Informa (INF-L)
FTSE 100 · Media · data since 1998-12-22 · last close 2026-09-09
Informa (INF-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.5 | -4.8 | -10.8 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 11.5 | -2.0 | 1.8 | -1.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 8.5 | -0.8 | -10.4 | -5.4 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | -0.8 | -7.9 |
| 2024 | -0.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | -4.3 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -4.0 | -1.6 | -1.4 | 5.9 | -6.8 |
| 2023 | 8.0 | -0.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | -3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -3.6 | 2.7 | -5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 1.2 | -4.5 | -5.2 | -3.0 | 12.4 | -8.0 | -5.0 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | -9.0 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -3.2 | -7.8 | -1.3 | 7.3 | 3.5 | -5.5 | -10.1 | 10.6 |
| 2020 | -9.6 | -11.9 | -35.1 | -0.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -21.4 | 11.8 | -8.9 | 11.0 | 26.8 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | -0.3 | 7.5 | 4.7 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -9.0 | 2.1 | 8.3 |
| 2018 | -3.6 | -0.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | -5.5 | -3.4 | -0.0 | -6.4 | -3.1 | -8.8 |
| 2017 | -4.1 | 3.1 | -3.0 | -1.5 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -0.7 | -2.7 | 3.7 | 7.6 | -3.7 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 1.0 | -5.7 | 3.9 | 7.1 | -2.0 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -3.4 | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 2.1 | -1.3 | 4.3 | -5.9 | 9.1 | -2.8 | -3.0 | 1.2 | 9.8 | -1.7 |
| 2014 | -9.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -8.7 | 6.9 | -7.1 | 1.9 | 5.8 | -5.2 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | -9.2 | 6.3 | -3.5 | 7.1 | -3.1 | 3.2 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 1.9 | -6.1 | -17.7 | 11.4 | -2.7 | 10.0 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| 2011 | 5.7 | 0.9 | -4.1 | 0.0 | 4.4 | -0.7 | -6.5 | -12.5 | -7.3 | 10.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 15.4 | 2.5 | -4.7 | -5.9 | 10.3 | -2.2 | 9.2 | 4.1 | -9.3 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | -2.6 | -11.3 | 23.4 | 13.2 | -18.7 | -9.4 | 9.5 | 18.6 | 10.8 | -6.9 | -5.3 | 15.3 |
| 2008 | -15.5 | -11.4 | -9.3 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 5.8 | -2.5 | -26.1 | -33.2 | -3.3 | 21.2 |
| 2007 | -6.5 | 1.5 | 7.2 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -5.6 | -4.8 | 7.8 | -12.5 | 6.9 | -17.1 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 1.7 | -12.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | -8.5 | 5.9 | 4.0 | -8.4 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -5.5 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| 2004 | 3.0 | 13.0 | -8.0 | 5.8 | -0.8 | 12.2 | -12.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
| 2003 | -16.4 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 17.8 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 8.7 | -5.5 | 13.4 |
| 2002 | -10.7 | 1.7 | 26.2 | -12.6 | -7.3 | -14.9 | -19.4 | -10.3 | 0.0 | -2.6 | 16.8 | -3.5 |
| 2001 | -9.2 | 7.6 | -10.5 | -4.8 | 7.4 | -43.2 | -6.4 | -3.1 | -38.5 | -4.4 | 34.5 | 22.2 |
| 2000 | -3.9 | 36.8 | -13.1 | -1.4 | -4.9 | 4.9 | 11.9 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -13.3 | -8.1 |
| 1999 | 5.8 | 15.6 | -2.9 | -1.6 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.0 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 32.1 | 13.0 |
| 1998 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10.3 |
| Avg | -0.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -2.3 | -0.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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INF-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Informa has monthly history back to 1998. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 18 of 28 years, median +3.8%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. April is the soft spot, down in 16 of 28 with a median of -1.4%. Across its full record it has closed 55% of months higher, swings ±9.4% in an average month and has fallen 84.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.6% | +4.4% | +0.3% | -0.6% | +1.1% | -0.6% | +0.3% | +0.8% | -2.3% | -0.0% | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| Win rate | 50%/28 | 75%/28 | 64%/28 | 43%/28 | 57%/28 | 57%/28 | 57%/28 | 46%/28 | 37%/27 | 52%/27 | 52%/27 | 64%/28 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
INF-L risk & extremes
INF-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 Informa's best month?+
Informa's strongest completed month on record is February 2000, at +36.75%.
What was Informa's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is June 2001, at -43.20%.
Is Informa up this year?+
Informa is up 0.29% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Informa's 1-year return?+
-0.81% 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 Informa's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 84.6%, measured on month-end closes since 1998.
Which calendar month is historically best for Informa?+
February has the highest average return across every completed February since 1998. An average is not a forecast.
About Informa
Informa is a FTSE 100 company, a media business worth about $15 billion. It turns eyeballs into earnings — with price receipts on this site going back to 1998. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1998) would be about $346 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was February 2000 at +36.75%; its worst, June 2001 at -43.2%.
- It has closed February in the green 21 out of 28 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.