FirstEnergy (FE)
S&P 500 · Utilities · data since 1997-11-10 · last close 2026-09-09
FirstEnergy (FE) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.7 | 9.1 | -1.0 | -6.2 | -1.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | -4.1 | 0.8 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 4.3 | 6.1 | -1.2 | -4.0 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | -6.2 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -0.7 | 6.2 | -4.9 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 | -5.7 | 2.8 | -6.5 |
| 2023 | -2.4 | -2.5 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -5.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | -7.5 | -5.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 9.6 | -5.6 | 0.1 | -10.6 | 7.1 | -2.8 | -6.5 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -8.4 | 8.2 | -1.3 | 10.4 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | -11.7 | -10.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -8.2 | -25.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -9.4 | 15.3 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -1.3 | 6.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| 2017 | -2.1 | 8.3 | -1.9 | -5.9 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 9.4 | 3.3 | -5.4 | 6.9 | 4.8 | -10.3 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7.5 | -9.4 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 | -5.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -7.8 | -1.0 |
| 2015 | 3.4 | -12.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -8.8 | 4.3 | -4.9 | -2.0 | -0.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | -4.5 | -1.1 | 10.6 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 | -10.1 | 11.0 | -2.0 | 11.2 | -0.3 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | -3.0 | -1.1 | 6.9 | 10.4 | -15.3 | -4.3 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -2.7 | 3.9 | -12.6 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | -4.7 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 2.1 | -12.0 | 0.9 | 3.7 | -6.0 | -1.6 |
| 2011 | 5.7 | 0.7 | -3.1 | 7.7 | 13.1 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2010 | -6.1 | -10.3 | 1.1 | -3.1 | -5.6 | 0.1 | 7.0 | -1.7 | 5.5 | -5.8 | -1.9 | 5.4 |
| 2009 | 2.9 | -13.9 | -9.3 | 6.0 | -6.4 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 1.3 | -5.3 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 2008 | -1.6 | -4.4 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | -10.7 | -0.4 | -7.8 | -22.1 | 13.4 | -17.1 |
| 2007 | -1.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | -6.5 | -6.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 10.0 | -0.9 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -2.1 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | -8.9 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -6.4 |
| 2003 | -5.4 | -4.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 4.5 | -10.3 | -14.2 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 6.3 | -0.6 | -5.5 | -3.7 | 4.8 | -3.3 | -7.9 | 8.6 | -9.6 | 8.8 | -1.3 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | -11.8 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 4.9 | -5.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | -4.1 | -0.1 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | 0.3 | -17.3 | 11.5 | 23.3 | 0.3 | -7.0 | 9.1 | -1.5 | 8.8 | -4.0 | 15.7 | 7.0 |
| 1999 | -4.6 | -4.7 | -4.3 | 6.0 | 8.5 | -2.5 | -7.9 | 1.3 | -11.4 | 3.0 | -9.3 | -2.7 |
| 1998 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.5 | -1.8 | -0.6 | 3.6 | -10.4 | 6.2 | 7.6 | -3.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 1997 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Avg | 0.3 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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FE seasonality — average by calendar month
FirstEnergy has monthly history back to 1997. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 19 of 29 years, median +2.7%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. Across its full record it has closed 61% of months higher, swings ±6.2% in an average month and has fallen 55.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.3% | -0.8% | +1.9% | +2.7% | +1.1% | -0.2% | -0.4% | +1.1% | 0.0% | +0.8% | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| Win rate | 59%/29 | 52%/29 | 69%/29 | 66%/29 | 69%/29 | 52%/29 | 66%/29 | 59%/29 | 57%/28 | 68%/28 | 55%/29 | 62%/29 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
FE risk & extremes
FE 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 FirstEnergy's best month?+
FirstEnergy's strongest completed month on record is April 2000, at +23.33%.
What was FirstEnergy's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is July 2020, at -25.22%.
Is FirstEnergy up this year?+
FirstEnergy is up 5.28% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is FirstEnergy's 1-year return?+
+9.77% 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 FirstEnergy's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 55.7%, measured on month-end closes since 1997.
Which calendar month is historically best for FirstEnergy?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 1997. An average is not a forecast.
About FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy is an S&P 500 company, an utilities business worth about $27 billion. It keeps the lights on — literally — and pays you a dividend for noticing — with price receipts on this site going back to 1997. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1997) would be about $612 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2000 at +23.33%; its worst, July 2020 at -25.22%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.