Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA)
Top 100 by market cap · data since 1988-12-15 · last close 2026-09-16
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.1 | -9.0 | -6.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 3.6 | -3.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 19.0 | -6.2 | 1.9 | -8.1 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | -5.5 | -4.8 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 17.5 | 9.9 | -9.2 | 9.3 | -11.2 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 18.6 | -1.9 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | -7.8 | -3.2 | -4.4 | 5.4 | -17.4 | 0.4 | -2.2 | 0.2 | 18.7 | 13.8 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | -7.3 | 21.6 | -6.3 | 8.7 | 11.3 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 7.2 | -24.0 | 10.8 |
| 2020 | -8.2 | -7.0 | -35.7 | 10.7 | -2.8 | 9.3 | -9.7 | -5.9 | -5.2 | 5.5 | 58.5 | 7.9 |
| 2019 | 12.8 | 3.5 | -7.3 | 9.5 | -10.8 | 2.4 | -8.1 | -7.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 10.5 | -11.4 | -5.0 | 4.5 | -14.6 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -15.1 | 1.6 | -13.2 | 3.5 | -6.5 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | -4.0 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 8.6 | -2.6 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -2.1 | -0.7 |
| 2016 | -10.6 | -2.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | -4.1 | -13.2 | 3.5 | 6.5 | -2.7 | 21.0 | -14.6 | 9.9 |
| 2015 | -9.3 | 17.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -8.2 | -8.9 | 3.0 | -4.1 | -11.4 |
| 2014 | -3.9 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.8 | -3.0 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -7.0 | -4.0 | -11.4 |
| 2013 | 6.3 | -1.7 | -9.7 | 13.7 | -4.8 | -9.9 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 18.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 2.6 | -11.1 | -13.5 | -15.3 | 23.6 | -7.1 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 2011 | 22.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.8 | -8.4 | 0.1 | -10.2 | -12.8 | -9.0 | 11.2 | -6.8 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | -15.8 | -14.8 | 5.7 | -2.7 | -20.8 | -1.1 | 32.1 | -10.3 | 11.7 | -1.6 | -27.4 | 10.4 |
| 2009 | -24.2 | -22.8 | 13.4 | 35.2 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 32.2 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.8 | -4.4 |
| 2008 | -12.4 | -2.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | -2.7 | -15.0 | -1.6 | -8.6 | -3.9 | -27.1 | -10.6 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | 5.0 | -2.9 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 5.4 | -3.4 | 1.0 | -4.9 | 0.3 | 9.4 | -1.6 | -2.4 |
| 2006 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 6.9 | -5.9 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | -4.2 | 2.5 | -5.9 | -3.8 | 1.4 | -2.1 | 10.4 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | -2.4 | 3.0 | -3.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 15.1 | 4.0 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | -8.7 | -4.1 | -1.3 | 23.1 | -2.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | -0.7 | -3.8 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 15.2 |
| 2002 | -7.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -8.4 | -15.6 | 4.5 | -22.7 | 28.5 | 6.9 | -5.4 |
| 2001 | 8.3 | -6.8 | -8.7 | 5.3 | -2.5 | -6.0 | -4.8 | 6.7 | -19.9 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 2.0 |
| 2000 | -8.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | -4.3 | 6.3 | -0.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -8.4 | -2.8 | 10.8 |
| 1999 | -4.7 | -2.9 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -2.1 | 0.4 | -12.9 | 4.9 | -1.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 1998 | 9.3 | 31.8 | 1.4 | 11.3 | -2.5 | 0.5 | 10.7 | -33.0 | -12.4 | 26.8 | 13.5 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | 12.5 | -1.9 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 14.9 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 14.5 | -13.3 | 13.0 | 8.2 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 6.8 | -4.8 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 3.2 | 7.0 | -5.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | -1.3 | 11.4 | -4.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 16.0 | -4.4 | -5.6 | 7.2 | -1.6 | -7.8 | 9.1 | -0.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | -6.2 |
| 1993 | 17.4 | -2.1 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -8.2 | -5.2 | 17.9 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -14.6 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -2.6 | -1.8 | 8.3 | -5.1 | -9.5 | 2.0 | -13.4 | -8.1 | 9.5 | -4.0 |
| 1991 | 5.6 | 17.4 | -2.4 | -5.1 | 11.8 | -8.6 | -3.4 | 7.6 | 1.7 | -9.9 | -8.7 | 12.0 |
| 1990 | -6.6 | -0.4 | -17.6 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 0.1 | -7.4 | -16.8 | 11.7 | -7.0 | -4.7 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -11.4 | 4.0 | -5.4 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -1.4 |
| Avg | 1.9 | 1.6 | -1.9 | 4.8 | -0.4 | -0.0 | 2.7 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| Median | 2.7 | 0.3 | -1.9 | 4.9 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
September so far: -3.0% against an average of -0.6% and a median of +0.4% across 37 completed Septembers, 22 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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BBVA seasonality — average by calendar month
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 29 of 38 years, median +4.9%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 23 of 38 with a median of -1.9%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±9.8% in an average month and has fallen 80% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.9% | +1.6% | -1.9% | +4.8% | -0.4% | 0.0% | +2.6% | -0.4% | -0.6% | +3.3% | +1.5% | +3.0% |
| Win rate | 58%/38 | 53%/38 | 39%/38 | 76%/38 | 47%/38 | 50%/38 | 61%/38 | 53%/38 | 59%/37 | 65%/37 | 51%/37 | 66%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BBVA risk & extremes
BBVA 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 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.'s best month?+
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.'s strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +58.48%.
What was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -35.71%.
Is Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. up this year?+
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. is up 24.31% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.'s 1-year return?+
+53.85% 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 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 80.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. is one of the 100 largest listed companies, a listed company worth about $159 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 1988, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $4,170 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +58.48%; its worst, March 2020 at -35.71%.
- It has closed April in the green 29 out of 38 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.