Citizens Financial Group (CFG)
S&P 500 · Financials · data since 2014-09-24 · last close 2026-09-09
Citizens Financial Group (CFG) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.8 | -3.8 | -0.4 | 9.3 | -4.3 | 12.5 | 2.3 | -3.9 | 0.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 9.7 | -3.8 | -10.5 | -8.9 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 1.7 | -3.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -4.0 | 15.6 | -4.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 19.6 | 0.9 | -4.6 | 3.6 | 14.3 | -9.1 |
| 2023 | 11.1 | -3.6 | -27.3 | 1.9 | -15.4 | 1.2 | 23.7 | -11.7 | -4.7 | -11.0 | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 1.9 | -13.5 | -13.1 | 6.1 | -13.8 | 6.4 | -2.3 | -6.3 | 19.0 | 4.7 | -7.1 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 20.5 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 7.8 | -8.1 | -7.3 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -0.0 |
| 2020 | -7.3 | -15.0 | -40.6 | 21.1 | 7.6 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 4.3 | -2.3 | 9.3 | 19.9 | 9.5 |
| 2019 | 15.1 | 8.9 | -12.0 | 12.4 | -10.0 | 8.5 | 6.4 | -9.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 9.9 | -5.3 | -3.5 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -4.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -6.3 | -2.4 | -2.6 | -18.2 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 3.3 | -7.5 | 6.3 | -6.8 | 4.6 | -1.2 | -5.6 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | -18.9 | -9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 3.6 | -15.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | -0.2 | 7.1 | 27.2 | 6.3 |
| 2015 | -3.9 | 4.4 | -2.9 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | -4.2 | -4.8 | -3.9 | 1.8 | 10.0 | -1.6 |
| 2014 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.5 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Avg | 3.1 | -0.5 | -7.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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CFG seasonality — average by calendar month
Citizens Financial Group has monthly history back to 2014. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 10 of 12 years, median +8.2%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 9 of 12 with a median of -5.5%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±9.9% in an average month and has fallen 65.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.1% | -0.5% | -7.7% | +3.8% | +0.3% | +0.4% | +5.7% | -0.3% | +0.1% | +2.3% | +9.8% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 67%/12 | 42%/12 | 25%/12 | 67%/12 | 58%/12 | 67%/12 | 67%/12 | 50%/12 | 42%/12 | 75%/12 | 83%/12 | 58%/12 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
CFG risk & extremes
CFG 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 Citizens Financial Group's best month?+
Citizens Financial Group's strongest completed month on record is November 2016, at +27.22%.
What was Citizens Financial Group's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -40.64%.
Is Citizens Financial Group up this year?+
Citizens Financial Group is up 20.46% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Citizens Financial Group's 1-year return?+
+37.30% 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 Citizens Financial Group's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 65.6%, measured on month-end closes since 2014.
Which calendar month is historically best for Citizens Financial Group?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2014. An average is not a forecast.
About Citizens Financial Group
Citizens Financial Group is an S&P 500 company, a financials business worth about $29 billion. It has survived more market cycles than most coins have months — with price receipts on this site going back to 2014. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2014) would be about $441 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2016 at +27.22%; its worst, March 2020 at -40.64%.
- It has closed November in the green 10 out of 12 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.