-12-03 | 2024-12-04 | 2 days | -0.3% | $30.39 | $30.31 | $31.15 |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-12-02 | 6 days | -0.2% | $30.36 | $30.31 | $30.39 |
| 2024-11-13 | 2024-11-25 | 13 days | -3.8% | $29.87 | $28.73 | $30.09 |
| 2024-11-08 | 2024-11-11 | 4 days | -0.1% | $28.91 | $28.90 | $29.72 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-06 | 6 days | -3.0% | $28.48 | $27.63 | $28.49 |
| 2022-02-10 | 2024-10-31 | 994 days | -48.4% | $28.29 | $14.59 | $28.48 |
| 2021-06-11 | 2022-02-08 | 243 days | -16.7% | $26.10 | $21.75 | $27.65 |
| 2021-06-03 | 2021-06-09 | 7 days | -1.5% | $25.83 | $25.44 | $26.04 |
| 2021-05-25 | 2021-05-26 | 2 days | -1.0% | $24.93 | $24.68 | $25.05 |
| 2021-05-19 | 2021-05-20 | 2 days | -0.4% | $24.01 | $23.91 | $24.19 |
| 2020-08-27 | 2021-05-12 | 259 days | -24.7% | $21.67 | $16.32 | $22.69 |
| 2020-08-10 | 2020-08-24 | 15 days | -4.2% | $20.79 | $19.92 | $21.00 |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-08-07 | 68 days | -15.6% | $20.16 | $17.02 | $20.79 |
| 2020-05-06 | 2020-05-29 | 24 days | -7.8% | $19.05 | $17.58 | $20.16 |
| 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-05 | 6 days | -2.0% | $18.83 | $18.46 | $19.05 |
| 2020-04-28 | 2020-04-29 | 2 days | -1.5% | $18.83 | $18.56 | $18.83 |
| 2020-02-21 | 2020-04-24 | 63 days | -19.8% | $18.29 | $14.67 | $18.55 |
| 2020-02-14 | 2020-02-20 | 7 days | -1.1% | $18.26 | $18.06 | $18.29 |
| 2017-09-20 | 2020-02-07 | 871 days | -47.6% | $16.82 | $8.82 | $17.36 |
| 2017-09-13 | 2017-09-18 | 6 days | -2.3% | $16.61 | $16.23 | $16.63 |
| 2017-05-11 | 2017-09-12 | 125 days | -16.9% | $16.24 | $13.49 | $16.61 |
| 2017-05-09 | 2017-05-10 | 2 days | -0.2% | $15.90 | $15.86 | $16.24 |
| 2017-05-02 | 2017-05-04 | 3 days | -0.7% | $15.74 | $15.63 | $15.79 |
| 2017-03-30 | 2017-04-24 | 26 days | -2.6% | $15.11 | $14.72 | $15.17 |
| 2017-03-21 | 2017-03-29 | 9 days | -2.5% | $15.08 | $14.70 | $15.11 |
| 2017-03-14 | 2017-03-20 | 7 days | -0.3% | $15.07 | $15.02 | $15.08 |
| 2017-03-09 | 2017-03-10 | 2 days | -0.1% | $14.52 | $14.50 | $14.71 |
| 2017-03-06 | 2017-03-07 | 2 days | -0.3% | $14.32 | $14.27 | $14.35 |
| 2017-02-14 | 2017-03-01 | 16 days | -1.8% | $14.20 | $13.95 | $14.25 |
| 2017-02-06 | 2017-02-07 | 2 days | -0.5% | $13.88 | $13.81 | $13.90 |
| 2017-02-01 | 2017-02-02 | 2 days | -1.1% | $13.46 | $13.32 | $13.57 |
| 2017-01-30 | 2017-01-31 | 2 days | -0.3% | $13.37 | $13.33 | $13.46 |
| 2017-01-25 | 2017-01-27 | 3 days | -0.5% | $13.37 | $13.30 | $13.37 |
| 2016-11-04 | 2017-01-11 | 69 days | -7.7% | $12.40 | $11.44 | $12.45 |
| 2016-10-06 | 2016-11-03 | 29 days | -5.2% | $12.37 | $11.73 | $12.40 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2016-10-05 | 7 days | -1.0% | $12.31 | $12.18 | $12.37 |
| 2016-09-19 | 2016-09-28 | 10 days | -2.0% | $12.28 | $12.04 | $12.31 |
| 2016-09-09 | 2016-09-16 | 8 days | -1.8% | $12.15 | $11.93 | $12.28 |
| 2004-12-06 | 2016-09-06 | 4292 days | -70.0% | $12.03 | $3.61 | $12.09 |
| 2004-11-30 | 2004-12-01 | 2 days | -0.6% | $11.53 | $11.46 | $11.78 |
| 2004-10-28 | 2004-11-23 | 27 days | -8.5% | $11.17 | $10.23 | $11.27 |
| 2004-10-22 | 2004-10-27 | 6 days | -3.2% | $10.81 | $10.47 | $11.17 |
| 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-21 | 15 days | -8.3% | $10.39 | $9.52 | $10.81 |
| 2004-10-04 | 2004-10-06 | 3 days | -0.7% | $10.28 | $10.20 | $10.39 |
| 2004-09-20 | 2004-09-27 | 8 days | -1.4% | $9.37 | $9.24 | $9.47 |
| 2004-09-14 | 2004-09-17 | 4 days | -1.0% | $9.25 | $9.16 | $9.37 |
| 2004-04-23 | 2004-09-10 | 141 days | -18.9% | $8.87 | $7.19 | $9.13 |
| 2004-04-13 | 2004-04-22 | 10 days | -6.4% | $8.77 | $8.21 | $8.87 |
| 2004-04-06 | 2004-04-12 | 7 days | -2.4% | $8.74 | $8.53 | $8.77 |
| 2003-02-26 | 2003-06-06 | 100 days | -21.4% | $4.30 | $3.38 | $4.38 |
| 2002-03-20 | 2002-11-15 | 241 days | -34.7% | $3.81 | $2.49 | $3.90 |
| 2000-03-13 | 2002-03-04 | 722 days | -63.1% | $3.63 | $1.34 | $3.74 |
| 1999-12-23 | 2000-02-10 | 50 days | -27.7% | $2.98 | $2.16 | $3.10 |
| 1999-12-09 | 1999-12-21 | 13 days | -15.2% | $2.86 | $2.43 | $2.91 |
| 1992-01-20 | 1999-11-04 | 2846 days | -87.8% | $2.25 | $0.28 | $2.25 |
| 1991-10-24 | 1991-12-05 | 43 days | -22.1% | $1.58 | $1.23 | $1.58 |
| 1991-04-05 | 1991-08-21 | 138 days | -28.2% | $1.24 | $0.89 | $1.26 |
| 1990-07-05 | 1990-12-18 | 167 days | -32.7% | $0.62 | $0.42 | $0.63 |
| 1989-10-10 | 1990-01-05 | 88 days | -16.7% | $0.40 | $0.34 | $0.40 |
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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Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) is trading at $28.93 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 9.3% below its high of $31.88. The drawdown has lasted 361 days. Severity score: 1.6 (Slightly Elevated).
GEN Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$28.93
High-water mark
$31.88
Current drawdown
-9.3%
Days in drawdown
361
This GEN 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 Gen Digital Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About GEN
Gen Digital Inc. has dropped 25%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1057 days with an average max drop of -46.6%.
The current drawdown of -9.3% has lasted 361 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1992 to Nov 1999 | -87.8% | 2846 days |
| Dec 2004 to Sep 2016 | -70.0% | 4292 days |
| Mar 2000 to Mar 2002 | -63.1% | 722 days |
| Feb 2022 to Oct 2024 | -48.4% | 994 days |
| Sep 2017 to Feb 2020 | -47.6% | 871 days |
| Mar 2002 to Nov 2002 | -34.7% | 241 days |
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