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How far are stocks from their highs?

An index near a record can hide a market where the typical stock is well off its peak. Looking at how far each stock sits below its own 52-week high shows how much of the market is actually doing well, and where the damage is concentrated.

Updated Oct 9, 2026

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The typical S&P 500 stock is 15.4% below its 52-week high, while the index is at its high. 12% of stocks are within 5% of a high and 36% are down 20% or more.

S&P 500 at its highClosest sector: Energy, 7% belowFurthest: Discretionary, 22% below
Past year

Over time

Select any measure, the sector view or a stock below. Score compares a reading with its own last five years; Value is the reading itself.

Median stock, % below its 52-week high
100 means stocks are as close to their highs as they have been in five years.
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The 60 furthest from their highs

S&P 500 stocks sorted by how far they sit below their 52-week high. Business shows whether sales, margins and cash flow are still growing. Select a column to sort.

StockBelow highDays since high1Y changeBusinessSectorPast year, below high

How to read this page

How it’s measured. Every S&P 500 stock as it stood on each day, measured against its highest close of the prior year. Scores compare each reading with its own last five years.

Sources. Daily prices from Financial Modeling Prep.

A 52-week high is the highest close in the past year. The distance below it is the familiar drawdown measure; the score shows how today compares with the past five years.

Distance from a high describes the damage, not what comes next. In our research, buying stocks simply because they fell has not paid on its own, even when the business looked sound.

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