Snap Stock Tumbled 24% – Opportunity or Trap?
Snap (SNAP) stock has fallen by 24.2% in less than a month, from $8.79 on 6th Jan, 2026 to $6.66 now. Should you buy this dip?
Dip buying is a viable strategy for quality stocks that have a history of recovering from dips. As it turns out, SNAP stock passes basic quality checks. But the bad news is that historically, the median return for the 12-month period following sharp dips was -4.1%, with median peak return of 50%. We define sharp dip as stock going down 30% or more, in less than 30 day period.
Below, we get into details of historical dips and subsequent returns.
Historical Median Returns Post Dips
| Period | Past Median Return |
|---|---|
| 1M | -5.3% |
| 3M | 26.0% |
| 6M | 16.9% |
| 12M | -4.1% |
Historical Dip-Wise Details
SNAP had 13 events since 1/1/2010 where the dip threshold of -30% within 30 days was triggered
- 50% median peak return within 1 year of dip event
- 123 days is the median time to peak return after a dip event
- -27% median max drawdown within 1 year of dip event
| 30 Day Dip | SNAP Subsequent Performance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | SNAP | SPY | 1Y | Peak Return |
Max Drop |
# Days to Peak |
||
| Median | -4% | 50% | -27% | 123 | ||||
| 4082025 | -30% | -16% | -4% | 43% | -4% | 105 | ||
| 8022024 | -39% | -2% | -19% | 37% | -23% | 123 | ||
| 2072024 | -33% | 5% | -6% | 50% | -27% | 90 | ||
| 8232023 | -31% | -1% | 2% | 89% | -10% | 167 | ||
| 10212022 | -39% | -8% | 25% | 74% | 0% | 265 | ||
| 5062022 | -33% | -9% | -67% | 0% | -69% | 0 | ||
| 1202022 | -31% | -4% | -71% | 18% | -78% | 26 | ||
| 11022021 | -31% | 7% | -82% | 6% | -85% | 13 | ||
| 3062020 | -32% | -10% | 307% | 442% | -36% | 354 | ||
| 12212018 | -31% | -14% | 210% | 259% | 0% | 217 | ||
| 9182018 | -30% | 2% | 85% | 96% | -45% | 311 | ||
| 4032018 | -31% | -4% | -21% | 11% | -65% | 21 | ||
| 8112017 | -34% | 1% | 6% | 75% | -11% | 180 | ||
Snap Passes Basic Financial Quality Checks
Revenue growth, profitability, cash flow, and balance sheet strength need to be evaluated to reduce the risk of a dip being the sign of a deteriorating business situation.
| Quality Metrics | Value | Quality Check |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (LTM) | 11.7% | Pass |
| Revenue Growth (3-Yr Avg) | 8.1% | Pass |
| Operating Cash Flow Margin (LTM) | 10.7% | Pass |
| Leverage (see below) | – | Pass |
| => Interest Coverage Ratio | -4.2 | |
| => Cash To Interest Expense Ratio | 32.8 |
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