Prudential plc (PRU-L)
FTSE 100 · Life insurance · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+1.01%
7d
+4.98%
30d
+9.91%
YTD
-4.23%
1y
+17.17%
Prudential plc (PRU-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.2 | -5.6 | -8.7 | 5.8 | -2.4 | -6.4 | 9.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 13.6 | -4.2 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | -7.8 | -5.0 | -4.4 | -5.7 | 6.6 | -3.8 | -2.7 | -6.8 | 6.5 | -7.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| 2023 | 18.8 | -5.2 | -13.2 | 9.9 | -12.8 | 5.0 | -2.4 | -10.7 | -8.0 | -3.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | -3.1 | -8.0 | -0.2 | -10.9 | 2.7 | -2.1 | -1.0 | -10.2 | -1.1 | -9.3 | 20.8 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | -12.9 | 20.1 | 9.4 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -8.5 | -1.2 | 11.7 | -1.0 | 2.7 | -14.6 | -0.1 |
| 2020 | -6.7 | -6.3 | -18.3 | 9.0 | -7.2 | 16.4 | -9.3 | 10.5 | -9.2 | -15.0 | 24.1 | 15.2 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 7.0 | -3.3 | 12.8 | -9.1 | 8.8 | -1.1 | -19.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | -4.0 | -2.8 | 5.4 | -3.4 | -4.2 | 4.1 | -3.9 | 1.4 | -10.7 | -1.9 | -9.0 |
| 2017 | -5.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -1.8 | -1.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | -10.7 | -8.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | -8.9 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -2.3 | 16.0 | 5.1 |
| 2015 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -5.8 | -1.6 | -5.9 | -1.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | -8.4 | 10.3 | -6.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | -3.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | -5.1 | 4.8 | 7.3 | -3.6 |
| 2013 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 8.6 | -7.6 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 0.9 | -10.1 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | -4.4 |
| 2011 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.7 | 9.4 | -4.6 | -2.4 | -4.2 | -10.1 | -10.2 | 16.1 | -3.8 | 2.5 |
| 2010 | -9.7 | 4.2 | -9.1 | 5.9 | -6.6 | -6.1 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 12.5 | -0.9 | -9.9 | 17.6 |
| 2009 | -19.9 | -15.9 | 20.1 | 16.7 | 8.0 | -2.6 | 8.4 | 19.8 | 12.0 | -7.5 | 12.4 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | -10.0 | -4.7 | 9.0 | 3.7 | -3.6 | -19.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | -7.4 | -37.9 | 7.1 | 23.5 |
| 2007 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | -5.6 | -4.3 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 4.1 | -13.2 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 10.7 | -3.6 | -9.4 | 4.8 | -7.9 | 4.8 | 12.6 | -3.2 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 7.0 | -7.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 8.1 | -5.6 | 1.6 | -7.9 | 11.3 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 1.8 | 2.4 | -9.1 | -1.0 | -6.3 | 14.3 | -4.4 | -10.5 | 11.0 | -7.5 | 4.2 | 8.5 |
| 2003 | -13.3 | -11.2 | -8.7 | 24.1 | -0.8 | -3.4 | 16.6 | 2.0 | -5.9 | 11.3 | -2.4 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | -6.2 | -12.5 | 0.2 | 11.2 | -8.4 | -10.0 | -18.1 | 3.6 | -33.3 | 34.6 | 17.2 | -18.0 |
| 2001 | -4.3 | -8.0 | -20.7 | 8.7 | -2.2 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -19.4 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | 1.3 | -18.2 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | -4.3 | -5.9 | -1.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 16.5 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 3.1 | -9.7 | -4.4 | 9.8 | -14.1 | 22.7 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
| 1998 | 11.8 | 10.5 | -3.2 | -3.5 | -3.9 | -3.0 | 6.3 | -6.8 | 10.0 | -9.7 | 13.8 | 2.7 |
| 1997 | 9.8 | 5.3 | -7.7 | 14.6 | 2.3 | -5.3 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 13.4 | -7.9 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.9 | 2.4 | -3.5 | 7.5 | -6.1 | -5.5 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| 1995 | -7.4 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 8.7 | -3.5 |
| 1994 | 2.6 | -12.3 | -6.3 | 1.0 | -10.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 9.8 | -11.4 | 6.9 | 0.9 | -1.6 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -4.1 | 1.9 | 5.8 | -7.8 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 7.3 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
| 1992 | -6.1 | 4.8 | -9.1 | 12.3 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -2.0 | -6.3 | 22.4 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 3.5 | -2.1 | 0.0 | -4.7 | 10.8 | 4.9 | -1.9 | -7.9 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| 1990 | -20.5 | -10.1 | -2.5 | -4.0 | 15.8 | 8.1 | -2.1 | -7.7 | -10.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -3.9 |
| 1989 | 16.7 | -6.8 | 14.5 | -6.0 | -1.9 | -2.3 | 13.7 | 8.4 | -5.7 | -4.0 | 13.7 | 9.0 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.9 | -8.4 | 2.0 | -1.3 | -3.9 | 3.1 |
| Avg | -0.5 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 3.7 | -1.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
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 | -0.6% | -1.0% | -0.1% | +3.7% | -1.8% | -0.2% | +1.3% | -0.2% | +0.5% | -0.0% | +4.5% | +3.5% |
| Win rate | 55%/38 | 53%/38 | 47%/38 | 66%/38 | 39%/38 | 37%/38 | 53%/38 | 55%/38 | 58%/38 | 55%/38 | 74%/38 | 68%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-82.3%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±8.6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
55%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+34.61%
2002-10
Worst month
-37.93%
2008-10
Longest streaks
9▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Prudential plc
Prudential plc has survived more market cycles than most coins have months — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $684 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 2002 at +34.61%; its worst, October 2008 at -37.93%.
- It has closed November in the green 28 out of 38 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.