Sainsbury's (SBRY-L)
FTSE 100 · Food & drug retailing · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.20%
7d
-3.17%
30d
+10.61%
YTD
+6.19%
1y
+13.20%
Sainsbury's (SBRY-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.4 | 8.9 | -2.9 | -3.0 | -9.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -7.0 | 1.6 | -9.1 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -1.3 | 11.6 | 2.3 | -5.6 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | -10.7 | -7.6 | 8.3 | -2.6 | 5.2 | -8.0 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | -9.9 | -1.9 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 20.6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.8 | -2.1 | -0.6 | 3.1 | -2.6 | -6.4 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | -5.2 | -8.3 | -7.7 | -2.1 | -10.6 | 8.3 | -8.0 | -14.3 | 11.5 | 14.5 | -2.2 |
| 2021 | 8.4 | -7.5 | 7.2 | -2.0 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 7.3 | -6.1 | 4.9 | -7.6 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | -12.0 | -3.3 | 7.5 | -5.8 | -2.1 | 7.6 | -10.3 | -1.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | -19.7 | 2.9 | -5.6 | -10.1 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 12.1 | -7.4 | 5.3 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2.6 | -7.8 | 29.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -2.0 | -13.1 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 2.1 | -10.4 | -2.7 | -3.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | -4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | -5.3 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 4.6 | -7.0 | -13.5 | -3.4 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -7.9 | 7.9 |
| 2015 | 3.5 | 6.5 | -4.7 | 5.0 | -7.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 | -8.4 | 7.5 | 2.1 | -4.7 | 2.0 |
| 2014 | -5.5 | -0.7 | -7.7 | 6.2 | 3.1 | -8.8 | -0.8 | -7.2 | -13.4 | -2.4 | -4.9 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | -4.2 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 0.7 | -1.8 | -5.1 | 10.8 | -2.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | -10.4 |
| 2012 | -4.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | -1.1 | -6.4 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 2.0 | -3.7 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -11.8 | 3.9 | -0.7 | -4.7 | -7.7 | -1.4 | -8.4 | 8.8 | 1.6 | -0.4 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 3.3 | -4.2 | -0.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | -0.4 | -8.6 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | -5.3 | -0.7 | 5.6 | -6.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | -6.9 | -10.3 | -3.5 | 11.8 | -9.1 | -8.7 | -0.9 | 10.2 | 0.1 | -18.8 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 2007 | 6.0 | 17.9 | 7.5 | 4.3 | -2.6 | 4.8 | -1.9 | -3.4 | 4.2 | -5.3 | -19.6 | -3.4 |
| 2006 | -4.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -2.0 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
| 2004 | -10.7 | 7.1 | -12.9 | 6.8 | -2.9 | 5.4 | -17.1 | -3.5 | -2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | -15.6 | -1.4 | -5.2 | 7.5 | 14.6 | -6.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -1.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 7.1 | 6.9 | -5.5 | 1.0 | -5.8 | -5.5 | -10.4 | -0.5 | -11.8 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -5.7 |
| 2001 | -9.1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 2.0 | -7.4 | -7.7 | -5.8 | 5.4 | -4.5 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | -1.0 | -23.4 | 8.6 | 18.7 | -9.2 | -1.6 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 7.1 | -4.3 |
| 1999 | -9.8 | -15.7 | 6.5 | 2.9 | -5.5 | 7.2 | -5.6 | 13.6 | -11.7 | -3.6 | -15.3 | 11.0 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | -5.2 | 9.0 | -8.7 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 0.8 | -5.9 | 11.3 | -6.3 | -3.9 | -6.7 |
| 1997 | -16.9 | -4.5 | 8.4 | -0.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | -2.1 | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 0.5 | -4.4 | -3.8 | 0.7 | 8.4 | -4.4 | -0.8 | 3.6 | -5.1 | -1.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 1995 | 3.3 | -3.5 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -5.8 | -3.0 | -9.1 | 2.1 |
| 1994 | -13.5 | -3.9 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 10.9 | -11.4 | -0.6 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 1.9 | -8.5 | -9.3 | -2.1 | 3.7 | 0.8 | -2.7 | 8.0 | -16.3 | -7.9 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 0.0 | -3.8 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 8.5 |
| 1991 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 1.6 | -6.7 | 11.8 | -2.9 | -2.8 | -5.4 | 3.3 | 9.0 |
| 1990 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -3.4 | -0.8 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -1.0 | -3.3 | 6.2 | -4.2 | 4.4 |
| 1989 | 19.1 | -8.2 | 3.0 | 8.5 | -1.2 | 2.1 | 12.7 | 5.1 | -5.2 | -8.7 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | -5.3 | -3.3 | -6.7 | 8.3 | -3.8 | -1.5 |
| Avg | -1.0 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
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 | -1.0% | -1.3% | +0.4% | +3.0% | +0.1% | -0.4% | +1.1% | +0.9% | -1.3% | +0.2% | -0.8% | +2.5% |
| Win rate | 50%/38 | 47%/38 | 50%/38 | 63%/38 | 45%/38 | 50%/38 | 55%/38 | 47%/38 | 45%/38 | 58%/38 | 50%/38 | 74%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-74.1%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±6.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
53%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+29.4%
2018-04
Worst month
-23.38%
2000-02
Longest streaks
11▲ / 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 Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's monetizes the fact that people never stop buying stuff — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. Since 1988 it has ground out +38% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2018 at +29.4%; its worst, February 2000 at -23.38%.
- It has closed December in the green 28 out of 38 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.