LYG
StockLloyds Banking Group plc
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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
Lloyds Banking Group plc is 66.6% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
Historic
Current Drawdown
-66.6%
Days in Drawdown
6940
Avg Max Drawdown
4.5%
Avg Length
58
Drawdown Severity Score™
14.0
LYG - Price & High Water Mark
LYG - 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.
Lloyds Banking Group plc (LYG) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Lloyds Banking Group plc is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-11-05, the stock is trading at $5.18, which represents a 66.6% decline from its all-time high of $15.51. This drawdown has persisted for 6940 days.
LYG by the numbers
- Today's 67% drop is the deepest in LYG's tracked history since 2001. The previous worst was 56%, starting May 2002.
- Over the past 10 years, LYG spent 93% of trading days further below its high than it is now.
- Since 2001, LYG has had 4 declines of 10% or more, and only one of 20% or more.
- Its 10%+ declines have typically taken 2 months to recover to a new high.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Lloyds Banking Group plc currently stands at 13.98. 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 8 of LYG's larger declines from its 36 tracked pullbacks, newest first.
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-05 | Ongoing | 6940 days | -66.6% | $15.51 | $5.18 | n/a |
| 2007-07-19 | 2007-10-04 | 78 days | -10.9% | $15.29 | $13.63 | $15.49 |
| 2007-05-08 | 2007-07-18 | 72 days | -5.3% | $15.29 | $14.48 | $15.29 |
| 2007-02-21 | 2007-04-16 | 54 days | -10.8% | $15.04 | $13.41 | $15.25 |
| 2006-05-08 | 2006-07-28 | 82 days | -8.6% | $12.28 | $11.23 | $12.38 |
| 2006-03-23 | 2006-05-05 | 43 days | -8.4% | $12.26 | $11.23 | $12.28 |
| 2002-05-07 | 2006-02-01 | 1367 days | -55.7% | $11.08 | $4.90 | $11.14 |
| 2002-02-15 | 2002-04-17 | 61 days | -10.5% | $9.99 | $8.94 | $10.06 |
| 2002-01-02 | 2002-02-14 | 44 days | -7.3% | $9.92 | $9.19 | $9.99 |
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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LYG Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$5.18
High-water mark
$15.51
Current drawdown
-66.6%
Days in drawdown
6,940
What History Says About LYG
Lloyds Banking Group plc has dropped 5%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 225 days with an average max drop of -14.7%.
The current drawdown of -66.6% has lasted 6,940 days, which is 30.8x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| May 2002 to Feb 2006 | -55.7% | 1367 days |
| Jul 2007 to Oct 2007 | -10.9% | 78 days |
| Feb 2007 to Apr 2007 | -10.8% | 54 days |
| Feb 2002 to Apr 2002 | -10.5% | 61 days |
| May 2006 to Jul 2006 | -8.6% | 82 days |
| Mar 2006 to May 2006 | -8.4% | 43 days |
Past Strong Buy alerts for LYG
In our simulation, LYG 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 30, 2001 to Nov 5, 2026, about 25 years. 36 declines from a high recorded for LYG.
- Updated
- After each U.S. trading day closes. This page shows the close of Nov 5, 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.
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