Coffee (KC-F)
Commodities · Softs · data since 2000-01-03 · last close 2026-09-09
Coffee (KC-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.7 | -14.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | -11.7 | 17.2 | 6.7 | 3.5 | -15.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 18.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.9 | -17.2 | -10.4 | -3.6 | 34.2 | -5.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | -15.6 |
| 2024 | 3.0 | 0.9 | -3.6 | 16.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | -9.0 | 30.8 | -0.6 |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 4.8 | -10.4 | 11.3 | -5.9 | -9.9 | 2.3 | -7.3 | -4.3 | 14.5 | 16.6 | -3.4 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | -0.4 | -3.4 | -1.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | -7.0 | 10.1 | -7.3 | -19.8 | -5.6 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | -4.1 | 11.3 | -9.8 | 13.3 | 16.0 | -1.9 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 14.4 | -3.1 |
| 2020 | -20.9 | 7.3 | 8.6 | -12.5 | -8.0 | 3.9 | 18.9 | 9.1 | -14.5 | -5.9 | 15.6 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | -10.1 | -0.7 | -2.8 | 13.9 | 3.5 | -7.9 | -6.1 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 16.3 | 9.4 |
| 2018 | -3.5 | -0.7 | -2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | -9.9 | -1.4 | -10.7 | 4.4 | 10.0 | -8.4 | -1.4 |
| 2017 | 9.1 | -5.9 | -1.0 | -5.9 | -1.3 | -4.1 | 12.3 | -8.0 | -0.1 | -2.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2016 | -8.2 | -3.2 | 13.1 | -5.2 | 0.6 | 18.6 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 8.3 | -10.1 | -7.1 |
| 2015 | -2.8 | -15.5 | -2.8 | 2.8 | -7.6 | 3.6 | -4.1 | -3.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -3.4 | 8.4 |
| 2014 | 13.1 | 43.6 | -1.1 | 14.1 | -12.6 | -2.5 | 12.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -10.7 |
| 2013 | 2.2 | -2.9 | -3.9 | -1.6 | -5.8 | -5.5 | -1.2 | -5.5 | 1.4 | -7.3 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 2012 | -5.2 | -5.5 | -10.2 | -2.5 | -9.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 | -5.7 | 5.4 | -10.9 | -8.1 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 11.0 | -2.8 | 13.3 | -11.6 | 0.3 | -9.7 | 20.7 | -20.8 | -0.8 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| 2010 | -3.1 | -2.0 | 5.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 11.1 | -1.2 | 19.7 |
| 2009 | 6.1 | -8.0 | 5.8 | -0.7 | 19.5 | -14.6 | 9.0 | -5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.6 | -4.1 |
| 2008 | 1.4 | 19.1 | -22.6 | 5.6 | -0.5 | 12.7 | -7.7 | 1.8 | -8.1 | -13.4 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| 2007 | -6.8 | 0.0 | -7.2 | -5.6 | 8.5 | -0.8 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 14.2 | -5.7 | 3.8 | 8.1 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | -5.4 | -4.3 | 0.2 | -7.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 6.1 | -1.0 | -5.4 | -11.6 | -1.4 | -5.2 | -4.4 | 3.4 | -3.8 | 15.2 |
| 2004 | 16.2 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -8.9 | 27.4 | -14.6 | -9.1 | 4.3 | 18.8 | -9.7 | 26.9 | 9.8 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | -12.9 | 3.2 | 16.4 | -14.5 | 0.9 | 7.7 | -3.1 | 2.4 | -6.8 | -1.5 | 12.5 |
| 2002 | -2.4 | -0.8 | 27.8 | -11.4 | 2.4 | -10.4 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 21.0 | 1.0 | -9.6 |
| 2001 | -2.8 | 0.2 | -5.6 | 2.6 | -7.6 | -1.8 | -7.4 | -2.8 | -4.4 | -9.1 | -3.0 | 8.4 |
| 2000 | -4.6 | -10.1 | 3.8 | -8.1 | -2.4 | -8.8 | 1.9 | -13.8 | 11.4 | -10.4 | -9.7 | -2.5 |
| Avg | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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KC-F seasonality — average by calendar month
Coffee has monthly history back to 2000. November carries the highest average at +3.8%, but the median November is +1.0% and 15 of 26 have finished green: +31% in 2024 does most of the lifting. The steadier month is September — positive in 16 of 26 years, median +1.9%. May is the soft spot, down in 17 of 27 with a median of -2.4%. Across its full record it has closed 48% of months higher, swings ±9.5% in an average month and has fallen 71.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.4% | +0.5% | -0.5% | +1.5% | -1.3% | -0.5% | +1.4% | +1.3% | +1.1% | -1.1% | +3.8% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 56%/27 | 41%/27 | 37%/27 | 48%/27 | 37%/27 | 48%/27 | 56%/27 | 48%/27 | 62%/26 | 42%/26 | 58%/26 | 46%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
KC-F risk & extremes
KC-F 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 Coffee's best month?+
Coffee's strongest completed month on record is February 2014, at +43.61%.
What was Coffee's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2008, at -22.60%.
Is Coffee up this year?+
Coffee is down 16.52% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Coffee's 1-year return?+
-25.92% 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 Coffee's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 71.6%, measured on month-end closes since 2000.
Which calendar month is historically best for Coffee?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2000. An average is not a forecast.
About Coffee
Coffee is a softs business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2000, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $310 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was February 2014 at +43.61%; its worst, March 2008 at -22.6%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.