Tesco (TSCO-L)
FTSE 100 · Food & drug retailing · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-09-09
Tesco (TSCO-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.8 | 13.0 | -1.6 | 1.9 | -10.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | -6.6 | 2.5 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -12.6 | 11.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 6.0 | -0.6 | 5.4 | 3.1 | -2.0 | -1.9 |
| 2024 | -1.3 | -2.7 | 6.4 | -0.1 | 5.0 | -1.6 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 1.4 | -4.6 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.8 | -7.2 | -4.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | -2.4 | -4.8 | -1.4 | -4.8 | -1.4 | 2.8 | -5.3 | -16.9 | 4.0 | 5.8 | -1.4 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | -25.7 | 1.8 | -3.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 9.5 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | -3.3 | -7.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -4.8 | 0.7 | -2.8 | -3.3 | 10.5 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 7.6 | -9.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 | -1.8 | 9.9 | -2.4 | -2.5 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -2.3 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 | -5.3 | -2.7 | -11.0 | -7.4 | -3.8 |
| 2017 | -5.9 | -3.2 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -8.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | -3.1 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | -10.3 | -4.1 | 5.9 | -10.8 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 15.2 | -1.0 | -0.9 |
| 2015 | 18.9 | 9.2 | -1.4 | -8.6 | -3.8 | -0.0 | 1.5 | -11.3 | -4.3 | 0.1 | -8.8 | -10.6 |
| 2014 | -4.2 | 2.8 | -10.3 | -0.8 | 3.6 | -6.4 | -9.2 | -10.9 | -19.0 | -6.8 | 7.4 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | -4.0 | -0.2 | -9.3 | 10.8 | -0.2 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -4.5 | -3.9 |
| 2012 | -20.8 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -3.8 | -4.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 5.8 | -1.4 | -3.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | -5.3 | 0.4 | -5.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 | -4.1 | -4.6 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 6.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| 2010 | -0.6 | -1.4 | 3.8 | -0.1 | -5.4 | -7.7 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -2.9 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | -0.5 | -7.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 8.2 | -3.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | -12.6 | -4.0 | -5.4 | 13.2 | -3.5 | -10.8 | -2.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 | -12.4 | -13.0 | 21.9 |
| 2007 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.8 | -8.8 | -2.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 11.1 | -1.8 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | -4.1 | 6.3 | -2.4 | -3.2 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 4.9 | -4.6 | 9.3 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | -4.2 | -1.0 | 3.7 | -2.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -5.1 | -2.8 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 2004 | -7.5 | 8.0 | -4.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6.9 | -4.4 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | -14.7 | -2.1 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 | -1.8 | 0.3 | 11.6 | -2.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | -5.7 | 7.1 | -4.2 | 9.2 | -2.1 | -7.3 | -8.4 | -3.2 | -2.8 | -3.6 | 2.4 | -4.4 |
| 2001 | -11.6 | 8.9 | -4.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 3.8 | -1.7 | -5.3 | -0.8 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | -13.3 | 5.0 | 21.7 | 4.9 | -7.8 | 1.7 | 7.1 | -1.5 | 14.7 | 5.7 | 7.7 | -3.6 |
| 1999 | 9.3 | -5.5 | -7.5 | 12.8 | -1.6 | -10.2 | -0.6 | 13.6 | 3.0 | -4.6 | -6.3 | 11.1 |
| 1998 | 8.9 | -4.2 | 16.0 | -6.5 | -3.9 | 8.7 | -3.9 | -10.4 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 6.2 | -4.3 |
| 1997 | 0.8 | -5.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 5.2 | -1.6 | 11.5 | -0.7 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 1996 | 0.5 | -11.7 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | -2.5 | -0.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | -1.4 | 8.3 | 4.0 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -3.7 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -7.2 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 8.0 | -5.8 | -0.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| 1993 | 4.0 | -9.3 | 0.8 | -6.3 | 0.0 | -3.4 | -3.3 | 14.2 | -16.7 | 2.8 | -2.2 | 7.6 |
| 1992 | 8.4 | 10.2 | -4.8 | 7.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -10.9 | -10.4 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 9.0 | -2.0 |
| 1991 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 | -8.4 | 6.2 | -2.7 | -7.3 | -6.0 | 0.8 | -3.8 |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.8 | 18.5 | -2.6 | 5.3 | -1.7 | -6.0 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| 1989 | 19.1 | -3.5 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 7.6 | -5.2 | -9.9 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | -7.8 | -0.3 | -6.0 | 4.5 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| Avg | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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TSCO-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Tesco has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 22 of 39 years, median +2.1%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 23 of 38 with a median of -0.9%. Across its full record it has closed 53% of months higher, swings ±6.5% 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 | +0.5% | +0.1% | +0.7% | +2.4% | +0.1% | -1.0% | +1.0% | +1.1% | -0.5% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| Win rate | 50%/38 | 53%/38 | 53%/38 | 55%/38 | 50%/38 | 39%/38 | 56%/39 | 56%/39 | 39%/38 | 55%/38 | 58%/38 | 63%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
TSCO-L risk & extremes
TSCO-L 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 Tesco's best month?+
Tesco's strongest completed month on record is December 2008, at +21.91%.
What was Tesco's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2021, at -25.71%.
Is Tesco up this year?+
Tesco is up 6.11% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Tesco's 1-year return?+
+6.82% 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 Tesco's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 71.6%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Tesco?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Tesco
Tesco is a FTSE 100 company, a food & drug retailing business worth about $40 billion. It lives in your shopping cart, physical or digital — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $801 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2008 at +21.91%; its worst, February 2021 at -25.71%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.