Fair Isaac (FICO)
S&P 500 · Information Technology · data since 1987-07-22 · last close 2026-09-09
Fair Isaac (FICO) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -13.4 | -3.7 | -24.3 | -4.0 | 22.0 | -4.5 | -6.0 | 2.2 | -14.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -5.9 | 0.7 | -2.2 | 7.9 | -13.2 | 5.9 | -21.4 | 5.9 | -1.6 | 10.9 | 8.8 | -6.4 |
| 2024 | 3.0 | 5.9 | -1.6 | -9.3 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 19.2 | -16.2 |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 8.0 | -4.0 | -2.6 | 28.6 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 14.1 | -4.8 | -1.0 | -19.9 | 9.7 | -2.1 | 15.3 | -2.7 | -8.3 | 16.2 | 29.4 | -3.4 |
| 2021 | -11.9 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | -2.9 | -0.7 | 4.2 | -12.3 | -13.4 | 0.1 | -11.3 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | -6.5 | -18.2 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | -4.2 | 1.1 | -8.0 | 20.8 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | 20.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 1.5 | -13.9 | 0.2 | 20.9 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 14.7 | -1.1 | -15.7 | 3.1 | -5.9 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 5.5 | -0.8 | 5.1 | -2.1 | 5.1 | 2.3 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 8.2 | -2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 1.0 | -2.6 | -3.1 | -5.8 | 4.9 |
| 2015 | -1.3 | 19.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 3.5 | -0.1 | -5.7 | -1.2 | 9.3 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 2014 | -13.5 | -1.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 8.3 | -10.4 | 1.8 | -5.3 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 7.2 | -1.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -6.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| 2012 | 1.1 | 11.8 | 8.4 | -2.3 | -5.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 | -8.1 | -1.8 |
| 2011 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 13.1 | -5.5 | -2.0 | 3.3 | -1.5 | -14.1 | -14.5 | 25.3 | 33.0 | -1.4 |
| 2010 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 10.4 | -16.9 | 10.3 | -6.1 | 9.4 | -6.1 | 10.2 | -2.5 | -2.9 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | -24.7 | -13.6 | 28.5 | 19.6 | 4.6 | -12.1 | 24.1 | 16.2 | -3.5 | -5.4 | -10.2 | 16.9 |
| 2008 | -20.7 | -8.9 | -7.2 | 15.1 | 2.1 | -17.8 | 7.2 | 3.8 | -0.1 | -32.4 | -9.3 | 19.4 |
| 2007 | -2.0 | -1.9 | -0.9 | -7.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.1 | -5.8 | -2.3 | 5.0 | -2.5 | -13.0 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | -3.8 | -7.0 | -6.3 | -4.1 | 2.1 | -7.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 13.6 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | -5.8 | -2.1 | 1.9 | -4.5 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 9.7 | -6.8 | 9.7 | -3.6 |
| 2004 | 20.8 | 0.5 | -9.3 | -6.5 | 3.1 | -3.9 | -14.4 | -5.8 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
| 2003 | 16.5 | -1.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 7.1 | -7.7 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 8.2 | -13.5 | -10.9 |
| 2002 | -9.4 | 7.5 | 3.3 | -12.1 | 5.1 | -15.8 | 8.5 | -0.5 | -7.8 | 17.6 | 13.9 | -2.5 |
| 2001 | 15.7 | 4.8 | -5.3 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 23.6 | 0.9 | -2.2 | -22.6 | 0.7 | 24.4 | 6.6 |
| 2000 | -13.7 | 6.7 | -20.4 | 8.8 | -0.4 | 4.5 | 13.2 | -7.7 | -7.1 | -4.0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 1999 | 9.3 | -8.9 | -19.4 | -8.3 | -3.6 | 7.1 | -3.6 | -16.4 | -0.7 | 37.6 | 10.0 | 24.8 |
| 1998 | -11.6 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | -8.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | -19.3 | 7.9 | 20.2 | 0.3 | 14.8 |
| 1997 | 3.2 | -10.2 | -0.3 | -12.5 | 24.9 | 12.9 | 0.6 | -5.8 | 4.9 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -22.3 |
| 1996 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 41.7 | 9.1 | -4.5 | -10.4 | 2.3 | -4.3 | -2.9 | -6.9 | 11.8 |
| 1995 | -28.0 | -12.1 | 35.2 | -3.6 | 9.7 | 17.2 | -7.6 | -5.4 | 11.5 | -6.9 | 3.8 | -7.6 |
| 1994 | 16.7 | 2.2 | -2.8 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 33.5 |
| 1993 | 27.0 | -6.7 | 27.1 | -9.3 | -4.4 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 19.3 | 1.2 | 8.4 | -2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1992 | 13.1 | 24.9 | 3.4 | -16.4 | -3.9 | 6.1 | -8.7 | -4.7 | 8.9 | -18.4 | 23.8 | 1.0 |
| 1991 | 10.5 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 0.0 | -8.6 | 9.4 | 6.3 | -8.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| 1990 | -25.0 | 19.1 | -8.7 | -4.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 | -13.6 | 3.7 | -2.6 | 0.0 | 15.8 | -13.6 |
| 1989 | 3.9 | 30.5 | -2.9 | -8.8 | -32.3 | 4.8 | 31.8 | -2.8 | -7.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | -3.7 |
| 1988 | 5.3 | -5.0 | 31.6 | -8.0 | -10.9 | 2.4 | -4.8 | 25.0 | 20.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -11.9 |
| 1987 | · | · | · | · | · | · | -2.7 | 8.3 | 2.6 | -40.0 | -29.2 | 11.8 |
| Avg | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 3.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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FICO seasonality — average by calendar month
Fair Isaac has monthly history back to 1987. Its strongest month by median is May — positive in 23 of 39 years, median +4.2%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 22 of 39 with a median of -0.7%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±11.3% in an average month and has fallen 79.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.4% | +3.1% | +2.6% | +0.4% | +2.6% | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.8% | -0.2% | +1.5% | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| Win rate | 64%/39 | 56%/39 | 54%/39 | 49%/39 | 59%/39 | 69%/39 | 62%/40 | 53%/40 | 44%/39 | 59%/39 | 62%/39 | 54%/39 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
FICO risk & extremes
FICO 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 Fair Isaac's best month?+
Fair Isaac's strongest completed month on record is April 1996, at +41.67%.
What was Fair Isaac's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 1987, at -40.00%.
Is Fair Isaac up this year?+
Fair Isaac is down 41.84% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Fair Isaac's 1-year return?+
-36.43% 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 Fair Isaac's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 79.3%, measured on month-end closes since 1987.
Which calendar month is historically best for Fair Isaac?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1987. An average is not a forecast.
About Fair Isaac
Fair Isaac is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $21 billion. It sells the picks and shovels of the digital gold rush — with price receipts on this site going back to 1987. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1987) would be about $97,450 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1996 at +41.67%; its worst, October 1987 at -40%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.