Antofagasta plc (ANTO-L)
FTSE 100 · Mining · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-09-09
Antofagasta plc (ANTO-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.3 | 18.6 | -23.1 | 6.7 | 15.4 | -6.8 | -4.3 | 10.5 | -1.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 8.5 | 0.5 | -3.8 | -2.1 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 14.3 | 28.3 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 18.9 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 12.2 | 8.4 | -0.3 | -4.2 | -4.3 | -8.3 | 8.6 | -14.0 | -1.7 | -6.6 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | -9.4 | 0.7 | -7.6 | -8.4 | 9.2 | 14.8 | -13.7 | -1.3 | -5.9 | 4.7 | 19.2 |
| 2022 | -0.5 | 14.2 | 10.0 | -7.2 | -4.7 | -21.8 | 0.3 | -5.0 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 19.8 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | -0.7 | 24.6 | -5.2 | 10.4 | -17.2 | -7.1 | 4.1 | -2.6 | -6.4 | 4.7 | -3.2 | -3.0 |
| 2020 | -10.3 | -8.5 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 4.5 | -4.7 | 0.6 | 21.8 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 3.1 | -6.0 | -13.8 | 18.8 | 1.0 | -7.8 | 3.8 | -3.5 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | -7.4 | -6.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 8.4 | -6.1 | 1.3 | -19.7 | 6.1 | -8.2 | 2.0 | -2.1 |
| 2017 | 23.7 | -2.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -4.4 | -0.2 | 18.3 | 9.4 | -8.3 | 0.6 | -4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2016 | -19.0 | 29.9 | -5.0 | 2.9 | -11.2 | 8.5 | 7.5 | -1.2 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 26.9 | -2.0 |
| 2015 | -13.6 | 18.0 | -4.5 | 6.7 | -4.5 | -7.6 | -17.8 | 7.4 | -17.9 | 5.4 | -3.6 | -7.5 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 5.9 | -7.2 | -5.7 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 6.2 | -3.1 | -8.2 | -2.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 |
| 2013 | -13.8 | -4.3 | -10.0 | -8.8 | 5.4 | -15.9 | 10.9 | -3.1 | -4.3 | 4.5 | -7.1 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | 6.4 | 2.9 | -13.4 | 2.5 | -15.1 | 8.6 | -1.5 | 3.3 | 14.0 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 2011 | -12.8 | 0.1 | -3.3 | 0.4 | -2.7 | 4.9 | 1.1 | -4.3 | -31.3 | 26.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| 2010 | -11.4 | 0.5 | 17.7 | -3.9 | -11.3 | -11.2 | 25.6 | 4.5 | 19.8 | 7.0 | -0.5 | 22.6 |
| 2009 | -1.3 | 5.3 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 6.7 | -6.6 | 28.9 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 10.2 |
| 2008 | -9.0 | 24.5 | -13.7 | 14.5 | -14.1 | -4.6 | -12.1 | 7.1 | -35.4 | -5.1 | 13.8 | -1.5 |
| 2007 | -8.6 | -0.2 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 18.6 | -2.4 | 7.3 | 9.8 | -8.8 | -6.1 |
| 2006 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 10.2 | -11.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.3 | -1.6 | 10.7 | -5.4 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 8.8 | 13.4 | -7.8 | -12.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 6.2 | -6.7 | 15.0 | 12.3 |
| 2004 | 13.7 | 1.9 | -15.3 | -9.2 | -4.2 | 4.5 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 13.3 | -11.8 | 14.7 | -2.1 |
| 2003 | -3.0 | 2.2 | -6.5 | 8.5 | -0.7 | -1.6 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 17.4 | -8.9 | 10.5 |
| 2002 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 1.3 | -6.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -15.4 | 6.8 | -4.8 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 12.5 |
| 2001 | -1.5 | 14.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | -10.6 | -4.8 | 12.5 | -13.9 | 0.3 | 19.3 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | -0.5 | -6.4 | -2.5 | 1.3 | -16.4 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 15.5 | 6.2 | -14.3 | -4.9 | 14.6 |
| 1999 | -5.6 | 4.5 | 46.6 | 16.0 | -8.9 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | -4.5 | -2.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 | -7.3 | -16.5 | -0.2 | -24.6 | -10.5 | 13.5 | -8.5 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 13.8 | -9.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 12.4 | -6.0 | -7.6 | 4.3 | -7.8 | -5.9 | -7.7 |
| 1996 | 17.8 | 8.7 | -3.2 | -4.1 | 6.3 | -12.7 | -5.6 | 3.3 | 14.3 | -1.4 | 3.8 | -7.7 |
| 1995 | -2.2 | -9.7 | 7.9 | -3.3 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | -10.3 | -6.6 | 3.5 |
| 1994 | 48.1 | 10.7 | -18.5 | 2.6 | 17.0 | -2.1 | 4.6 | -8.9 | 22.7 | -8.7 | -2.9 | -6.0 |
| 1993 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -9.8 | -0.4 | 21.9 | -3.2 | 2.2 | 4.8 | -6.1 | 12.0 |
| 1992 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -4.7 | 20.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -1.9 | 3.2 | -0.8 | 9.3 |
| 1991 | -8.4 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | -6.5 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | 15.8 | 2.7 | -3.5 | -1.8 | 9.1 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -18.3 | -10.2 | -18.2 | -8.3 | -3.0 |
| 1989 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 15.9 | -6.6 | 1.8 | 15.2 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 10.2 | -8.0 | -2.9 | -2.4 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.8 | 11.6 | -1.0 | -3.9 | -5.1 | -1.1 |
| Avg | 2.1 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ANTO-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Antofagasta plc has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is February — positive in 28 of 38 years, median +4.6%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. November is the soft spot, down in 21 of 38 with a median of -1.0%. Across its full record it has closed 55% of months higher, swings ±10.4% in an average month and has fallen 78.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.1% | +6.6% | +0.9% | +1.3% | -1.1% | +0.1% | +4.2% | +0.8% | +1.2% | +0.1% | +1.9% | +4.0% |
| Win rate | 45%/38 | 74%/38 | 50%/38 | 58%/38 | 47%/38 | 53%/38 | 69%/39 | 54%/39 | 55%/38 | 55%/38 | 45%/38 | 61%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ANTO-L risk & extremes
ANTO-L 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 Antofagasta plc's best month?+
Antofagasta plc's strongest completed month on record is January 1994, at +48.06%.
What was Antofagasta plc's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2008, at -35.43%.
Is Antofagasta plc up this year?+
Antofagasta plc is up 21.94% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Antofagasta plc's 1-year return?+
+82.24% 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 Antofagasta plc's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 78.8%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Antofagasta plc?+
February has the highest average return across every completed February since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Antofagasta plc
Antofagasta plc is a FTSE 100 company, a mining business worth about $53 billion. It supplies the raw ingredients everyone else takes credit for — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $37,283 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 1994 at +48.06%; its worst, September 2008 at -35.43%.
- It has closed February in the green 28 out of 38 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.