BNP Paribas (BNP-PA)
EURO STOXX 50 · Financials · data since 1993-10-18 · last close 2026-09-09
BNP Paribas (BNP-PA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12.9 | 4.7 | -15.2 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 7.4 | -6.3 | -0.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 5.6 | -3.4 | 10.5 | -1.1 | 4.9 | -4.0 | 4.1 | -13.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -11.5 | 18.9 | 2.7 | 6.9 | -12.1 | 6.6 | -1.4 | -1.6 | 1.9 | -9.7 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 18.1 | 5.2 | -16.5 | 6.1 | -1.4 | 6.9 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -10.2 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -16.6 | -1.1 | -4.3 | 14.7 | -14.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -6.2 | 8.9 | 12.5 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | -7.7 | 23.9 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 6.7 | -5.3 | -2.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 4.4 | -4.9 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | -9.1 | -8.9 | -37.2 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 9.7 | -3.5 | 7.2 | -15.3 | -3.6 | 43.9 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 10.0 | -5.4 | 11.4 | -7.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | -2.7 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | -1.9 | -8.0 | 6.3 | -12.4 | 0.2 | 4.7 | -9.1 | 4.2 | -12.5 | -3.8 | -11.0 |
| 2017 | -2.3 | -6.8 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -2.5 | 6.8 | -1.8 | -5.2 | -2.1 |
| 2016 | -16.9 | -1.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 7.6 | -16.1 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 3.7 | 10.5 |
| 2015 | -5.0 | 11.4 | 8.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 9.5 | -5.1 | -6.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | -6.3 |
| 2014 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -5.8 | -3.4 | -2.3 | -3.5 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 2.2 | -4.5 | 2.8 | -4.5 |
| 2013 | 9.2 | -6.7 | -7.1 | 5.7 | 10.7 | -7.4 | 15.9 | -2.5 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 13.2 | -2.9 | -14.7 | -11.2 | 17.9 | -0.5 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | -1.4 |
| 2011 | 12.8 | 3.6 | -8.8 | 3.5 | 5.6 | -1.8 | -14.6 | -21.1 | -16.2 | 9.3 | -10.3 | 3.0 |
| 2010 | -6.7 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -8.3 | -8.4 | -3.3 | 17.7 | -6.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | -13.2 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | -0.8 | -13.4 | 19.7 | 29.3 | 23.7 | -5.1 | 10.6 | 9.8 | -2.8 | -5.8 | 6.9 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | -11.3 | -9.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | -13.3 | 10.9 | -3.6 | 7.5 | -15.3 | -22.6 | -30.2 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | -7.8 | -0.9 | 9.6 | 8.8 | -0.9 | -7.6 | -5.3 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 1.4 | -3.9 |
| 2006 | 7.3 | 5.9 | -0.3 | -2.4 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | -5.6 | 1.6 |
| 2005 | 3.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -7.0 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 5.3 | -1.2 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -4.3 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | -5.2 | 4.3 | -4.4 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 9.0 | -6.0 | -7.3 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | -4.7 | -14.4 | 1.5 | -30.7 | 22.1 | 1.7 | -5.4 |
| 2001 | 6.3 | -10.7 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | -3.4 | 1.7 | -11.1 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| 2000 | -11.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | -2.8 | -3.5 | 1.7 | -12.6 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 13.8 | -9.0 | 10.9 | -2.7 | 5.9 | -1.0 | -4.7 | -6.0 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 0.7 |
| 1998 | -1.0 | 16.1 | 31.2 | 5.0 | 10.4 | -3.3 | 11.9 | -30.0 | -22.5 | 17.3 | 23.7 | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 10.5 | 16.6 | -3.3 | -0.3 | -5.0 | 21.2 | 21.9 | -12.2 | 15.4 | -14.7 | 12.8 | 11.2 |
| 1996 | -2.4 | -9.7 | 1.0 | 9.7 | -10.3 | 6.3 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 7.2 | -2.0 | 8.6 | -3.5 |
| 1995 | -3.5 | -1.1 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | -17.9 | -7.0 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | -0.9 | -6.2 | -6.9 | -2.4 | 3.8 | -3.9 | 15.3 | -3.6 | -6.4 | 9.3 | 3.6 | -6.5 |
| 1993 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.9 | -3.9 | 3.3 |
| Avg | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | -2.7 | -1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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BNP-PA seasonality — average by calendar month
BNP Paribas has monthly history back to 1993. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 21 of 33 years, median +4.0%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. August is the soft spot, down in 21 of 33 with a median of -2.5%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±9.3% in an average month and has fallen 75.4% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.7% | +0.5% | +0.7% | +3.2% | +3.3% | +0.7% | +3.8% | -2.7% | -1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% | +0.8% |
| Win rate | 55%/33 | 52%/33 | 48%/33 | 64%/33 | 67%/33 | 48%/33 | 64%/33 | 36%/33 | 56%/32 | 64%/33 | 67%/33 | 64%/33 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BNP-PA risk & extremes
BNP-PA 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 BNP Paribas's best month?+
BNP Paribas's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +43.91%.
What was BNP Paribas's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -37.17%.
Is BNP Paribas up this year?+
BNP Paribas is up 30.97% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is BNP Paribas's 1-year return?+
+40.52% 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 BNP Paribas's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 75.4%, measured on month-end closes since 1993.
Which calendar month is historically best for BNP Paribas?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 1993. An average is not a forecast.
About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is a EURO STOXX 50 company, a financials business worth about $131 billion. It has survived more market cycles than most coins have months — with price receipts on this site going back to 1993. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1993) would be about $2,953 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +43.91%; its worst, March 2020 at -37.17%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.