PSEi Composite (PSEI)
Benchmark index · Philippines · data since 1987-01-02 · last close 2026-09-09
PSEi Composite (PSEI) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | 4.5 | -10.0 | -1.9 | -1.1 | 4.7 | 6.1 | -7.0 | 2.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -10.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 3.0 | 4.5 | -0.6 | -2.9 | -4.0 | -0.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | -1.8 | -7.4 | -1.3 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -3.5 | -0.9 | 1.9 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -6.3 | 2.4 | -5.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -6.6 | 0.7 | -9.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | -12.8 | 7.2 | 10.2 | -3.2 |
| 2021 | -7.4 | 2.8 | -5.2 | -1.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -9.2 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| 2020 | -7.9 | -5.7 | -21.6 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 6.3 | -4.5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | -3.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -2.5 | 2.5 | -3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | -3.3 | -5.8 | -2.0 | -4.1 | -4.0 | 6.7 | 2.4 | -7.4 | -1.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | -3.8 | -0.3 | 8.9 | -1.4 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | -2.2 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -8.4 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -2.8 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -6.0 | -2.9 | 3.5 | -2.9 | 0.4 |
| 2014 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| 2013 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | -0.7 | -7.9 | 2.7 | -8.5 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -5.7 | -5.1 |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | -2.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | -7.6 | -3.0 | 7.7 | 6.5 | -1.7 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -3.4 | -8.0 | 8.3 | -2.8 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | -3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 15.0 | 4.1 | -7.4 | 6.3 |
| 2009 | -2.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 14.8 | 3.1 | -2.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | -9.8 | -4.2 | -4.6 | -7.9 | 2.8 | -13.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | -4.4 | -24.1 | 1.1 | -5.0 |
| 2007 | 8.6 | -5.3 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 5.4 | -4.4 | -3.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | -4.8 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | -5.1 | 9.7 | -3.3 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 2005 | 10.8 | 3.0 | -6.0 | -5.1 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -3.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| 2004 | 4.6 | -1.7 | -4.0 | 9.2 | -2.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| 2003 | 3.8 | -3.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 1.4 | -3.8 | 8.8 | 7.8 | -6.1 | 9.8 |
| 2002 | 16.6 | 3.3 | -0.2 | -4.1 | -2.3 | -12.1 | -2.9 | -1.8 | 2.4 | -7.2 | -0.1 | -2.8 |
| 2001 | 12.9 | -4.4 | -10.4 | -4.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -3.4 | -7.2 | -11.0 | -11.8 | 13.6 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | -7.2 | -17.5 | 2.4 | -4.9 | -7.5 | 3.7 | -7.6 | 8.5 | -6.7 | -10.2 | 9.1 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 20.0 | -0.6 | 2.8 | -5.8 | -7.2 | -3.6 | -2.9 | -2.8 | 8.3 |
| 1998 | 4.2 | 16.3 | -1.2 | -2.5 | -7.8 | -12.5 | -8.7 | -25.8 | 5.7 | 39.3 | 12.6 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 7.9 | -3.1 | -2.8 | -17.8 | 6.1 | -0.0 | -6.9 | -22.7 | 1.8 | -11.6 | -2.5 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 11.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 0.8 | -7.5 | 6.3 | -1.6 | -6.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| 1995 | -13.1 | 3.7 | -4.7 | 3.1 | 12.4 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -4.7 | -4.7 | -6.4 | -0.8 | 6.2 |
| 1994 | -11.4 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -9.4 | 2.1 | 11.1 | -6.6 | 5.5 | -12.3 | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 6.5 | 13.5 | -4.3 | 10.2 | -1.2 | -0.5 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 10.8 | 20.3 | -1.5 | 36.9 |
| 1992 | 9.8 | -5.5 | -7.7 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 10.6 | -3.7 | -7.7 | 2.0 | -3.4 | -7.0 | -0.4 |
| 1991 | 15.9 | 30.4 | 12.1 | -3.9 | 11.0 | -9.8 | -4.1 | 0.0 | -7.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 1990 | -5.2 | -2.9 | 8.1 | -14.4 | -13.0 | 8.3 | 5.6 | -20.1 | -27.1 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| 1989 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 4.0 | -2.8 | 15.5 | -3.8 | 1.7 | 13.8 | 1.0 | -15.4 |
| 1988 | 1.4 | -7.9 | -1.1 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -9.9 | -10.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 1987 | 18.7 | -1.5 | -0.5 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 50.6 | 14.9 | 4.2 | -31.5 | 0.3 | -6.2 | 15.2 |
| Avg | 2.4 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -2.5 | -1.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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PSEI seasonality — average by calendar month
PSEi Composite has monthly history back to 1987. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 26 of 40 years, median +3.4%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. August is the soft spot, down in 26 of 40 with a median of -1.9%. Across its full record it has closed 55% of months higher, swings ±7.8% in an average month and has fallen 71.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.5% | +0.8% | -0.3% | +1.4% | +1.5% | +1.3% | +1.4% | -2.5% | -1.6% | +2.0% | +0.4% | +3.2% |
| Win rate | 65%/40 | 45%/40 | 50%/40 | 60%/40 | 55%/40 | 57%/40 | 65%/40 | 35%/40 | 49%/39 | 62%/39 | 54%/39 | 69%/39 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
PSEI risk & extremes
PSEI drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
Frequently asked questions
What was PSEi Composite's best month?+
PSEi Composite's strongest completed month on record is June 1987, at +50.59%.
What was PSEi Composite's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 1987, at -31.51%.
Is PSEi Composite up this year?+
PSEi Composite is up 1.05% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is PSEi Composite's 1-year return?+
-0.10% 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 PSEi Composite's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 71.6%, measured on month-end closes since 1987.
Which calendar month is historically best for PSEi Composite?+
December has the highest average return across every completed December since 1987. An average is not a forecast.
About PSEi Composite
PSEi Composite isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: Philippines's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, so you can see how a whole market behaves when nobody's stock-picking — with price history on this site back to 1987. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1987) would be about $1,141 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 1987 at +50.59%; its worst, September 1987 at -31.51%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.