FTSE 100 (^FTSE) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Close-to-close returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Calculated from 43 years of price history (1984–2026).
FTSE 100
^FTSE
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.9% | +6.7% | 6.7% | +2.0% | 1.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +6.1% | +1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | +3.3% | 0.1% | +4.2% | +0.6% | +1.8% | +3.9% | +0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | 0.0% | +4.2% | +2.4% | +1.6% | 1.3% | +2.5% | +0.1% | 1.7% | 1.5% | +2.2% | 1.4% |
| 2023 | +4.3% | +1.3% | 3.1% | +3.1% | 5.4% | +1.1% | +2.2% | 3.4% | +2.3% | 3.8% | +1.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | +1.1% | 0.1% | +0.8% | +0.4% | +0.8% | 5.8% | +3.5% | 1.9% | 5.4% | +2.9% | +6.7% | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.2% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +0.8% | +0.2% | 0.1% | +1.2% | 0.5% | +2.1% | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | 9.7% | 13.8% | +4.0% | +3.0% | +1.5% | 4.4% | +1.1% | 1.6% | 4.9% | +12.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | +3.6% | +1.5% | +2.9% | +1.9% | 3.5% | +3.7% | +2.2% | 5.0% | +2.8% | 2.2% | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | 4.0% | 2.4% | +6.4% | +2.2% | 0.5% | +1.5% | 4.1% | +1.0% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.3% | +0.8% | 1.6% | +4.4% | 2.8% | +0.8% | +0.8% | 0.8% | +1.6% | 2.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.2% | +1.3% | +1.1% | 0.2% | +4.4% | +3.4% | +0.8% | +1.7% | +0.8% | 2.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | +2.8% | +2.9% | 2.5% | +2.8% | +0.3% | 6.6% | +2.7% | 6.7% | 3.0% | +4.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +4.6% | 3.1% | +2.8% | +1.0% | 1.5% | 0.2% | +1.3% | 2.9% | 1.2% | +2.7% | 2.3% |
| 2013 | +6.4% | +1.3% | +0.8% | +0.3% | +2.4% | 5.6% | +6.5% | 3.1% | +0.8% | +4.2% | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | +2.0% | +3.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 7.3% | +4.7% | +1.2% | +1.4% | +0.5% | +0.7% | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +2.2% | 1.4% | +2.7% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 7.2% | 4.9% | +8.1% | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +3.2% | +6.1% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 5.2% | +6.9% | 0.6% | +6.2% | +2.3% | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | 7.7% | +2.5% | +8.1% | +4.1% | 3.8% | +8.5% | +6.5% | +4.6% | 1.7% | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +0.1% | 3.1% | +6.8% | 0.6% | 7.1% | 3.8% | +4.2% | 13.0% | 10.7% | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | 0.5% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +2.7% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 0.9% | +2.6% | +3.9% | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | +2.5% | +0.5% | +3.0% | +1.0% | 5.0% | +1.9% | +1.6% | 0.4% | +0.9% | +2.8% | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | +0.8% | +2.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +0.3% | +3.4% | 2.9% | +2.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +2.3% | 2.4% | +2.4% | 1.3% | +0.8% | 1.1% | +1.0% | +2.5% | +1.2% | +1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +2.5% | 1.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% | 0.4% | +3.1% | +0.1% | 1.7% | +4.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | 1.2% | +3.3% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 0.4% | 12.0% | +8.5% | +3.2% | 5.5% |
| 2001 | +1.2% | 6.0% | 4.8% | +5.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 8.3% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | 0.5% | +4.8% | 3.0% | +0.3% | 0.7% | +0.8% | +4.8% | 5.7% | +2.5% | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | +0.2% | +4.7% | +1.9% | +4.1% | 5.0% | +1.5% | 1.4% | +0.2% | 3.5% | +3.7% | +5.5% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | +6.3% | +5.7% | +2.8% | +0.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | +0.1% | 10.1% | 3.5% | +7.4% | +5.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | +3.8% | +0.8% | +0.1% | +2.9% | +4.2% | 0.4% | +6.6% | 1.8% | +8.9% | 7.7% | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | +1.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | +3.2% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | +4.4% | +2.2% | +0.6% | +2.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +0.6% | +4.3% | +2.5% | +3.2% | 0.1% | +4.5% | +0.4% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +3.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | +2.1% | 4.7% | 7.3% | +1.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | +5.6% | +5.5% | 6.9% | +2.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +2.2% | +0.4% | 2.3% | +1.0% | +2.1% | +0.9% | +5.9% | 2.0% | +4.4% | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | +3.1% | 0.4% | 4.8% | +8.8% | +2.0% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 3.6% | +10.4% | +4.1% | +4.5% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | +1.3% | +9.7% | +3.2% | +1.2% | +0.5% | 3.4% | +7.2% | +2.2% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 5.7% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 6.4% | +11.5% | +1.3% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% | +3.0% | +4.8% | 0.3% |
| 1989 | +14.4% | 2.4% | +3.6% | +2.1% | 0.2% | +1.7% | +6.8% | +4.0% | 3.7% | 7.5% | +6.3% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | +4.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% | +3.4% | 1.0% | +4.1% | 0.2% | 5.4% | +4.1% | +1.4% | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | +7.7% | +9.5% | +0.9% | +2.6% | +7.4% | +3.7% | +3.4% | 4.7% | +5.2% | 26.0% | 9.7% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | +1.6% | +7.6% | +8.1% | 0.5% | 3.5% | +2.9% | 5.6% | +6.6% | 6.3% | +4.9% | +0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | +3.9% | 1.6% | +1.4% | +1.1% | +1.7% | 5.9% | +2.2% | +6.3% | 3.8% | +6.8% | +4.5% | 1.8% |
| 1984 | +6.6% | 2.1% | +6.9% | +2.3% | 10.3% | +2.0% | 3.0% | +9.3% | +3.3% | +0.9% | +2.6% | +4.3% |
| Avg | +0.6% | +0.8% | +0.1% | +1.9% | +0.0% | 0.8% | +1.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | +0.5% | +0.9% | +2.2% |
| Median | +1.1% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +2.2% | +0.3% | 0.4% | +1.3% | +0.3% | 0.6% | +1.9% | +1.3% | +2.4% |
| Win % | 56% | 60% | 56% | 74% | 53% | 40% | 62% | 57% | 48% | 69% | 57% | 79% |
2026
Jan+2.9%
Feb+6.7%
Mar6.7%
Apr+2.0%
May1.5%
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+6.1%
Feb+1.6%
Mar2.6%
Apr1.0%
May+3.3%
Jun0.1%
Jul+4.2%
Aug+0.6%
Sep+1.8%
Oct+3.9%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+2.2%
2024
Jan1.3%
Feb0.0%
Mar+4.2%
Apr+2.4%
May+1.6%
Jun1.3%
Jul+2.5%
Aug+0.1%
Sep1.7%
Oct1.5%
Nov+2.2%
Dec1.4%
2023
Jan+4.3%
Feb+1.3%
Mar3.1%
Apr+3.1%
May5.4%
Jun+1.1%
Jul+2.2%
Aug3.4%
Sep+2.3%
Oct3.8%
Nov+1.8%
Dec+3.7%
2022
Jan+1.1%
Feb0.1%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+0.4%
May+0.8%
Jun5.8%
Jul+3.5%
Aug1.9%
Sep5.4%
Oct+2.9%
Nov+6.7%
Dec1.6%
2021
Jan0.8%
Feb+1.2%
Mar+3.6%
Apr+3.8%
May+0.8%
Jun+0.2%
Jul0.1%
Aug+1.2%
Sep0.5%
Oct+2.1%
Nov2.5%
Dec+4.6%
2020
Jan3.4%
Feb9.7%
Mar13.8%
Apr+4.0%
May+3.0%
Jun+1.5%
Jul4.4%
Aug+1.1%
Sep1.6%
Oct4.9%
Nov+12.4%
Dec+3.1%
2019
Jan+3.6%
Feb+1.5%
Mar+2.9%
Apr+1.9%
May3.5%
Jun+3.7%
Jul+2.2%
Aug5.0%
Sep+2.8%
Oct2.2%
Nov+1.4%
Dec+2.7%
2018
Jan2.0%
Feb4.0%
Mar2.4%
Apr+6.4%
May+2.2%
Jun0.5%
Jul+1.5%
Aug4.1%
Sep+1.0%
Oct5.1%
Nov2.1%
Dec3.6%
2017
Jan0.6%
Feb+2.3%
Mar+0.8%
Apr1.6%
May+4.4%
Jun2.8%
Jul+0.8%
Aug+0.8%
Sep0.8%
Oct+1.6%
Nov2.2%
Dec+4.9%
2016
Jan2.5%
Feb+0.2%
Mar+1.3%
Apr+1.1%
May0.2%
Jun+4.4%
Jul+3.4%
Aug+0.8%
Sep+1.7%
Oct+0.8%
Nov2.5%
Dec+5.3%
2015
Jan+2.8%
Feb+2.9%
Mar2.5%
Apr+2.8%
May+0.3%
Jun6.6%
Jul+2.7%
Aug6.7%
Sep3.0%
Oct+4.9%
Nov0.1%
Dec1.8%
2014
Jan3.5%
Feb+4.6%
Mar3.1%
Apr+2.8%
May+1.0%
Jun1.5%
Jul0.2%
Aug+1.3%
Sep2.9%
Oct1.2%
Nov+2.7%
Dec2.3%
2013
Jan+6.4%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+0.3%
May+2.4%
Jun5.6%
Jul+6.5%
Aug3.1%
Sep+0.8%
Oct+4.2%
Nov1.2%
Dec+1.5%
2012
Jan+2.0%
Feb+3.3%
Mar1.8%
Apr0.5%
May7.3%
Jun+4.7%
Jul+1.2%
Aug+1.4%
Sep+0.5%
Oct+0.7%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+0.5%
2011
Jan0.6%
Feb+2.2%
Mar1.4%
Apr+2.7%
May1.3%
Jun0.7%
Jul2.2%
Aug7.2%
Sep4.9%
Oct+8.1%
Nov0.7%
Dec+1.2%
2010
Jan4.1%
Feb+3.2%
Mar+6.1%
Apr2.2%
May6.6%
Jun5.2%
Jul+6.9%
Aug0.6%
Sep+6.2%
Oct+2.3%
Nov2.6%
Dec+6.7%
2009
Jan6.4%
Feb7.7%
Mar+2.5%
Apr+8.1%
May+4.1%
Jun3.8%
Jul+8.5%
Aug+6.5%
Sep+4.6%
Oct1.7%
Nov+2.9%
Dec+4.3%
2008
Jan8.9%
Feb+0.1%
Mar3.1%
Apr+6.8%
May0.6%
Jun7.1%
Jul3.8%
Aug+4.2%
Sep13.0%
Oct10.7%
Nov2.0%
Dec+3.4%
2007
Jan0.3%
Feb0.5%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+2.2%
May+2.7%
Jun0.2%
Jul3.8%
Aug0.9%
Sep+2.6%
Oct+3.9%
Nov4.3%
Dec+0.4%
2006
Jan+2.5%
Feb+0.5%
Mar+3.0%
Apr+1.0%
May5.0%
Jun+1.9%
Jul+1.6%
Aug0.4%
Sep+0.9%
Oct+2.8%
Nov1.3%
Dec+2.8%
2005
Jan+0.8%
Feb+2.4%
Mar1.5%
Apr1.9%
May+3.4%
Jun+3.0%
Jul+3.3%
Aug+0.3%
Sep+3.4%
Oct2.9%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+3.6%
2004
Jan1.9%
Feb+2.3%
Mar2.4%
Apr+2.4%
May1.3%
Jun+0.8%
Jul1.1%
Aug+1.0%
Sep+2.5%
Oct+1.2%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+2.4%
2003
Jan9.5%
Feb+2.5%
Mar1.2%
Apr+8.7%
May+3.1%
Jun0.4%
Jul+3.1%
Aug+0.1%
Sep1.7%
Oct+4.8%
Nov+1.3%
Dec+3.1%
2002
Jan1.5%
Feb1.2%
Mar+3.3%
Apr2.0%
May1.6%
Jun8.4%
Jul8.8%
Aug0.4%
Sep12.0%
Oct+8.5%
Nov+3.2%
Dec5.5%
2001
Jan+1.2%
Feb6.0%
Mar4.8%
Apr+5.9%
May2.9%
Jun2.7%
Jul2.0%
Aug3.3%
Sep8.3%
Oct+2.8%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+0.7%
2000
Jan9.5%
Feb0.5%
Mar+4.8%
Apr3.0%
May+0.3%
Jun0.7%
Jul+0.8%
Aug+4.8%
Sep5.7%
Oct+2.5%
Nov4.8%
Dec+1.3%
1999
Jan+0.2%
Feb+4.7%
Mar+1.9%
Apr+4.1%
May5.0%
Jun+1.5%
Jul1.4%
Aug+0.2%
Sep3.5%
Oct+3.7%
Nov+5.5%
Dec+5.0%
1998
Jan+6.3%
Feb+5.7%
Mar+2.8%
Apr+0.0%
May1.0%
Jun0.7%
Jul+0.1%
Aug10.1%
Sep3.5%
Oct+7.4%
Nov+5.6%
Dec+2.4%
1997
Jan+3.8%
Feb+0.8%
Mar+0.1%
Apr+2.9%
May+4.2%
Jun0.4%
Jul+6.6%
Aug1.8%
Sep+8.9%
Oct7.7%
Nov0.2%
Dec+6.3%
1996
Jan+1.9%
Feb0.8%
Mar0.7%
Apr+3.2%
May1.8%
Jun1.0%
Jul0.2%
Aug+4.4%
Sep+2.2%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+1.5%
1995
Jan2.4%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+4.3%
Apr+2.5%
May+3.2%
Jun0.1%
Jul+4.5%
Aug+0.4%
Sep+0.9%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+3.8%
Dec+0.7%
1994
Jan+2.1%
Feb4.7%
Mar7.3%
Apr+1.3%
May5.0%
Jun1.7%
Jul+5.6%
Aug+5.5%
Sep6.9%
Oct+2.3%
Nov0.5%
Dec0.5%
1993
Jan1.4%
Feb+2.2%
Mar+0.4%
Apr2.3%
May+1.0%
Jun+2.1%
Jul+0.9%
Aug+5.9%
Sep2.0%
Oct+4.4%
Nov0.1%
Dec+7.9%
1992
Jan+3.1%
Feb0.4%
Mar4.8%
Apr+8.8%
May+2.0%
Jun6.9%
Jul4.8%
Aug3.6%
Sep+10.4%
Oct+4.1%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+2.4%
1991
Jan+1.3%
Feb+9.7%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+1.2%
May+0.5%
Jun3.4%
Jul+7.2%
Aug+2.2%
Sep0.9%
Oct2.1%
Nov5.7%
Dec+3.0%
1990
Jan3.5%
Feb3.5%
Mar0.3%
Apr6.4%
May+11.5%
Jun+1.3%
Jul2.0%
Aug7.0%
Sep8.0%
Oct+3.0%
Nov+4.8%
Dec0.3%
1989
Jan+14.4%
Feb2.4%
Mar+3.6%
Apr+2.1%
May0.2%
Jun+1.7%
Jul+6.8%
Aug+4.0%
Sep3.7%
Oct7.5%
Nov+6.3%
Dec+7.1%
1988
Jan+4.5%
Feb1.2%
Mar1.5%
Apr+3.4%
May1.0%
Jun+4.1%
Jul0.2%
Aug5.4%
Sep+4.1%
Oct+1.4%
Nov3.2%
Dec+0.0%
1987
Jan+7.7%
Feb+9.5%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+2.6%
May+7.4%
Jun+3.7%
Jul+3.4%
Aug4.7%
Sep+5.2%
Oct26.0%
Nov9.7%
Dec+8.5%
1986
Jan+1.6%
Feb+7.6%
Mar+8.1%
Apr0.5%
May3.5%
Jun+2.9%
Jul5.6%
Aug+6.6%
Sep6.3%
Oct+4.9%
Nov+0.3%
Dec+2.6%
1985
Jan+3.9%
Feb1.6%
Mar+1.4%
Apr+1.1%
May+1.7%
Jun5.9%
Jul+2.2%
Aug+6.3%
Sep3.8%
Oct+6.8%
Nov+4.5%
Dec1.8%
1984
Jan+6.6%
Feb2.1%
Mar+6.9%
Apr+2.3%
May10.3%
Jun+2.0%
Jul3.0%
Aug+9.3%
Sep+3.3%
Oct+0.9%
Nov+2.6%
Dec+4.3%
Avg
Jan+0.6%
Feb+0.8%
Mar+0.1%
Apr+1.9%
May+0.0%
Jun0.8%
Jul+1.2%
Aug0.0%
Sep0.8%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+0.9%
Dec+2.2%
Median
Jan+1.1%
Feb+0.8%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+2.2%
May+0.3%
Jun0.4%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+0.3%
Sep0.6%
Oct+1.9%
Nov+1.3%
Dec+2.4%
Win %
Jan56%
Feb60%
Mar56%
Apr74%
May53%
Jun40%
Jul62%
Aug57%
Sep48%
Oct69%
Nov57%
Dec79%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, December is the best performing month for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index with an average return of +2.18%.
What is the worst performing month for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, September is the worst performing month for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index with an average return of 0.81%.
What is the best performing quarter for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index with an average return of +3.57%.
What is the worst performing quarter for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index with an average return of +0.38%.
What is the best performing year for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, 1989 is the best performing year for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index with a return of +35.11%.
What is the worst performing year for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index with a return of 31.33%.
Which month has the highest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, December has the highest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index — positive in 79% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, June has the lowest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index — positive in 40% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index — positive in 76% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index?
Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for FTSE 100 (^FTSE) index — positive in 60% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. Based on historical closing prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.