Visa Inc. (V)
S&P 500 · Top 100 by market cap · Financials · data since 2008-03-19 · last close 2026-09-09
Visa Inc. (V) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -8.2 | -0.3 | -5.6 | 9.1 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 3.8 | -3.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 8.2 | 6.3 | -3.4 | -1.4 | 5.9 | -2.8 | -2.7 | 2.0 | -3.0 | -0.2 | -1.6 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 5.0 | 3.6 | -1.3 | -3.8 | 1.6 | -3.7 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -0.5 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | -4.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -4.8 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 3.5 | -6.4 | 2.2 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | -4.3 | 2.6 | -3.9 | -0.3 | -7.2 | 7.7 | -6.2 | -10.6 | 16.6 | 5.0 | -4.3 |
| 2021 | -11.7 | 10.1 | -0.3 | 10.3 | -2.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | -6.9 | -2.8 | -4.9 | -8.3 | 11.8 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | -8.5 | -11.4 | 10.9 | 9.4 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 11.5 | -5.7 | -9.1 | 15.9 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | -1.7 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | -4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | -0.9 | -2.7 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 2.2 | -8.2 | 3.0 | -6.9 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.6 | -1.5 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | -4.0 | -2.6 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | -6.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | -0.2 | -6.1 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | -2.8 | 6.6 | -3.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -2.2 | 12.2 | -5.2 | -2.3 | 11.4 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| 2014 | -3.3 | 5.1 | -4.5 | -6.1 | 6.2 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 7.1 | -0.8 | 5.9 | 2.6 | -3.1 | -1.3 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 9.4 |
| 2012 | -0.9 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -6.2 | 7.3 | 4.4 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | -0.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | -2.5 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | -6.2 | 4.1 | 6.7 | -0.9 | -19.6 | -2.4 | 3.7 | -5.8 | 7.7 | 5.3 | -5.3 | -4.7 |
| 2009 | -5.9 | 15.1 | -2.0 | 16.8 | 4.4 | -8.1 | 5.1 | 8.8 | -2.8 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
| 2008 | · | · | 10.4 | 33.8 | 3.5 | -5.8 | -10.2 | 4.0 | -19.1 | -9.8 | -4.8 | -0.2 |
| Avg | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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V seasonality — average by calendar month
Visa Inc. has monthly history back to 2008. Its strongest month by median is February — positive in 12 of 18 years, median +4.5%. September is the soft spot, down in 11 of 18 with a median of -2.4%. Across its full record it has closed 62% of months higher, swings ±6.4% in an average month and has fallen 51.9% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.7% | +3.8% | +0.5% | +4.9% | +1.0% | -0.2% | +2.5% | +1.8% | -1.8% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +1.9% |
| Win rate | 50%/18 | 67%/18 | 53%/19 | 68%/19 | 63%/19 | 42%/19 | 79%/19 | 68%/19 | 39%/18 | 67%/18 | 72%/18 | 72%/18 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
V risk & extremes
V 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 Visa Inc.'s best month?+
Visa Inc.'s strongest completed month on record is April 2008, at +33.82%.
What was Visa Inc.'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is May 2010, at -19.57%.
Is Visa Inc. up this year?+
Visa Inc. is up 5.19% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Visa Inc.'s 1-year return?+
+7.46% 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 Visa Inc.'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 51.9%, measured on month-end closes since 2008.
Which calendar month is historically best for Visa Inc.?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2008. An average is not a forecast.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. is an S&P 500 company, a financials business worth about $686 billion. Doesn't lend a cent. Just takes a tiny slice of a very large fraction of everything you buy. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2008) would be about $2,766 today.
Did you know?
- Its 2008 IPO (~$17.9B) was the largest in US history at the time — priced during the financial crisis.
- Visa began in 1958 as Bank of America's “BankAmericard”.
- Its best month on record was April 2008 at +33.82%; its worst, May 2010 at -19.57%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.