PG&E Corporation (PCG)
S&P 500 · Utilities · data since 1972-06-01 · last close 2026-09-09
PG&E Corporation (PCG) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.0 | 23.2 | -7.3 | -5.4 | -1.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | -23.6 | 6.9 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -22.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | -3.8 | 2.2 | -17.3 | 0.6 | 9.0 | -1.1 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | -6.4 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.4 | -5.8 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 7.0 | -6.6 |
| 2023 | -2.2 | -1.8 | 3.5 | 5.8 | -1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -7.4 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | -11.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -3.6 | -18.2 | 8.8 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 19.4 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | -8.3 | -8.1 | 11.4 | -3.3 | -10.4 | 0.3 | -13.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 39.9 | 1.9 | -42.0 | 18.4 | 11.5 | -25.2 | 5.4 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 32.9 | -1.9 |
| 2019 | -45.3 | 31.0 | 4.5 | 26.5 | -24.1 | 34.0 | -20.9 | -42.4 | -4.3 | -38.3 | 20.9 | 45.7 |
| 2018 | -5.3 | -3.2 | 6.9 | 4.9 | -6.0 | -1.8 | 1.2 | 7.2 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -43.6 | -10.0 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -2.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -2.5 | -15.2 | -6.1 | -17.4 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.1 | -2.5 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 0.0 | -3.1 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -5.3 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 10.5 | -8.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -7.3 | 7.0 | -5.6 | 7.4 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 4.5 | -0.9 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -7.0 | 4.0 | -2.1 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 6.3 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 8.8 | -7.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | -9.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | -3.5 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | -1.4 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 4.7 | 2.0 | -6.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -3.7 | -0.8 |
| 2011 | -3.3 | -0.5 | -3.1 | 4.3 | -5.9 | -2.0 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -9.5 | 7.3 |
| 2010 | -5.4 | -0.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -5.3 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 5.3 | -1.9 | 5.3 | -1.9 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -2.9 | -1.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | -4.8 | -8.2 | -1.2 | 8.6 | -1.0 | 1.2 | -2.9 | 7.3 | -8.5 | -2.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | -2.6 | -7.3 | -5.5 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 2.4 | -5.4 | -6.1 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 5.4 | -6.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | -5.0 | 3.6 | -2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | -0.7 | -7.6 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 24.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 10.6 |
| 2002 | 11.8 | -1.4 | 11.1 | -0.3 | -8.5 | -16.8 | -22.3 | -18.4 | -0.8 | -3.6 | 27.3 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | -28.8 | -2.0 | -15.2 | -24.2 | 27.1 | -1.8 | 32.8 | 10.3 | -7.3 | 18.8 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 7.0 | -6.0 | 3.3 | 23.5 | 0.0 | -4.0 | 5.1 | 11.9 | -15.6 | 11.3 | 1.9 | -26.1 |
| 1999 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 8.7 | -3.0 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -13.8 | -11.3 | -2.5 | -7.1 |
| 1998 | -1.6 | 1.1 | 10.6 | -1.9 | -2.7 | 1.1 | -3.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -4.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 2.1 | -3.6 | 6.2 | 2.3 | -6.8 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | -2.2 | -7.7 | -10.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -15.1 | 14.6 | -1.7 | 7.5 | 3.2 | -11.8 |
| 1995 | 3.6 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | -2.5 | 6.2 | -2.1 | -6.4 | 5.0 |
| 1994 | -3.6 | -6.6 | -6.9 | -8.6 | -2.8 | -6.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | -5.7 | -0.6 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 1993 | 0.4 | 6.0 | -0.4 | -5.8 | 5.4 | -1.6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | -1.5 | 2.5 | -5.2 | 3.6 |
| 1992 | -3.1 | -3.6 | -0.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.8 | -5.1 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | -1.9 | -0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
| 1990 | -1.1 | 4.0 | -1.6 | -2.9 | 7.7 | 3.3 | -2.1 | -8.2 | 3.6 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 1989 | 4.3 | -2.7 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | -5.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 4.7 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | -1.4 | -5.9 | -7.0 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| 1987 | 10.8 | -2.8 | -5.9 | -11.9 | -2.4 | -0.7 | -4.3 | 5.8 | -4.4 | -7.2 | -0.7 | -4.5 |
| 1986 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | -6.6 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 7.9 | -10.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| 1985 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 2.4 | -7.0 | 2.7 | -3.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| 1984 | 0.8 | -7.5 | -4.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 9.8 | -2.2 |
| 1983 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 1.2 | -6.9 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 2.3 | -8.2 |
| 1982 | 2.4 | 4.7 | -0.3 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -2.1 | 14.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 1981 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 4.6 | -1.8 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -5.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 1980 | -7.1 | 2.3 | -2.7 | 13.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -1.2 | -2.9 | 2.5 |
| 1979 | 10.7 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -6.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | -4.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| 1978 | -2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -1.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -6.3 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1977 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | -3.0 | -1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | 6.6 | -7.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 5.8 | -3.9 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| 1975 | 8.1 | 1.1 | -4.7 | -10.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | -2.9 | 3.0 | -4.9 | 7.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1974 | 7.1 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -7.0 | 2.3 | -4.3 | 4.2 | -12.2 | -2.9 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 1973 | -10.3 | -2.8 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -4.5 | -3.7 | 9.1 | -8.6 | -9.4 | 1.9 |
| 1972 | · | · | · | · | · | -3.8 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Avg | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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PCG seasonality — average by calendar month
PG&E Corporation has monthly history back to 1972. Its strongest month by median is August — positive in 33 of 55 years, median +2.2%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 30 of 54 with a median of -0.6%. Across its full record it has closed 59% of months higher, swings ±8.4% in an average month and has fallen 94.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.2% | +0.3% | +0.1% | +1.4% | +1.4% | +0.4% | +0.7% | +0.4% | -0.1% | +1.6% | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| Win rate | 56%/54 | 44%/54 | 57%/54 | 56%/54 | 57%/54 | 60%/55 | 65%/55 | 60%/55 | 50%/54 | 63%/54 | 70%/54 | 70%/54 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
PCG risk & extremes
PCG 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 PG&E Corporation's best month?+
PG&E Corporation's strongest completed month on record is December 2019, at +45.71%.
What was PG&E Corporation's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is January 2019, at -45.26%.
Is PG&E Corporation up this year?+
PG&E Corporation is down 11.19% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is PG&E Corporation's 1-year return?+
-4.21% 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 PG&E Corporation's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 94.6%, measured on month-end closes since 1972.
Which calendar month is historically best for PG&E Corporation?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1972. An average is not a forecast.
About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation is an S&P 500 company, an utilities business worth about $31 billion. It is what “boring but reliable” looks like on a chart — with price receipts on this site going back to 1972. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1972) would be about $1,550 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2019 at +45.71%; its worst, January 2019 at -45.26%.
- It has closed November in the green 38 out of 54 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.