Halliburton (HAL)
S&P 500 · Energy · data since 1972-06-01 · last close 2026-09-09
Halliburton (HAL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | -8.2 | -12.6 | -5.0 | 13.7 | 1.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -4.3 | 1.4 | -3.1 | -21.9 | -1.2 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.1 | -2.3 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | -1.4 | -1.6 | 12.9 | -5.0 | -2.0 | -7.5 | 2.7 | -10.3 | -6.0 | -4.5 | 14.8 | -14.2 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | -11.7 | -12.7 | 3.5 | -12.5 | 15.7 | 18.5 | -1.2 | 5.3 | -2.9 | -5.9 | -1.9 |
| 2022 | 34.4 | 9.1 | 13.3 | -5.9 | 14.0 | -22.6 | -6.6 | 2.8 | -18.0 | 47.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | -6.7 | 23.8 | -1.5 | -8.8 | 14.8 | 3.2 | -10.6 | -3.2 | 8.2 | 15.6 | -13.6 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | -10.9 | -22.2 | -59.2 | 53.3 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 12.9 | -25.3 | 0.1 | 37.6 | 14.2 |
| 2019 | 18.0 | -2.1 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -24.9 | 7.7 | 1.1 | -18.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 17.6 |
| 2018 | 9.9 | -13.6 | 1.5 | 12.9 | -6.1 | -9.1 | -5.9 | -6.0 | 2.1 | -14.4 | -9.4 | -14.9 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | -5.2 | -8.0 | -6.8 | -1.5 | -5.1 | -0.6 | -8.2 | 18.7 | -7.2 | -2.3 | 17.4 |
| 2016 | -6.6 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 7.4 | -3.6 | -1.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 15.4 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 11.6 | -7.3 | -4.8 | -3.0 | -5.4 | -10.2 | 8.6 | 3.8 | -14.2 |
| 2014 | -3.4 | 16.3 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 10.1 | -2.8 | -1.8 | -4.6 | -14.5 | -23.5 | -6.4 |
| 2013 | 17.3 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 5.8 | -2.1 | -0.0 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 10.1 | -0.7 | -3.4 |
| 2012 | 6.6 | -0.5 | -9.1 | 3.1 | -12.2 | -5.3 | 16.7 | -0.8 | 2.8 | -4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 2011 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 7.3 | -18.8 | -31.2 | 22.4 | -1.2 | -6.2 |
| 2010 | -2.9 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -18.7 | -1.1 | 21.7 | -5.3 | 17.2 | -3.7 | 18.8 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | -5.1 | -4.9 | -5.2 | 30.7 | 13.9 | -9.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | -12.5 | 15.7 | 2.7 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 9.2 | -15.6 | -1.8 | -26.3 | -38.9 | -11.1 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | -4.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 13.4 | -4.0 | 4.4 | -3.7 | 11.0 | 2.7 | -6.9 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 28.5 | -14.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | -4.4 | -0.5 | -10.1 | -2.0 | -12.8 | 13.7 | 4.5 | -8.0 |
| 2005 | 4.8 | 6.9 | -1.4 | -3.8 | 3.1 | 11.9 | 17.2 | 10.8 | 10.5 | -13.8 | 7.9 | -2.7 |
| 2004 | 16.0 | 6.0 | -4.5 | -1.9 | -2.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | -7.7 | 15.5 | 9.9 | 12.0 | -5.1 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 11.5 | -3.1 | -3.6 | 9.1 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -1.7 | 11.3 |
| 2002 | 5.0 | 20.9 | 3.5 | -0.5 | 9.2 | -13.5 | -17.2 | 15.2 | -14.4 | 25.3 | 33.0 | -12.4 |
| 2001 | 13.6 | -3.0 | -7.7 | 17.6 | 8.2 | -23.6 | -1.7 | -20.4 | -18.7 | 9.5 | -12.7 | -38.9 |
| 2000 | -10.3 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 15.6 | -7.4 | -2.3 | 15.0 | -7.5 | -24.3 | -9.6 | 8.6 |
| 1999 | 0.2 | -4.0 | 35.7 | 10.7 | -2.9 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -11.6 | -8.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | -13.4 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 9.2 | -13.2 | -6.2 | -18.4 | -26.7 | 8.8 | 25.2 | -18.1 | 0.8 |
| 1997 | 20.1 | -10.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 14.7 | -9.3 | -3.8 |
| 1996 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 0.9 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -6.1 | 1.4 | -1.9 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | 9.4 | 3.5 | -2.4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | -8.3 | 13.6 | 5.0 | -1.5 | -0.6 | 5.1 | 16.7 |
| 1994 | 1.2 | -2.0 | -6.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 11.5 | 0.4 | -10.3 | 4.1 | 17.5 | -5.0 | -5.0 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 21.5 | 3.2 | 11.4 | 1.2 | -6.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -8.6 | -14.1 | -2.4 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | -7.5 | 5.2 | -16.4 | 9.8 | 15.8 | -8.2 | 18.8 | 10.7 | -1.4 | -10.2 | -0.4 | -5.3 |
| 1991 | -0.6 | 18.4 | -13.6 | -10.3 | 8.8 | -18.7 | 8.2 | -0.3 | -12.8 | -1.1 | -10.8 | -4.6 |
| 1990 | -1.8 | 7.1 | 1.4 | -5.8 | 16.1 | -2.5 | 14.0 | -3.0 | -3.1 | -12.9 | 7.0 | -4.2 |
| 1989 | 5.4 | -3.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 | -2.4 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 12.8 | -4.1 | -2.0 | 9.8 | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 6.7 | -0.7 | -3.0 | -9.3 | -1.3 | -7.3 | -5.2 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 26.7 | -1.6 | 16.2 | -2.5 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 0.0 | -3.4 | -31.0 | -12.2 | 5.3 |
| 1986 | -11.4 | -4.8 | -0.6 | -2.8 | -2.3 | 4.7 | -19.1 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 14.2 | -2.0 |
| 1985 | 8.8 | 4.0 | -3.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | -7.5 | 2.1 | -2.3 | -11.3 | -2.5 | 8.8 | 3.3 |
| 1984 | -10.8 | 7.2 | 12.5 | -3.8 | -9.2 | -9.1 | -11.9 | 12.9 | -0.4 | -6.1 | -4.7 | -1.7 |
| 1983 | -3.2 | -6.5 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 19.4 | -3.4 | 12.4 | -2.9 | -11.7 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
| 1982 | -3.4 | -21.3 | -15.3 | 4.5 | -10.4 | -8.5 | -10.2 | -0.9 | -2.0 | 19.2 | 4.0 | 19.9 |
| 1981 | -12.0 | 4.2 | -0.3 | -14.1 | -6.1 | -2.0 | 11.3 | -9.9 | -19.1 | 18.1 | 3.6 | -11.1 |
| 1980 | 14.7 | 7.2 | -12.6 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 25.4 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | -7.4 | 2.8 | 10.2 | -2.5 | -2.5 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 4.9 | -8.9 | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| 1978 | -9.0 | -4.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | -0.4 | 14.8 | -1.5 | -7.1 | -10.2 | 10.9 |
| 1977 | -12.5 | -2.2 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 9.0 | -7.5 | -4.5 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 9.0 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | 5.9 | -4.1 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 11.0 | 14.6 | -3.5 | 6.2 | 4.2 | -5.3 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| 1975 | -7.6 | 2.6 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 11.4 | -6.9 | -4.0 | -6.1 | -9.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 1974 | -13.8 | 1.6 | -9.3 | -4.0 | -8.2 | 5.2 | -6.4 | -9.6 | -9.7 | 37.3 | -6.9 | -0.5 |
| 1973 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -3.3 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 9.2 | -2.4 | 10.1 |
| 1972 | · | · | · | · | · | 0.6 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| Avg | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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HAL seasonality — average by calendar month
Halliburton has monthly history back to 1972. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 34 of 54 years, median +2.7%. September is the soft spot, down in 30 of 54 with a median of -1.5%. Across its full record it has closed 54% of months higher, swings ±11% in an average month and has fallen 93% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.4% | +2.0% | +0.3% | +3.6% | +1.0% | +0.0% | +1.4% | +0.5% | -2.0% | +1.7% | +1.8% | +1.1% |
| Win rate | 54%/54 | 59%/54 | 56%/54 | 63%/54 | 54%/54 | 51%/55 | 53%/55 | 49%/55 | 44%/54 | 50%/54 | 56%/54 | 56%/54 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
HAL risk & extremes
HAL 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 Halliburton's best month?+
Halliburton's strongest completed month on record is April 2020, at +53.28%.
What was Halliburton's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -59.18%.
Is Halliburton up this year?+
Halliburton is up 32.02% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Halliburton's 1-year return?+
+72.63% 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 Halliburton's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 93.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1972.
Which calendar month is historically best for Halliburton?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 1972. An average is not a forecast.
About Halliburton
Halliburton is an S&P 500 company, an energy business worth about $31 billion. It digs up ancient sunlight and sells it by the barrel — with price receipts on this site going back to 1972. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1972) would be about $2,913 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2020 at +53.28%; its worst, March 2020 at -59.18%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.