AbbVie (ABBV)
S&P 500 · Top 100 by market cap · Health Care · data since 2013-01-02 · last close 2026-09-09
AbbVie (ABBV) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.6 | 4.1 | -6.3 | -2.0 | 3.0 | 15.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -2.1 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 0.2 | -6.0 | -4.6 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 10.1 | -5.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3.4 | -9.8 | -0.9 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -10.3 | -2.9 |
| 2023 | -7.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | -4.3 | -8.7 | -2.3 | 12.3 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -4.3 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 9.7 | -8.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -5.4 | -6.3 | -0.2 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -3.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | -10.7 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 17.4 |
| 2020 | -7.3 | 5.8 | -11.1 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 6.0 | -2.1 | 0.9 | -8.5 | -1.5 | 22.9 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | -11.8 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -3.4 | -5.2 | -7.0 | -1.3 | 15.2 | 6.6 | 10.3 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 16.9 | 3.2 | -18.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | -6.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -1.5 | -16.8 | 21.1 | -2.2 |
| 2017 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 9.8 | -2.7 | 7.7 | 18.0 | 2.3 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| 2016 | -6.3 | -0.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 7.9 | -3.2 | -1.6 | -10.7 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| 2015 | -7.1 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -10.9 | -12.8 | 10.5 | -2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2014 | -6.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -6.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | -5.4 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 14.0 | -7.3 | -3.2 | 11.0 | -6.3 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| Avg | -1.2 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ABBV seasonality — average by calendar month
AbbVie has monthly history back to 2013. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 10 of 13 years, median +7.4%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. January is the soft spot, down in 9 of 14 with a median of -2.4%. Across its full record it has closed 61% of months higher, swings ±7.2% in an average month and has fallen 45.1% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -1.2% | +3.9% | +0.1% | +1.7% | +0.4% | +1.9% | +2.0% | +0.8% | +1.5% | +1.7% | +6.4% | +2.6% |
| Win rate | 36%/14 | 86%/14 | 71%/14 | 57%/14 | 64%/14 | 50%/14 | 57%/14 | 57%/14 | 54%/13 | 62%/13 | 77%/13 | 69%/13 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ABBV risk & extremes
ABBV drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was AbbVie's best month?+
AbbVie's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +22.89%.
What was AbbVie's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2018, at -18.29%.
Is AbbVie up this year?+
AbbVie is up 11.61% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is AbbVie's 1-year return?+
+22.07% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is AbbVie's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 45.1%, measured on month-end closes since 2013.
Which calendar month is historically best for AbbVie?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2013. An average is not a forecast.
About AbbVie
AbbVie is an S&P 500 company, a health care business worth about $443 billion. It profits from humanity's stubborn refusal to stay healthy — with price receipts on this site going back to 2013. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2013) would be about $1,179 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +22.89%; its worst, March 2018 at -18.29%.
- It has closed February in the green 12 out of 14 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.