Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)
S&P 500 · Top 100 by market cap · Financials · data since 1987-09-22 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.35%
7d
+0.40%
30d
+11.58%
YTD
+2.77%
1y
+7.01%
Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.0 | -8.1 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -4.3 | 5.6 | 10.5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 11.8 | -3.5 | -1.6 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 7.1 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -1.6 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | -8.6 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -11.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 9.3 | 17.2 | -10.6 |
| 2023 | -7.0 | 1.0 | -32.8 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 16.6 | -10.2 | -7.2 | -5.2 | 18.4 | 12.2 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | -3.5 | -0.2 | -21.3 | 6.0 | -9.9 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | -2.8 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 5.2 | -1.4 | -6.7 | 7.5 | -0.0 | 12.6 | -5.5 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | -4.2 | -10.2 | -17.5 | 12.2 | -4.3 | -6.0 | -1.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 19.1 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 12.6 | -1.3 | -7.1 | 7.1 | -8.8 | -3.4 | 7.5 | -11.1 | 9.3 | -2.7 | 22.1 | -3.9 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -0.4 | -1.5 | 6.6 | 0.1 | -8.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -3.2 | -5.9 | -2.9 | -7.3 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | -1.8 | 1.0 | -4.8 | -0.1 | 10.9 | -0.1 | -6.8 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | -22.5 | -1.6 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 7.9 | -17.2 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.2 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | -13.9 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | -12.8 | -6.0 | 6.9 | 10.7 | -2.3 |
| 2014 | -4.5 | 7.1 | 3.1 | -2.9 | -4.8 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -2.5 | -1.0 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 15.1 | -1.4 | 8.9 | -4.1 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 4.0 | -5.2 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 19.7 | 3.5 | -0.6 | -12.3 | 3.8 | -2.3 | 7.3 | -5.2 | 6.2 | -3.1 | 9.6 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 5.4 | -5.0 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -8.7 | -9.2 | -16.9 | -8.7 | 9.0 | -2.1 | -5.8 |
| 2010 | -2.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -15.0 | -13.2 | 4.3 | -13.4 | 8.9 | 10.9 | -2.1 | 13.8 |
| 2009 | -16.0 | -6.0 | 21.9 | 19.2 | -4.5 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -9.4 | 6.1 | 2.7 |
| 2008 | -12.7 | -11.8 | -4.0 | 14.7 | 2.9 | -7.4 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 8.4 | -26.5 | -3.8 | -11.8 |
| 2007 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -1.0 | 4.5 | 17.8 | -8.7 | 3.1 | -1.6 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 4.0 | -6.8 | -4.1 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | -6.0 | -6.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 9.8 | -0.5 | 21.4 | -1.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -3.8 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | -2.7 | -5.2 | -11.4 | -4.6 | -1.9 | -8.6 | 7.9 | -2.8 | -0.4 | 18.2 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | -15.0 | -14.2 | -8.6 | 19.5 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 13.8 | -14.4 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | -7.1 | -9.2 | 0.4 | -13.0 | 6.3 | -7.4 | -20.1 | 2.7 | -5.2 | 5.5 | 25.9 | -6.0 |
| 2001 | -6.9 | -20.8 | -26.2 | 28.4 | -5.0 | -16.2 | -4.8 | -16.8 | -7.7 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 7.7 |
| 2000 | -8.0 | 19.4 | 35.7 | -21.9 | -4.7 | 19.0 | 7.4 | 6.4 | -7.7 | -1.0 | -21.1 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | 25.1 | 6.1 | 28.9 | 14.2 | -3.9 | 3.3 | -19.1 | -10.3 | -15.3 | 15.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | -13.0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | -7.9 | -5.1 | -1.7 | 14.9 | -20.2 | 31.8 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 49.5 |
| 1997 | 17.2 | 0.1 | -14.7 | 14.4 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 16.1 | -8.9 | 25.4 | -4.5 | 13.1 | 8.8 |
| 1996 | 25.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -5.2 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 3.6 | -8.0 | 8.9 | 21.0 | 5.8 |
| 1995 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 25.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 24.4 | -21.0 | 6.0 | -17.0 |
| 1994 | -8.7 | -6.8 | -2.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | -18.2 | 8.4 | 14.9 | -3.7 | 19.7 | -9.9 | 9.4 |
| 1993 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 12.7 | -10.1 | 7.6 | 21.3 | 1.9 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -7.9 | 1.6 |
| 1992 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | -17.5 | 1.3 | -18.6 | 5.1 | -8.6 | -20.0 | 12.8 | 22.8 | 5.0 |
| 1991 | 41.1 | 14.1 | 11.0 | -10.3 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 21.5 | -13.2 | 39.1 |
| 1990 | -2.5 | 13.0 | 11.5 | -10.9 | 4.1 | -3.2 | -10.5 | -7.3 | -9.9 | 11.3 | -5.9 | -4.2 |
| 1989 | 51.9 | -15.8 | 2.9 | 14.1 | 16.4 | -6.4 | 50.3 | -4.5 | -11.1 | -6.9 | -3.9 | 11.0 |
| 1988 | 8.3 | 38.5 | -18.1 | 3.4 | -9.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | -10.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | -10.0 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -3.8 | -50.4 | -15.9 | -9.4 |
| Avg | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -1.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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 | +2.9% | +1.9% | +1.2% | +1.3% | +2.0% | -0.6% | +3.7% | -1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% | +4.0% | +4.3% |
| Win rate | 51%/39 | 51%/39 | 59%/39 | 56%/39 | 54%/39 | 44%/39 | 63%/38 | 50%/38 | 49%/39 | 67%/39 | 54%/39 | 67%/39 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-86.8%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±11.7%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
55%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+51.85%
1989-01
Worst month
-50.39%
1987-10
Longest streaks
10▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Charles Schwab Corporation
Charles Schwab Corporation moves money around and keeps a slice for the trouble — with price receipts on this site going back to 1987. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1987) would be about $39,690 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 1989 at +51.85%; its worst, October 1987 at -50.39%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.