FedEx (FDX)
S&P 500 · Industrials · data since 1978-04-12 · last close 2026-09-09
FedEx (FDX) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.6 | 20.1 | -7.6 | 13.2 | 2.1 | -5.3 | -1.8 | 6.5 | -5.6 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -5.8 | -0.7 | -6.8 | -13.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | -1.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | -4.6 | 3.2 | 17.0 | -9.7 | -3.0 | 18.7 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -8.0 | 0.1 | 10.5 | -6.6 |
| 2023 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 13.1 | -0.3 | -4.3 | 14.4 | 8.9 | -3.3 | 2.0 | -9.4 | 7.8 | -1.8 |
| 2022 | -4.9 | -9.6 | 4.5 | -14.1 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | -9.6 | -29.2 | 8.0 | 13.7 | -4.3 |
| 2021 | -9.3 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | -5.0 | -6.2 | -5.1 | -17.2 | 7.4 | -2.2 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | -4.3 | -2.4 | -13.7 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 20.1 | 30.6 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 10.4 | -9.2 |
| 2019 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 4.4 | -18.6 | 6.8 | 3.9 | -7.0 | -7.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | -5.1 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -6.1 | -2.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | -8.6 | 8.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -8.5 | 3.9 | -29.3 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | -2.8 | 2.2 | 12.4 | -4.3 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| 2016 | -10.8 | 3.0 | 19.1 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -7.8 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 9.9 | -2.7 |
| 2015 | -2.6 | 4.7 | -6.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -12.1 | -4.2 | 8.4 | 1.6 | -5.9 |
| 2014 | -7.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | -3.0 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 6.4 | -2.4 |
| 2013 | 10.6 | 3.9 | -6.7 | -4.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | -1.6 | 2.3 | -4.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -1.4 | -3.0 | -3.3 | 8.7 | -2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2011 | -2.9 | -0.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 1.4 | -8.4 | -9.4 | -13.9 | 20.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | -6.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 | -3.6 | -7.2 | -15.9 | 17.7 | -5.5 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | -20.6 | -15.2 | 3.3 | 25.8 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 22.0 | 1.3 | 9.6 | -3.4 | 16.2 | -1.1 |
| 2008 | 4.7 | -5.6 | 5.3 | 3.5 | -4.3 | -14.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | -4.4 | -17.3 | 8.1 | -9.0 |
| 2007 | 1.6 | 3.5 | -5.9 | -1.9 | 5.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -4.4 | -1.4 | -4.7 | -9.3 |
| 2006 | -2.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 1.9 | -5.1 | 7.0 | -10.4 | -3.5 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 0.8 | -5.8 |
| 2005 | -2.9 | 2.2 | -3.9 | -9.6 | 5.3 | -9.3 | 3.8 | -3.1 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 9.5 | -4.3 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | -3.0 | -2.3 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 6.8 | -3.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | -3.9 | 17.6 | -4.0 | -7.1 |
| 2002 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -11.1 | 4.4 | -0.9 | -4.6 | -7.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | -1.2 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | 13.6 | -9.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -4.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | -12.7 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| 2000 | -3.4 | -11.7 | 11.1 | -2.9 | -5.8 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 2.3 | -16.6 |
| 1999 | -8.7 | 17.0 | -2.4 | 21.2 | -2.8 | -1.0 | -17.5 | -5.2 | -8.4 | 10.8 | -2.0 | -3.0 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | -2.1 | 11.7 | -4.4 | -5.7 | -2.1 | -3.3 | -17.5 | -10.5 | 17.3 | 23.4 | 37.5 |
| 1997 | 15.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.6 | -3.0 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 2.9 | 20.4 | -16.6 | 0.5 | -8.9 |
| 1996 | 3.0 | -2.8 | -5.6 | 15.6 | -5.1 | 7.0 | -5.2 | -3.7 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 0.6 |
| 1995 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -11.9 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 15.7 | -1.1 | -9.3 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 7.2 | -1.5 | -10.7 | 14.0 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -11.0 | 6.6 | -12.7 | -1.8 | -6.4 | 5.9 |
| 1993 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -14.2 | 1.3 | -4.8 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 1992 | 12.9 | 17.1 | -8.5 | -7.2 | -6.3 | 10.7 | -5.3 | -10.2 | -5.9 | 24.9 | 8.3 | 11.5 |
| 1991 | 26.2 | -3.5 | -12.1 | -2.8 | 13.8 | -4.0 | 8.4 | -5.1 | -11.7 | 10.0 | -9.4 | 11.1 |
| 1990 | -1.6 | 11.1 | 11.5 | -1.8 | -15.5 | -2.2 | -8.0 | -5.7 | -7.6 | -9.0 | -9.5 | 13.4 |
| 1989 | 8.4 | -7.5 | -11.1 | -3.6 | 8.3 | -8.8 | 19.2 | 7.8 | -3.2 | -6.8 | -5.0 | -3.4 |
| 1988 | -2.5 | 15.8 | 3.1 | -1.1 | -10.6 | 10.1 | -6.7 | 3.6 | 10.9 | -3.1 | 1.9 | 6.0 |
| 1987 | -0.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | -3.4 | -0.2 | 6.5 | -21.2 | -19.3 | -9.4 |
| 1986 | 7.0 | 10.2 | -4.7 | -10.6 | 2.7 | -8.4 | -5.5 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | -7.8 |
| 1985 | -2.9 | 10.4 | -3.0 | 3.5 | 17.2 | 2.0 | 12.7 | -3.3 | -9.3 | 5.4 | 18.6 | 10.5 |
| 1984 | -15.7 | -3.2 | -9.9 | -16.2 | 14.9 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 13.9 | -3.3 | -6.5 | -11.8 | 3.0 |
| 1983 | 7.1 | 5.2 | -6.7 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -9.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 15.4 | -1.3 | 7.8 | 3.1 |
| 1982 | -1.8 | -16.1 | 2.4 | -9.0 | -9.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 16.3 | -10.3 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 1.5 |
| 1981 | -3.4 | 3.5 | 31.4 | 8.0 | 9.2 | -7.7 | -8.3 | -0.2 | -8.2 | 23.8 | -8.6 | 4.0 |
| 1980 | 28.2 | -1.5 | -19.6 | -13.5 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 15.9 | 13.0 | 17.7 | 0.3 |
| 1979 | -4.3 | -3.0 | 11.8 | -6.4 | -7.8 | -9.6 | 7.7 | 25.7 | 23.5 | -3.5 | 25.6 | 8.1 |
| 1978 | · | · | · | 26.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 15.3 | 25.5 | 10.6 | -37.5 | 16.3 | 12.9 |
| Avg | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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FDX seasonality — average by calendar month
FedEx has monthly history back to 1978. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 31 of 48 years, median +4.3%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. January is the soft spot, down in 25 of 48 with a median of -0.4%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±9.3% in an average month and has fallen 71.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.6% | +1.5% | +1.2% | -0.0% | +0.3% | +0.7% | +2.6% | +1.6% | +0.8% | +3.0% | +4.3% | +0.8% |
| Win rate | 48%/48 | 54%/48 | 54%/48 | 49%/49 | 55%/49 | 55%/49 | 59%/49 | 53%/49 | 52%/48 | 65%/48 | 71%/48 | 54%/48 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
FDX risk & extremes
FDX 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 FedEx's best month?+
FedEx's strongest completed month on record is December 1998, at +37.48%.
What was FedEx's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 1978, at -37.50%.
Is FedEx up this year?+
FedEx is up 33.87% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is FedEx's 1-year return?+
+72.18% 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 FedEx's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 71.3%, measured on month-end closes since 1978.
Which calendar month is historically best for FedEx?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1978. An average is not a forecast.
About FedEx
FedEx is an S&P 500 company, an industrials business worth about $73 billion. It measures its order book in years, not quarters — with price receipts on this site going back to 1978. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1978) would be about $42,630 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 1998 at +37.48%; its worst, October 1978 at -37.5%.
- It has closed November in the green 34 out of 48 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.