Procter & Gamble (PG)
S&P 500 · Top 100 by market cap · Consumer Staples · data since 1962-01-02 · last close 2026-09-09
Procter & Gamble (PG) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.7 | 10.2 | -13.6 | 2.6 | -2.4 | 2.1 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.4 | 4.7 | -2.0 | -4.0 | 4.5 | -6.2 | -4.9 | 4.4 | -2.2 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -3.3 |
| 2024 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 6.7 | 1.0 | -4.1 | 8.5 | -6.5 |
| 2023 | -5.5 | -3.4 | 8.1 | 5.8 | -8.9 | 6.5 | 3.6 | -1.3 | -5.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | -4.5 |
| 2022 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -2.0 | 5.7 | -7.9 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -8.5 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | -7.3 | -3.6 | 9.6 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -9.1 | -2.9 | 7.9 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 3.1 | -3.4 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | -5.3 | -9.1 | 1.0 | -7.9 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | -2.7 |
| 2017 | 5.0 | 4.0 | -1.3 | -2.1 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | -1.4 | -4.4 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | -1.7 | 2.5 | -1.9 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | -2.5 | -5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015 | -6.8 | 1.0 | -3.8 | -2.2 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -7.9 | 1.8 | 7.1 | -2.0 | 6.1 |
| 2014 | -5.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -0.8 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -3.0 | -3.0 | 7.7 | 4.3 | -3.3 |
| 2012 | -4.8 | 7.3 | -0.6 | -4.5 | -2.1 | -1.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -2.8 |
| 2011 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -2.3 | 6.2 | 3.2 | -5.1 | -2.5 | 3.6 | -0.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 2.8 | -0.0 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -1.8 | 2.8 | -2.4 | 0.5 | 6.8 | -3.9 | 5.3 |
| 2009 | -11.2 | -11.6 | -2.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | -1.6 | 9.5 | -2.5 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 7.5 | -2.8 |
| 2008 | -10.4 | 1.2 | 5.9 | -3.8 | -1.5 | -7.9 | 8.3 | 6.5 | -0.1 | -6.8 | -0.3 | -3.9 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -0.5 | 2.5 | -1.3 | -3.7 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 7.7 | -0.7 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 2.8 | 1.2 | -3.8 | 1.6 | -6.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | -4.3 | 6.0 | -0.3 | 7.2 | -5.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -3.8 | 7.3 | -3.3 | -5.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | -4.3 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 6.3 | 6.4 | -2.1 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -4.4 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | -8.0 | -1.9 | -11.2 | -3.5 | 7.0 | -0.7 | 11.9 | 4.4 | -1.8 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | -7.5 | -13.1 | -35.4 | 5.8 | 11.3 | -14.7 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | -1.5 | 9.4 | -3.9 | -0.5 | -5.6 | 3.1 | 9.6 | -5.5 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| 1998 | -1.5 | 8.3 | -0.6 | -2.3 | 2.0 | 8.6 | -12.6 | -3.6 | -7.0 | 25.1 | -1.2 | 4.2 |
| 1997 | 7.9 | 3.9 | -4.5 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 8.1 | -12.5 | 3.8 | -1.2 | 12.0 | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 1.7 | -2.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 9.8 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 5.6 | 2.1 | -0.4 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | -3.6 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 6.8 | -4.0 |
| 1994 | 5.0 | -3.4 | -7.0 | 6.9 | -0.9 | -5.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 | -2.0 | 6.0 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| 1993 | -6.7 | 4.5 | -4.1 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -5.7 | -0.8 | -1.8 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 11.1 | -2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -10.5 | 10.7 | -7.4 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 2.6 | -1.1 |
| 1991 | -7.9 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -9.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -3.1 | 15.9 |
| 1990 | -8.3 | -0.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 0.1 | -11.2 | -5.4 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 6.9 | -3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 7.6 | -6.6 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| 1988 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -7.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -2.1 | -0.7 | 7.2 | 4.2 | -0.9 | 6.3 |
| 1987 | 16.1 | -1.4 | 6.0 | -7.2 | 8.0 | 7.1 | -4.3 | 10.1 | -1.5 | -11.9 | -7.8 | 4.9 |
| 1986 | -4.6 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 2.9 | -2.6 | 3.4 | -15.3 | 11.7 | 3.7 | -1.8 |
| 1985 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -2.4 | -4.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | -2.0 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 1984 | -10.2 | -6.7 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 5.1 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
| 1983 | -4.3 | 1.6 | 6.3 | -0.1 | -10.4 | 2.3 | -5.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 6.8 | -4.0 |
| 1982 | 7.5 | -2.4 | -0.6 | 4.7 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 12.0 | -0.5 |
| 1981 | -1.4 | 6.5 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -1.7 | 7.5 | -2.9 | -4.5 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -4.9 | 6.8 | 8.9 | -5.3 | 10.6 | -2.5 | -8.9 | -4.2 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
| 1979 | -4.1 | -3.9 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -4.7 | -2.5 | 8.1 | -3.6 | -2.8 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1978 | -7.4 | -2.7 | -3.4 | 15.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6.0 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 1977 | -7.3 | -4.3 | -4.1 | -1.1 | -4.3 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 8.2 | -1.3 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| 1976 | 3.9 | -7.7 | 6.6 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 7.4 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
| 1975 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -8.3 | -5.6 | -1.8 | 7.5 | 4.8 | -4.3 |
| 1974 | -2.2 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.8 | -4.5 | -12.8 | -11.8 | 19.6 | -4.6 | -1.5 |
| 1973 | -2.1 | -1.7 | -5.5 | -1.0 | -2.1 | 6.7 | 9.2 | -12.9 | 0.5 | 4.6 | -7.9 | -3.2 |
| 1972 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 7.7 | -5.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| 1971 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6.6 | -2.5 | -1.6 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 8.1 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 1970 | 1.9 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -8.0 | -1.6 | -4.1 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 8.7 | -2.3 |
| 1969 | -0.4 | -2.9 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 7.3 | -5.6 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 13.7 | -3.9 | 3.4 |
| 1968 | -9.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 8.4 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 1.2 | -5.7 | 1.7 | 11.3 | -12.0 |
| 1967 | 8.0 | -1.0 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 12.7 | -2.6 | -0.7 | -5.0 | -1.1 | 5.4 |
| 1966 | 0.9 | -7.2 | 2.3 | -5.7 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | -2.0 | -0.7 |
| 1965 | -4.1 | -3.0 | -2.2 | 3.0 | -2.1 | -2.2 | 2.5 | -3.1 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 1.8 | -3.0 |
| 1964 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 3.7 | -3.5 | -1.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -5.4 | 3.2 |
| 1963 | 3.4 | -3.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -2.8 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 1962 | -9.2 | -3.9 | 7.9 | -5.4 | -10.2 | -13.8 | 11.8 | -0.9 | -11.1 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 0.3 |
| Avg | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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PG seasonality — average by calendar month
Procter & Gamble has monthly history back to 1962. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 43 of 64 years, median +2.9%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 39 of 65 with a median of -1.0%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±5.5% in an average month and has fallen 54.2% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.3% | -0.6% | +0.4% | +1.1% | +0.9% | +0.1% | +2.3% | +1.3% | -0.1% | +3.4% | +2.2% | +1.1% |
| Win rate | 48%/65 | 40%/65 | 52%/65 | 55%/65 | 51%/65 | 54%/65 | 65%/65 | 60%/65 | 53%/64 | 67%/64 | 62%/64 | 59%/64 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
PG risk & extremes
PG 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 Procter & Gamble's best month?+
Procter & Gamble's strongest completed month on record is October 1998, at +25.13%.
What was Procter & Gamble's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2000, at -35.42%.
Is Procter & Gamble up this year?+
Procter & Gamble is up 0.99% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Procter & Gamble's 1-year return?+
-8.60% 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 Procter & Gamble's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 54.2%, measured on month-end closes since 1962.
Which calendar month is historically best for Procter & Gamble?+
October has the highest average return across every completed October since 1962. An average is not a forecast.
About Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is an S&P 500 company, a consumer staples business worth about $331 billion. Owns half your bathroom shelf and has been quietly compounding since 1837. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1962) would be about $65,414 today.
Did you know?
- Founded by a candle maker and a soap maker who married sisters in Cincinnati.
- The term “soap opera” exists because P&G sponsored radio dramas to sell soap.
- Its best month on record was October 1998 at +25.13%; its worst, March 2000 at -35.42%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.