Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Benchmark index · United States · data since 1992-01-02 · last close 2026-09-09
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.7 | 0.2 | -5.4 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -1.5 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.7 | -1.6 | -4.2 | -3.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -5.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 7.5 | -5.3 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -4.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -3.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | -2.4 | -3.5 | -1.4 | 8.8 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | -3.3 | -3.5 | 2.3 | -4.9 | 0.0 | -6.7 | 6.7 | -4.1 | -8.8 | 13.9 | 5.7 | -4.2 |
| 2021 | -2.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -4.3 | 5.8 | -3.7 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | -1.0 | -10.1 | -13.7 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 7.6 | -2.3 | -4.6 | 11.8 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -6.7 | 7.2 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | -4.3 | -3.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -5.1 | 1.7 | -8.7 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 4.8 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | -5.5 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | -3.7 | 5.6 | -2.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -2.2 | 0.4 | -6.6 | -1.5 | 8.5 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| 2014 | -5.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 3.2 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.0 |
| 2013 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 4.0 | -4.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -6.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -2.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -4.4 | -6.0 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | -3.5 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 1.4 | -7.9 | -3.6 | 7.1 | -4.3 | 7.7 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | -8.8 | -11.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | -4.6 | -3.0 | -0.0 | 4.5 | -1.4 | -10.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -6.0 | -14.1 | -5.3 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 1.3 | -2.8 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 4.3 | -1.6 | -1.5 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -4.0 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | -1.8 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 2005 | -2.7 | 2.6 | -2.4 | -3.0 | 2.7 | -1.8 | 3.6 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -2.8 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | -3.5 | -2.0 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | -1.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -6.9 | -5.5 | -0.8 | -12.4 | 10.6 | 5.9 | -6.2 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | -3.6 | -5.9 | 8.7 | 1.6 | -3.8 | 0.2 | -5.5 | -11.1 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| 2000 | -4.8 | -7.4 | 7.8 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 6.6 | -5.0 | 3.0 | -5.1 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 10.3 | -2.1 | 3.9 | -2.9 | 1.6 | -4.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 1998 | -0.0 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -15.1 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | 5.7 | 0.9 | -4.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 7.2 | -7.3 | 4.2 | -6.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 8.2 | -1.1 |
| 1995 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | -2.1 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| 1994 | 6.0 | -3.7 | -5.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -1.8 | 1.7 | -4.3 | 2.5 |
| 1993 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -2.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 2.3 | -4.0 | 0.4 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Avg | 0.3 | -0.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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DJI seasonality — average by calendar month
Dow Jones Industrial Average has monthly history back to 1992. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 26 of 34 years, median +3.0%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 18 of 35 with a median of -0.1%. Across its full record it has closed 64% of months higher, swings ±4.2% in an average month and has fallen 53.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.3% | -0.0% | +0.5% | +2.2% | +0.5% | -0.1% | +1.6% | -0.5% | -0.7% | +1.8% | +2.7% | +1.0% |
| Win rate | 60%/35 | 63%/35 | 63%/35 | 74%/35 | 66%/35 | 49%/35 | 77%/35 | 57%/35 | 50%/34 | 65%/34 | 76%/34 | 68%/34 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
DJI risk & extremes
DJI 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 Dow Jones Industrial Average's best month?+
Dow Jones Industrial Average's strongest completed month on record is October 2022, at +13.95%.
What was Dow Jones Industrial Average's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 1998, at -15.13%.
Is Dow Jones Industrial Average up this year?+
Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 8.98% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Dow Jones Industrial Average's 1-year return?+
+14.59% 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 Dow Jones Industrial Average's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 53.8%, measured on month-end closes since 1992.
Which calendar month is historically best for Dow Jones Industrial Average?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1992. An average is not a forecast.
About Dow Jones Industrial Average
Dow Jones Industrial Average isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: United States's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, so you can see how a whole market behaves when nobody's stock-picking — with price history on this site back to 1992. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1992) would be about $1,650 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 2022 at +13.95%; its worst, August 1998 at -15.13%.
- It has closed July in the green 27 out of 35 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.