CAC 40 (FCHI)
Benchmark index · France · data since 1990-03-01 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.88%
7d
+0.40%
30d
-0.16%
YTD
+2.73%
1y
+7.09%
CAC 40 (FCHI) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.3 | 5.6 | -8.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.7 | 2.0 | -4.0 | -2.5 | 2.1 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -6.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -3.7 | -1.6 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | -5.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -3.5 | 6.2 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | -2.1 | -4.9 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -8.4 | 8.9 | -5.0 | -5.9 | 8.8 | 7.5 | -3.9 |
| 2021 | -2.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -2.4 | 4.8 | -1.6 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | -2.9 | -8.6 | -17.2 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 5.1 | -3.1 | 3.4 | -2.9 | -4.4 | 20.1 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -6.8 | 6.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | -2.9 | -2.9 | 6.8 | -2.2 | -1.4 | 3.5 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -7.3 | -1.8 | -5.5 |
| 2017 | -2.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | -2.4 | -1.1 |
| 2016 | -5.6 | -1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -6.0 | 4.8 | -0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -4.3 | 6.1 | -8.4 | -4.3 | 9.9 | 1.2 | -5.7 |
| 2014 | -3.0 | 5.8 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -4.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | -4.2 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| 2013 | 3.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | -5.3 | 6.8 | -1.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 4.7 | -0.8 | -6.2 | -6.1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | -1.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 4.0 | 2.6 | -3.0 | 3.0 | -2.4 | -0.6 | -7.8 | -11.3 | -8.4 | 8.8 | -2.7 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | -5.0 | -0.8 | 7.2 | -4.0 | -8.1 | -1.8 | 5.8 | -4.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | -5.8 | 6.7 |
| 2009 | -7.6 | -9.1 | 3.9 | 12.6 | 3.7 | -4.2 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 3.9 | -5.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 2008 | -13.3 | -1.6 | -1.7 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -11.6 | -1.0 | 2.0 | -10.1 | -13.5 | -6.4 | -1.4 |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 2.4 | -0.8 | -5.0 | -1.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -3.0 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 | -5.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | -3.8 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -1.2 | 4.6 | -3.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -2.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -2.3 | -1.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | -4.1 | -6.3 | -4.9 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | -5.3 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | -3.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | -4.8 | -4.2 | -8.8 | -12.4 | -1.4 | -17.5 | 13.4 | 5.6 | -7.9 |
| 2001 | 1.2 | -10.5 | -3.5 | 8.9 | -3.3 | -4.2 | -2.7 | -7.8 | -13.0 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | -5.0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -5.4 | 2.1 | -7.3 | -0.0 |
| 1999 | 7.8 | -3.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -1.2 | 4.3 | -3.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 11.6 |
| 1998 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 13.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | -0.6 | -9.9 | -15.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 2.6 |
| 1997 | 8.7 | 3.6 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -2.1 | 10.6 | 7.6 | -9.9 | 8.6 | -8.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 8.0 | -1.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -6.0 | -1.3 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | -4.4 | -1.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 | -4.6 | 3.3 | -1.9 | -5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 2.9 | -4.1 | -7.0 | 4.0 | -6.3 | -6.8 | 9.7 | -0.3 | -9.2 | 1.4 | 3.7 | -4.8 |
| 1993 | -4.6 | 11.9 | 2.4 | -4.5 | -2.6 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | -4.6 | 3.2 | -3.3 | 7.5 |
| 1992 | 6.2 | 5.8 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | -6.5 | -7.7 | -4.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| 1991 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 3.2 | -2.0 | 4.7 | -6.1 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -6.3 | 1.5 |
| 1990 | · | · | 7.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -14.0 | -11.3 | 9.7 | -2.4 | -6.0 |
| Avg | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | -0.5 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.0% | +1.3% | +0.7% | +2.1% | -0.5% | -1.1% | +0.9% | -1.3% | -1.8% | +1.8% | +1.5% | +1.3% |
| Win rate | 58%/36 | 58%/36 | 65%/37 | 70%/37 | 54%/37 | 43%/37 | 58%/36 | 36%/36 | 53%/36 | 72%/36 | 61%/36 | 67%/36 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-65.3%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±5.2%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
58%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+20.12%
2020-11
Worst month
-17.49%
2002-09
Longest streaks
8▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About CAC 40
CAC 40 isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: France's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, because sometimes the market itself is the most interesting ticker — with price history on this site back to 1990. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1990) would be about $426 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +20.12%; its worst, September 2002 at -17.49%.
- It has closed October in the green 26 out of 36 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.