Halma plc (HLMA-L)
FTSE 100 · Electronic equipment & parts · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-09-09
Halma plc (HLMA-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.2 | 18.1 | -9.1 | 15.9 | 6.2 | -16.0 | -10.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 13.2 | -8.0 | -7.8 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| 2024 | -4.0 | 5.0 | 2.9 | -6.8 | 0.9 | 21.6 | -1.6 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -5.1 | 9.4 | -0.7 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | -5.5 | -1.8 | -4.1 | -9.6 | -4.8 | 15.5 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | -22.0 | -3.4 | 4.1 | -1.4 | -9.9 | -9.9 | 14.4 | -9.7 | -1.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | -9.1 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | -8.2 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 4.0 | -5.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | -0.4 | -8.4 | -0.4 | 8.8 | 11.5 | -1.2 | -5.4 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 1.0 | -6.4 | 10.5 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 11.2 | -1.5 | -1.4 | 0.4 | -5.0 | 12.4 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -5.6 | -2.2 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -8.1 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 8.8 | -4.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 8.3 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | -3.3 | 6.1 | 2.7 | -2.1 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -10.0 | -4.8 |
| 2015 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 7.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -4.4 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
| 2014 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -5.6 | -2.5 | 5.4 | -0.4 | -4.5 | 9.8 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | -3.4 | 3.3 | -2.6 | 10.4 | -1.7 | 3.7 | -3.2 | 7.0 | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 7.2 | 11.0 | -3.1 | 6.4 | -3.5 | 6.8 | -5.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | -2.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2011 | -5.9 | -0.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | -2.2 | -14.1 | -9.3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | -4.3 |
| 2010 | -3.9 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 8.0 | -8.7 | 10.3 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 15.4 | 3.2 | -4.0 | 14.5 |
| 2009 | -9.6 | -13.5 | 4.4 | 7.9 | -7.8 | 21.2 | -4.0 | 2.9 | 10.4 | 5.0 | -2.0 | 8.8 |
| 2008 | -6.2 | 1.2 | -7.2 | 10.6 | -2.0 | 1.4 | -6.8 | 1.8 | -2.7 | -16.8 | 8.9 | 13.8 |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -7.4 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -6.1 | -3.9 | 3.7 | 0.3 | -5.1 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -1.9 | 7.6 | -2.5 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | -2.6 | 0.2 | -9.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -2.6 | 1.4 | 13.7 | 10.6 |
| 2004 | -2.5 | -4.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | -3.7 | 7.4 | -6.7 | -2.3 | 15.2 | -5.3 | -2.2 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | -0.4 | -2.3 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 8.5 | -5.4 | 1.8 | -3.9 | 9.4 |
| 2002 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 8.6 | -7.0 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -17.4 | -7.8 | -6.0 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -10.8 |
| 2001 | 1.1 | -9.0 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 2.7 | 18.6 | 0.7 | -2.5 | -8.8 | 12.9 | 6.7 | -9.5 |
| 2000 | -1.7 | -12.9 | -6.9 | -12.2 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 10.1 | -7.5 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 18.1 |
| 1999 | 3.3 | -1.2 | -25.2 | 11.2 | -10.1 | 13.4 | 8.5 | 14.3 | -11.8 | -6.5 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 1998 | -6.9 | -0.9 | 16.3 | 6.0 | -2.6 | -3.5 | 1.2 | -19.4 | 2.0 | 21.3 | -6.4 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -9.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -7.1 | 6.1 | -5.9 | 10.2 | -11.1 | -11.3 | 9.4 |
| 1996 | -4.5 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 5.4 | -6.2 | -3.3 | 1.1 | 7.9 | -0.3 | 6.5 | -3.9 | -3.3 |
| 1995 | -9.5 | -5.4 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -7.7 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
| 1994 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -3.4 | 2.2 | -9.6 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 3.1 | -8.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | -4.0 |
| 1993 | -0.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | -8.2 | -4.7 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 15.0 | -10.2 | -2.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
| 1992 | 5.8 | 9.2 | -12.8 | 12.8 | -1.1 | -6.3 | -0.6 | -1.9 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 19.0 |
| 1991 | -6.9 | 21.5 | -3.0 | 5.7 | -3.6 | -1.2 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 8.8 | -4.4 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | -1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -12.5 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 | -15.3 | 2.6 | 6.9 | -11.8 | -3.3 |
| 1989 | 10.3 | 6.4 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 5.3 | -2.5 | -16.1 | 3.7 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7.7 | -3.3 | 7.3 | 2.6 | -2.6 | -2.6 |
| Avg | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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HLMA-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Halma plc has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 25 of 38 years, median +3.9%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. January is the soft spot, down in 20 of 38 with a median of -0.4%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±7.2% in an average month and has fallen 48.1% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.7% | +0.8% | +0.1% | +2.7% | +0.9% | +3.7% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +0.3% | +0.8% | +2.2% | +3.0% |
| Win rate | 47%/38 | 55%/38 | 58%/38 | 66%/38 | 55%/38 | 63%/38 | 56%/39 | 51%/39 | 53%/38 | 66%/38 | 63%/38 | 63%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
HLMA-L risk & extremes
HLMA-L 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 Halma plc's best month?+
Halma plc's strongest completed month on record is June 2024, at +21.56%.
What was Halma plc's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 1999, at -25.20%.
Is Halma plc up this year?+
Halma plc is up 4.36% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Halma plc's 1-year return?+
+13.54% 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 Halma plc's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 48.1%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Halma plc?+
June has the highest average return across every completed June since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Halma plc
Halma plc is a FTSE 100 company, an electronic equipment & parts business worth about $19 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 1988, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $9,474 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 2024 at +21.56%; its worst, March 1999 at -25.2%.
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