Realty Income (O)
S&P 500 · Real Estate · data since 1994-10-18 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+1.36%
7d
-0.17%
30d
+6.28%
YTD
+19.43%
1y
+19.33%
Realty Income (O) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.0 | 10.0 | -8.3 | 5.5 | -4.2 | 1.6 | 5.9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 2.2 | -2.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | -3.8 | -0.2 | -1.7 |
| 2024 | -4.8 | -3.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 2.5 | -6.0 | -2.1 | -7.3 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | -5.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -5.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | -7.7 | -10.4 | -4.6 | 14.4 | 6.9 |
| 2022 | -2.7 | -4.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 8.8 | -7.4 | -14.4 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | -4.6 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 9.3 | -0.7 | -2.1 | 5.7 | 3.1 | -9.9 | 10.1 | -1.2 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | -7.4 | -30.8 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -1.7 | -4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 6.7 | -4.5 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 7.0 | -6.0 | -3.6 |
| 2018 | -6.3 | -7.1 | 5.6 | -1.9 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | -2.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 3.1 | -2.5 | -1.6 | -5.5 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -5.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | -5.0 | 1.8 | 15.8 | 3.3 | -7.8 | 2.1 | -11.2 | -6.1 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | 14.2 | -7.5 | 3.5 | -8.6 | -2.6 | -2.2 | 9.2 | -7.1 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 9.7 | 9.4 | -7.6 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.7 | 4.3 | -8.4 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| 2013 | 9.1 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 12.8 | -10.5 | -7.4 | 4.0 | -8.6 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -8.1 | -1.6 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 1.9 | -2.2 | 9.4 | -1.0 | 2.6 | -2.6 | -3.6 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| 2011 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -2.4 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -4.3 | -2.6 | 6.8 | -6.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 7.3 | -4.6 | -2.1 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | -16.2 | -8.3 | 8.2 | 19.4 | -3.2 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 0.9 | -9.0 | 9.7 | 3.0 |
| 2008 | -9.5 | -4.8 | 11.9 | 3.2 | -6.3 | -6.5 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -9.1 | -12.1 | 15.4 |
| 2007 | 4.4 | -4.0 | 3.0 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -7.7 | -6.3 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 6.2 | -3.1 | -4.7 |
| 2006 | 8.3 | -0.5 | 5.5 | -5.9 | -3.1 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | -7.4 | 1.4 | -2.2 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -4.2 | 0.8 | -6.3 | 2.2 | -4.0 |
| 2004 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 3.6 | -13.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -2.4 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | -2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 8.2 | -7.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | -2.4 | 5.9 | 8.7 | -5.7 | 11.0 | -2.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | 3.9 | -1.2 | -6.7 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | -6.0 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | -3.3 | -7.9 | -3.0 | 12.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -4.6 |
| 1998 | 5.3 | -2.5 | 6.0 | -3.3 | 2.3 | -0.1 | -8.2 | -1.4 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 11.7 | -5.1 | -7.4 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -1.3 | 7.9 | -1.9 | -2.4 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | -5.8 | -3.4 | -1.6 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| 1995 | 4.5 | 7.9 | -3.8 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -6.4 | 0.1 | 18.4 |
| 1994 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4.8 | -2.8 | 8.0 |
| Avg | 3.0 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.0% | -0.4% | +1.0% | +2.9% | -0.3% | +1.7% | +2.0% | +1.9% | -0.4% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| Win rate | 72%/32 | 50%/32 | 59%/32 | 62%/32 | 47%/32 | 69%/32 | 68%/31 | 71%/31 | 61%/31 | 47%/32 | 66%/32 | 66%/32 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-48.4%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±5.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
61%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+19.43%
2009-04
Worst month
-30.82%
2020-03
Longest streaks
9▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Realty Income
Realty Income collects rent at scale, which remains an excellent business — with price receipts on this site going back to 1994. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1994) would be about $5,250 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2009 at +19.43%; its worst, March 2020 at -30.82%.
- It has closed January in the green 23 out of 32 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.