Babcock International (BAB-L)
FTSE 100 · Aerospace & defence · data since 1989-08-11 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-1.15%
7d
+8.20%
30d
+13.92%
YTD
-9.81%
1y
+6.67%
Babcock International (BAB-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15.4 | -5.8 | -14.3 | -4.7 | -0.6 | -13.2 | 17.8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 16.4 | 22.6 | -9.5 | -2.2 | 30.9 | -8.8 | -6.6 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 6.2 | -2.4 | 11.4 | -7.7 | 1.7 | -1.3 | -9.8 | -0.1 | 8.8 | -2.5 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 7.5 | -9.0 | 6.2 | -2.9 | -8.3 | 32.5 | 3.2 | 7.0 | -5.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | -5.2 | 9.6 | -2.0 | -5.6 | 10.2 | -8.5 | 10.9 | -3.9 | -15.3 | -1.1 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| 2021 | -16.8 | 11.5 | -12.0 | 26.0 | 3.8 | -3.0 | -11.8 | 41.9 | 2.4 | -14.1 | -7.3 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | -6.5 | -24.7 | -13.6 | 10.0 | -9.2 | -19.0 | -7.0 | -5.7 | -8.0 | -13.3 | 55.6 | -17.2 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 1.9 | -8.8 | 6.4 | -14.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 11.2 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | -2.8 | -5.0 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 13.2 | -1.8 | -12.6 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -15.5 | -7.1 | -13.8 |
| 2017 | -6.3 | 6.2 | -7.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -5.6 | -4.1 | -3.8 | 1.9 | -1.9 | -14.2 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | -9.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 9.4 | -12.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | -1.1 | -4.4 | -3.4 | -0.2 |
| 2015 | -4.9 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 2.5 | 11.5 | -4.0 | -8.2 | -2.3 | -5.8 | 5.6 | 11.1 | -5.1 |
| 2014 | 2.6 | 5.8 | -8.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -4.3 | -5.5 | 2.1 | -2.6 | 0.3 | 3.8 | -6.9 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 8.4 | -4.9 | 6.5 | -3.1 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 9.1 | -1.1 | 5.5 | 1.9 | -3.1 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -2.8 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 3.3 | -5.3 | -6.8 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 2010 | -5.8 | -6.2 | 14.4 | -2.9 | -2.0 | 4.1 | -7.2 | -8.8 | 12.8 | 1.8 | -10.3 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | 6.7 | -10.2 | -5.5 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 4.1 | -2.1 | 4.7 | 15.3 | 6.7 | 2.6 | -4.3 |
| 2008 | -1.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 5.5 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -17.0 | -22.5 | 24.1 | -1.2 |
| 2007 | 2.5 | -3.4 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 24.6 | -1.8 | -4.1 | 5.6 | -6.8 | 15.0 | 0.6 | -4.6 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 0.5 | -3.7 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -5.7 | 5.7 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.8 | -2.7 | 4.9 | 16.9 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 15.4 | -7.6 | -9.0 | -9.0 | 5.7 | 14.3 | -13.3 | 2.3 | 6.6 | -4.1 | 9.7 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | -7.4 | -10.4 | -1.1 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 6.9 | -3.5 | -0.5 | -8.1 | 1.0 | 25.2 | -7.0 |
| 2002 | 8.8 | -2.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 2.1 | -8.3 | -4.5 | -6.7 | 9.2 | 5.1 | -3.5 |
| 2001 | -2.4 | 8.3 | -15.4 | 10.7 | 9.7 | -11.0 | -7.9 | -4.8 | -28.3 | 12.6 | 20.3 | 12.8 |
| 2000 | 14.2 | -16.3 | -5.1 | 1.2 | 21.4 | -10.3 | 8.2 | 15.7 | -7.0 | -10.8 | 9.1 | -17.4 |
| 1999 | -11.3 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 17.3 | 5.1 | -7.4 | 8.5 | -8.7 | -9.1 | 3.2 | -6.6 |
| 1998 | -14.9 | 24.4 | -10.4 | -6.2 | 23.4 | -11.2 | -9.3 | 3.7 | -19.9 | 5.3 | 20.2 | 11.2 |
| 1997 | 0.0 | -7.5 | -3.7 | 22.1 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 10.5 | -4.0 | -19.8 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | -3.5 | 4.4 | -11.9 | -8.7 | -10.4 | -13.6 | -1.1 | -5.7 | -34.3 | -17.4 | 65.5 | -1.3 |
| 1995 | -4.2 | -1.8 | -15.2 | 13.7 | 15.7 | -5.6 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 6.9 | -2.3 | -10.5 | -5.0 |
| 1994 | 34.4 | -16.5 | -5.4 | 9.3 | -4.8 | -8.5 | 10.9 | 1.5 | -4.5 | -7.8 | -10.2 | 12.3 |
| 1993 | -5.6 | 2.9 | 12.9 | -5.1 | -12.0 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 4.9 | -23.3 | 6.1 | -18.6 | 14.9 |
| 1992 | -1.7 | 4.3 | -6.6 | 8.8 | 9.8 | -10.4 | -20.7 | -16.7 | 7.5 | -36.0 | 10.9 | 18.0 |
| 1991 | 7.4 | 17.2 | 14.7 | -2.6 | 4.4 | -7.6 | 8.2 | 5.9 | -8.7 | 3.5 | -3.4 | 2.6 |
| 1990 | -2.9 | -10.5 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 16.5 | -2.8 | -1.0 | -17.6 | -11.9 | -2.7 | 11.1 | 1.3 |
| 1989 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 13.2 | -9.7 | -10.3 | 1.0 | -2.4 |
| Avg | 1.4 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 3.5 | 6.1 | -2.1 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -3.1 | -2.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.4% | +1.0% | -1.2% | +3.5% | +6.1% | -2.1% | -0.9% | +1.6% | -3.1% | -2.5% | +5.9% | +0.6% |
| Win rate | 46%/37 | 54%/37 | 46%/37 | 65%/37 | 76%/37 | 38%/37 | 42%/36 | 54%/37 | 41%/37 | 43%/37 | 70%/37 | 49%/37 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-85.2%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±10.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
52%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+65.55%
1996-11
Worst month
-36.05%
1992-10
Longest streaks
8▲ / 8▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Babcock International
Babcock International measures its order book in years, not quarters — with price receipts on this site going back to 1989. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1989) would be about $313 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 1996 at +65.55%; its worst, October 1992 at -36.05%.
- It has closed May in the green 28 out of 37 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.