Balfour Beatty (BBY-L)
FTSE 100 · Construction & Materials · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-10-01
Balfour Beatty (BBY-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.4 | 6.4 | -0.5 | 7.9 | -2.4 | 8.9 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -0.2 | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -6.5 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 12.6 | -4.8 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 15.3 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | -4.1 | -7.2 | 2.5 | -6.3 | -1.9 | -3.7 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | -4.0 | -4.7 | 7.2 | -5.5 | 7.3 | -2.4 | 10.4 | 12.3 | -2.8 | -2.5 | 8.4 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 5.7 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -5.6 | -5.2 | -6.3 | -7.9 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -7.4 | -12.0 | 19.9 | -3.5 | 4.1 | -7.8 | -7.3 | 0.3 | -4.5 | 19.6 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 9.9 | 5.1 | -9.0 | -4.2 | -5.4 | 1.9 | -14.9 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 18.4 |
| 2018 | -4.9 | -6.1 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 3.9 | -7.2 | 3.5 | -1.3 | -5.4 | -4.0 | -4.6 | -0.7 |
| 2017 | -3.9 | 7.0 | -2.6 | 8.3 | -3.4 | -4.0 | -2.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -3.4 | 12.2 |
| 2016 | -7.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -6.3 | 3.9 | -13.2 | 3.1 | 27.3 | -1.0 | -3.0 | -1.2 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 4.7 | 13.0 | -4.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | -2.8 | -2.6 | 15.6 | -7.7 | -0.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 9.2 | -6.0 | -6.4 | -15.8 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | -22.4 | -18.5 | 19.3 | 15.7 |
| 2013 | -3.1 | 7.6 | -17.7 | -8.0 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 15.4 | 0.5 | -6.4 | 7.3 |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -8.6 | 4.0 | 9.8 | -2.7 | -3.3 | 8.3 | 3.8 | -18.1 | 6.0 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 4.2 | -1.6 | -4.6 | -1.8 | -4.2 | -1.6 | -17.8 | 2.4 | -1.4 | -0.3 | 5.5 |
| 2010 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 5.9 | -5.1 | -8.6 | -5.5 | 4.1 | -3.8 | 11.6 | 3.5 | -1.1 | 14.3 |
| 2009 | 12.8 | -14.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | -9.0 | -1.1 | 10.1 | -4.4 | -5.2 | -3.8 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | -15.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -6.5 | -2.6 | -0.9 | -6.6 | 3.9 | -27.3 | -17.0 | 22.9 | 7.6 |
| 2007 | -5.9 | 8.8 | 5.2 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -3.7 | -1.6 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -0.7 | -3.5 | -6.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 10.3 | -1.6 | 2.6 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 4.1 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -2.5 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -4.9 | -1.1 | -6.9 | 10.2 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 | -3.1 | -0.8 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 4.9 | -2.6 | 11.2 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 12.1 | -1.3 | -8.0 | 22.0 | 9.3 | -1.5 | -2.6 | 14.8 | -6.2 | -5.3 | 13.4 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 19.4 | 10.4 | -6.1 | 31.3 | -13.9 | -3.3 | -18.4 | 3.1 | -29.4 | 11.9 | 6.3 | -12.6 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -18.3 | 19.8 | -7.7 | -2.2 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| 2000 | -15.5 | -22.9 | 19.5 | 11.3 | 13.4 | -12.9 | 27.7 | 7.6 | -0.5 | 9.9 | 5.6 | -2.9 |
| 1999 | -17.0 | 53.0 | 4.5 | 12.3 | -6.7 | -7.7 | 1.1 | 23.5 | -4.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | -18.5 |
| 1998 | -18.9 | -6.5 | 14.2 | 12.8 | -0.9 | -21.3 | -5.0 | -28.9 | -32.8 | -15.9 | 26.0 | 11.9 |
| 1997 | 3.3 | -3.0 | -2.9 | -14.5 | -27.1 | 5.1 | -4.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -7.3 | 12.8 |
| 1996 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 3.6 | -6.0 | -4.9 | 1.9 | 5.8 | -6.3 | -0.8 | -3.8 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | -15.0 | 1.6 | 8.1 | -4.2 | 4.0 | -11.1 | 8.8 | 0.0 | -6.5 | -12.6 | 7.6 | -2.8 |
| 1994 | 16.4 | -5.8 | -1.1 | 3.7 | -8.5 | -5.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | -14.6 | -4.0 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | -11.2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 8.0 | -1.2 | 4.8 | -5.5 | -1.2 | -0.5 |
| 1992 | 11.6 | -5.9 | -0.3 | 8.5 | 4.7 | -12.0 | -17.2 | -6.8 | 10.1 | -10.7 | 14.0 | 27.4 |
| 1991 | 7.3 | 22.5 | 2.5 | -6.5 | 5.0 | -4.1 | 8.3 | -2.9 | -6.6 | -14.0 | -11.8 | -3.2 |
| 1990 | -4.6 | -10.6 | 8.4 | -8.9 | 10.3 | -4.1 | 1.4 | -9.1 | -9.5 | -10.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| 1989 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 16.5 | -4.1 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | -6.4 | -13.4 | -1.1 | 8.0 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 9.2 | -6.4 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Avg | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -2.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | -2.8 | -3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| Median | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | -1.5 | -2.6 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
October so far: -0.2% against an average of -3.4% and a median of -2.6% across 38 completed Octobers, 12 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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BBY-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Balfour Beatty has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 29 of 38 years, median +4.4%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 26 of 38 with a median of -2.6%. Across its full record it has closed 52% of months higher, swings ±9.4% in an average month and has fallen 92.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.2% | +2.5% | +2.5% | +1.8% | -0.4% | -2.7% | +0.6% | +2.0% | -2.9% | -3.4% | +3.0% | +4.2% |
| Win rate | 66%/38 | 58%/38 | 58%/38 | 50%/38 | 50%/38 | 32%/38 | 54%/39 | 54%/39 | 41%/39 | 32%/38 | 58%/38 | 76%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BBY-L risk & extremes
BBY-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 Balfour Beatty's best month?+
Balfour Beatty's strongest completed month on record is February 1999, at +52.99%.
What was Balfour Beatty's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 1998, at -32.77%.
Is Balfour Beatty up this year?+
Balfour Beatty is up 29.41% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Balfour Beatty's 1-year return?+
+42.88% 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 Balfour Beatty's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 92.8%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Balfour Beatty?+
December has the highest average return across every completed December since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty is a FTSE 100 company, a construction & materials business worth about $6 billion. It rides the commodity cycle like a pro surfer — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $316 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was February 1999 at +52.99%; its worst, September 1998 at -32.77%.
- It has closed December in the green 29 out of 38 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.