Legal & General (LGEN-L)
FTSE 100 · Life insurance · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-09-09
Legal & General (LGEN-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.2 | 2.3 | -9.2 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | -2.3 | -1.9 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -3.4 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | -3.6 | -3.8 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -5.1 | 5.1 | -7.2 | 5.9 | -9.2 | 2.1 | -3.4 | 1.1 | -4.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -6.6 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -6.3 | 1.7 | -5.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | -3.4 | -3.5 | -1.9 | -7.3 | 3.0 | -7.8 | 9.0 | -3.2 | -14.3 | 7.6 | 8.0 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | -8.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | -2.4 | 4.4 | -9.4 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | -2.4 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | -14.9 | -25.4 | 5.6 | -3.0 | 11.3 | -3.1 | 1.6 | -13.3 | -1.9 | 36.7 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 12.3 | 8.2 | -1.9 | 1.1 | -7.8 | 5.0 | -2.9 | -16.1 | 13.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | -1.0 | -3.0 | -1.8 | 4.8 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -3.2 | 3.1 | -4.1 | -2.6 | -5.7 |
| 2017 | -5.1 | 5.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | -3.0 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | -9.1 | -6.8 | 3.6 | -5.1 | 7.3 | -20.3 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -4.3 | 12.6 | 5.0 |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 4.3 | -0.3 | -6.7 | 2.2 | -6.4 | 4.7 | -3.1 | -5.8 | 9.9 | 3.8 | -1.4 |
| 2014 | -3.3 | 11.7 | -14.8 | 3.5 | 8.7 | -2.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | -5.3 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 7.9 | -1.8 | 5.6 | -4.3 | 12.5 | -3.1 | 5.0 | 10.2 | -1.1 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 8.2 | -10.0 | -6.1 | 15.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 8.7 | -0.1 |
| 2011 | 14.7 | 7.0 | -3.0 | 6.6 | -4.6 | 0.9 | -5.1 | -6.4 | -7.9 | 14.3 | -4.0 | -3.1 |
| 2010 | -5.8 | 1.6 | 14.1 | -2.6 | -7.8 | -0.5 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 11.7 | -3.0 | -9.0 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | -19.8 | -34.7 | 7.0 | 35.6 | 3.6 | -6.0 | 13.5 | 19.5 | 14.0 | -10.6 | -1.5 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -5.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -5.6 | -16.4 | -2.4 | 2.8 | -0.5 | -28.7 | -5.6 | 14.1 |
| 2007 | -1.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | -2.7 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -6.5 | 3.4 | -7.9 | 4.9 | -7.4 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 9.0 | -2.4 | -7.6 | 0.2 | -3.1 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 2.6 | -4.0 | -8.0 | 4.1 | 6.0 | -0.4 | -2.8 | 2.0 | -5.5 | 9.1 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | -1.3 | 1.0 | -5.2 | -1.3 | -4.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | -21.6 | -0.7 | -7.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 | -2.6 | 19.9 | -1.2 | -7.3 | 12.7 | -4.3 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | -0.9 | -4.8 | 7.2 | -2.2 | -3.8 | -13.6 | -10.7 | 5.1 | -29.5 | 28.3 | 3.6 | -16.5 |
| 2001 | -9.1 | 3.4 | -6.6 | 1.7 | -6.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 | -11.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | -12.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | -8.0 | 11.0 | 3.2 | -7.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | 12.6 | -11.4 | -6.3 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -11.4 | -8.1 | 15.0 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 2.1 | -2.3 |
| 1998 | 21.8 | 5.1 | 8.4 | -2.9 | -5.6 | -5.5 | 16.7 | -6.0 | -6.0 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 4.0 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | -8.1 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| 1996 | 6.6 | -0.1 | -4.5 | 5.0 | -1.4 | -5.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 6.4 |
| 1995 | -0.7 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 1.4 | -3.3 |
| 1994 | 6.0 | -6.6 | -7.8 | -1.4 | -8.9 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 6.8 | -9.3 | 0.9 | -2.0 | -0.7 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 4.7 | -5.5 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 2.1 | -2.9 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 8.0 | -0.8 | -3.5 |
| 1992 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -9.9 | 14.7 | 5.9 | -4.0 | -11.3 | -14.2 | 22.4 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 1.7 |
| 1991 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 10.2 | -3.2 | -5.1 | -6.1 | 9.0 | 1.4 | -4.3 | -10.6 | -4.2 | 3.0 |
| 1990 | -1.4 | -9.8 | -0.8 | -5.6 | 11.9 | 11.7 | -7.5 | -5.7 | -6.3 | -0.8 | 10.9 | -9.1 |
| 1989 | 15.3 | -2.2 | 1.5 | -5.4 | -3.5 | 1.3 | 15.1 | 4.7 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 11.2 | 6.3 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5.5 | -8.7 | 3.5 | -1.0 | -8.1 | 3.2 |
| Avg | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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LGEN-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Legal & General has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 27 of 38 years, median +3.1%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 23 of 38 with a median of -1.8%. Across its full record it has closed 54% of months higher, swings ±7.8% in an average month and has fallen 90.1% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.3% | -0.3% | -0.5% | +0.5% | +0.6% | -1.9% | +3.1% | +0.3% | -0.4% | +1.8% | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| Win rate | 55%/38 | 61%/38 | 42%/38 | 42%/38 | 53%/38 | 39%/38 | 64%/39 | 54%/39 | 50%/38 | 58%/38 | 66%/38 | 71%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
LGEN-L risk & extremes
LGEN-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 Legal & General's best month?+
Legal & General's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +36.74%.
What was Legal & General's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2009, at -34.74%.
Is Legal & General up this year?+
Legal & General is up 9.92% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Legal & General's 1-year return?+
+23.18% 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 Legal & General's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 90.1%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Legal & General?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Legal & General
Legal & General is a FTSE 100 company, a life insurance business worth about $21 billion. It moves money around and keeps a slice for the trouble — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $909 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +36.74%; its worst, February 2009 at -34.74%.
- It has closed December in the green 27 out of 38 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.