SAP (SAP-DE)
EURO STOXX 50 · Information Technology · data since 1998-04-09 · last close 2026-09-09
SAP (SAP-DE) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -18.1 | 0.2 | -14.1 | -0.9 | 8.5 | -13.7 | 17.7 | 21.1 | -4.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 13.6 | -1.2 | -7.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -7.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -7.1 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | 15.3 | 7.5 | 4.4 | -6.0 | -1.0 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 12.4 | -0.8 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 3.5 | -4.7 | 3.2 | 14.8 | -4.1 |
| 2022 | -11.6 | -8.2 | -0.2 | -3.5 | -2.3 | -6.3 | 4.3 | -6.3 | -1.0 | 16.1 | 7.0 | -7.7 |
| 2021 | -2.3 | -2.6 | 2.3 | 11.8 | -1.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -8.3 | 7.2 | -9.7 | 10.4 |
| 2020 | -2.1 | -5.3 | -7.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 3.2 | -3.8 | -31.1 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 11.2 | -2.3 | 9.4 | -7.5 | -2.8 | -0.7 | 10.1 | 3.9 | -2.6 |
| 2018 | -2.8 | -5.1 | -1.4 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.3 | -10.7 | -4.0 | -4.4 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 5.0 | -4.2 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | -3.1 | -1.3 |
| 2016 | -0.3 | -4.4 | 1.7 | -3.9 | 8.6 | -8.0 | 16.8 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -0.8 | -1.7 | 5.0 |
| 2015 | -0.7 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -7.1 | 4.3 | -8.1 | -3.4 | 24.0 | 3.8 | -1.6 |
| 2014 | -9.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | -3.5 | -5.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| 2013 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 4.4 | -3.5 | -3.8 | -1.6 | -1.7 | 1.2 | -2.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 3.4 | -4.3 | -5.2 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 10.8 | 3.5 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -3.3 | 4.5 | -12.9 | 0.8 | 13.9 | 1.7 | -7.9 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 9.5 | 1.0 | -2.8 | 5.6 | -4.5 | -1.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | -4.1 | 6.0 |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -8.4 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 6.3 | -5.5 | 15.1 | 3.2 | -2.3 | -7.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | -9.4 | -1.8 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 9.7 | -5.0 | 12.0 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -26.7 | -2.8 | -6.0 |
| 2007 | -12.1 | -1.7 | -4.1 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -0.7 | 3.9 | -9.0 | -6.4 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -3.3 | -2.2 | 0.7 | -13.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 2005 | -9.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 14.0 | 7.5 | -1.5 | -3.0 | 4.5 | -0.8 | 7.5 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | -0.6 | -4.1 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 7.3 | 3.0 | -2.3 | -10.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| 2003 | 13.4 | -9.9 | -10.0 | 32.2 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -4.0 | 19.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 10.7 | -2.3 | 9.6 | -16.8 | -21.2 | -12.3 | -24.0 | 4.6 | -41.1 | 69.3 | 13.9 | -14.7 |
| 2001 | 34.9 | 1.4 | -23.1 | 39.0 | -9.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | -10.6 | -21.8 | 0.1 | 18.8 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | -10.2 | 14.0 | -10.3 | -12.7 | -17.4 | 11.4 | 24.4 | 13.1 | 2.0 | -17.4 | -33.7 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | -15.7 | 0.0 | -13.6 | 14.5 | 12.8 | -2.8 | -3.1 | 7.8 | 5.6 | -4.0 | -4.3 | 45.6 |
| 1998 | · | · | · | 17.8 | 6.7 | 17.9 | 7.5 | -21.4 | -24.0 | -0.3 | 11.2 | -8.2 |
| Avg | 1.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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SAP-DE seasonality — average by calendar month
SAP has monthly history back to 1998. April carries the highest average at +3.9%, but the median April is +0.7% and 17 of 29 have finished green: +39% in 2001 does most of the lifting. The steadier month is November — positive in 18 of 28 years, median +2.8%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 16 of 28 with a median of -0.8%. Across its full record it has closed 55% of months higher, swings ±10.2% in an average month and has fallen 84.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.7% | +0.1% | -0.6% | +3.9% | +1.3% | +1.2% | +2.8% | -0.2% | -2.6% | +2.7% | +1.6% | +1.4% |
| Win rate | 46%/28 | 43%/28 | 57%/28 | 59%/29 | 59%/29 | 59%/29 | 62%/29 | 59%/29 | 46%/28 | 54%/28 | 64%/28 | 50%/28 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
SAP-DE risk & extremes
SAP-DE 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 SAP's best month?+
SAP's strongest completed month on record is October 2002, at +69.28%.
What was SAP's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2002, at -41.08%.
Is SAP up this year?+
SAP is down 10.74% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is SAP's 1-year return?+
-19.25% 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 SAP's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 84.7%, measured on month-end closes since 1998.
Which calendar month is historically best for SAP?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 1998. An average is not a forecast.
About SAP
SAP is a EURO STOXX 50 company, an information technology business worth about $246 billion. Five ex-IBM engineers who thought business software could be a real industry. Germany's most valuable company says they were right. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1998) would be about $639 today.
Did you know?
- Founded in 1972 by five former IBM employees in Weinheim, Germany.
- The name abbreviates “Systemanalyse Programmentwicklung” — systems analysis and program development.
- Its best month on record was October 2002 at +69.28%; its worst, September 2002 at -41.08%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.