Melrose Industries (MRO-L)
FTSE 100 · Aerospace & defence · data since 2003-10-28 · last close 2026-09-09
Melrose Industries (MRO-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.4 | -9.6 | -11.1 | -4.2 | -2.2 | 0.9 | -4.3 | 13.4 | -6.6 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 10.7 | 4.5 | -25.9 | -8.7 | 8.0 | 13.4 | -3.5 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | -4.9 | -1.1 |
| 2024 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 6.0 | -6.1 | -2.5 | -10.1 | 6.4 | -18.1 | -5.4 | 4.2 | 20.9 | -3.6 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 4.7 | -3.3 | -8.5 | -0.5 | 11.1 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | -6.8 | -0.5 | -15.8 | -5.4 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 7.3 | -15.0 | -25.1 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | -5.4 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 6.0 | -10.2 | 3.2 | -5.6 | 3.8 | -9.3 | -8.1 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | -2.9 | -10.2 | -56.3 | 9.1 | 15.4 | -1.0 | -25.2 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 28.3 | 16.0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 10.4 | -18.9 | 10.3 | 3.4 | -3.2 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -1.3 | 3.5 | -9.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -10.3 | -15.6 | 4.7 | -7.2 |
| 2017 | -1.3 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -4.2 | -5.3 | -3.3 | 3.3 | -9.1 | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 60.8 | 14.7 | 17.9 | -3.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
| 2015 | -0.7 | 5.1 | -7.5 | -4.2 | -0.1 | -6.7 | 11.8 | -3.4 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -10.2 | -9.5 | -3.7 | -1.9 | -7.1 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -9.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 2013 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 2.6 | -7.9 | 7.1 | -4.6 | 13.1 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 6.8 | -8.8 | 4.7 |
| 2012 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 3.5 | -2.8 | -12.4 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 2.4 | -0.5 | -11.6 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 1.3 | -3.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | -3.4 | 5.8 | -1.3 | -31.0 | -7.1 | 13.3 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| 2010 | -6.9 | 3.9 | 26.8 | 8.6 | -7.4 | -4.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| 2009 | -23.6 | -0.4 | 28.8 | 11.1 | 13.8 | -14.0 | 25.3 | 39.7 | 14.9 | -7.7 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| 2008 | -7.0 | 2.2 | -3.9 | 15.3 | -3.9 | -4.7 | 4.8 | 1.7 | -11.4 | -37.8 | -11.8 | 10.5 |
| 2007 | 7.7 | -2.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -3.3 | -6.0 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 2.1 | -1.7 | -6.2 | -11.7 |
| 2006 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 18.1 | -10.9 | -8.3 | 16.5 | -14.2 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 0.0 | 10.4 | -5.7 | -1.6 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 11.2 | -20.1 | -5.7 | 11.2 | 9.7 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -4.7 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -14.6 | 6.5 | 22.2 | -14.7 |
| 2003 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -1.9 | 1.6 | -5.7 |
| Avg | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -1.8 | -0.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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MRO-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Melrose Industries has monthly history back to 2003. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 15 of 23 years, median +4.4%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. April is the soft spot, down in 13 of 23 with a median of -1.2%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±11% in an average month and has fallen 71.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.6% | +2.0% | -0.3% | +1.6% | +1.5% | -0.2% | +4.7% | +3.4% | -1.6% | -0.7% | +4.1% | +2.4% |
| Win rate | 61%/23 | 65%/23 | 61%/23 | 43%/23 | 48%/23 | 48%/23 | 65%/23 | 61%/23 | 50%/22 | 57%/23 | 70%/23 | 65%/23 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
MRO-L risk & extremes
MRO-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 Melrose Industries's best month?+
Melrose Industries's strongest completed month on record is July 2016, at +60.78%.
What was Melrose Industries's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -56.30%.
Is Melrose Industries up this year?+
Melrose Industries is down 18.19% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Melrose Industries's 1-year return?+
-20.23% 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 Melrose Industries's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 71.8%, measured on month-end closes since 2003.
Which calendar month is historically best for Melrose Industries?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 2003. An average is not a forecast.
About Melrose Industries
Melrose Industries is a FTSE 100 company, an aerospace & defence business worth about $8 billion. It builds the big heavy things the economy runs on — with price receipts on this site going back to 2003. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2003) would be about $972 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was July 2016 at +60.78%; its worst, March 2020 at -56.3%.
- It has closed November in the green 16 out of 23 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.