Vodafone Group (VOD-L)
FTSE 100 · Mobile telecommunications · data since 1988-10-25 · last close 2026-09-09
Vodafone Group (VOD-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.6 | 6.6 | -1.1 | 3.5 | -5.0 | -10.6 | 18.3 | 0.5 | 7.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | -2.5 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | -1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | -4.0 | 11.8 | -7.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -4.0 | -1.6 | -3.6 |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 7.2 | -10.5 | 7.4 | -20.4 | -3.1 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 4.9 | -1.5 | -5.7 | -3.9 |
| 2022 | 15.8 | 1.1 | -5.0 | -2.6 | 7.4 | -3.0 | -4.6 | -4.2 | -12.6 | 0.5 | -9.6 | -8.3 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | -2.3 | 8.1 | 3.7 | -6.2 | -5.4 | -4.3 | 5.0 | -7.1 | -4.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -10.0 | -15.9 | -0.8 | 18.6 | -3.1 | -10.3 | -3.6 | -7.9 | 0.3 | 20.1 | -2.2 |
| 2019 | -9.4 | -3.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | -8.9 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | -2.8 | -2.5 | -4.3 |
| 2018 | -4.4 | -9.3 | -4.7 | 8.9 | -9.3 | -4.1 | 1.2 | -11.6 | 0.0 | -10.1 | 14.3 | -9.5 |
| 2017 | -2.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | -4.3 | 16.3 | -5.9 | 1.9 | -0.3 | -5.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 5.3 | -1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -3.5 | 1.4 | -13.7 | 3.1 |
| 2015 | 5.3 | -4.3 | -1.8 | 4.6 | 10.8 | -10.0 | 5.2 | -6.3 | -8.1 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| 2014 | -4.4 | 5.4 | -11.5 | 1.7 | -6.5 | -6.9 | 1.6 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 1.4 | 12.9 | -4.8 |
| 2013 | 11.4 | -3.8 | 12.7 | 5.1 | -2.2 | -2.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | -4.5 | -0.8 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -4.3 | -4.2 | -4.2 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -2.8 | -1.5 | -2.1 | 4.0 | -6.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | -6.4 | 5.1 | 7.5 | -4.4 | -5.0 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 5.7 | -0.0 | 8.1 | -5.3 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | -6.7 | -3.5 | -2.0 | 1.6 | -7.0 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 5.6 | -4.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | -6.7 | -7.2 | -7.3 | 6.2 | 1.2 | -8.0 | -8.8 | 3.7 | -13.0 | -2.9 | 6.8 | 9.3 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | -4.4 | -4.2 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 6.3 | -10.6 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 7.1 | -3.6 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | -6.0 | -7.6 | 10.6 | 7.5 | -5.0 | -6.3 | -11.7 | -2.1 | 7.5 | 10.4 | -0.3 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | -3.0 | -0.5 | 3.1 | -3.0 | 1.8 | -2.0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | -2.8 | 0.5 | -15.8 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -4.1 | 6.4 | -6.3 | -5.8 | -1.2 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
| 2003 | -3.8 | 4.4 | -0.7 | 9.3 | 7.3 | -10.6 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | -15.3 | -12.2 | -3.1 | -14.7 | -6.7 | -12.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 | -21.3 | 26.1 | 18.7 | -7.1 |
| 2001 | -1.4 | -22.4 | 2.8 | 10.0 | -14.6 | -13.1 | -2.5 | -10.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 13.2 | -0.1 |
| 2000 | 10.3 | 5.0 | -1.9 | -15.5 | 3.6 | -12.5 | 10.5 | -5.7 | -9.3 | 13.6 | -15.9 | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 21.5 | -3.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | -4.7 | 14.7 | -1.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | 7.2 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 13.0 | 11.1 | -1.4 | -18.0 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 9.1 |
| 1997 | 9.5 | 8.0 | -4.4 | -1.1 | -1.6 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -2.3 | 21.9 | 10.9 |
| 1996 | 3.3 | -3.1 | 5.2 | 9.5 | -3.8 | -6.3 | -4.2 | 5.2 | -8.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | -11.3 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -2.0 | 6.4 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 10.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -9.8 | -2.1 |
| 1994 | -1.4 | 2.7 | -14.2 | 5.4 | -2.4 | -7.7 | 13.0 | 13.6 | -5.7 | 7.1 | -4.2 | 4.7 |
| 1993 | -11.7 | 4.5 | -3.0 | -1.3 | 13.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 21.2 | -11.9 | 9.9 | -4.3 | 12.3 |
| 1992 | -9.8 | 7.1 | -11.5 | 7.8 | 10.7 | -11.7 | -8.3 | -2.9 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 7.8 | 6.0 |
| 1991 | 10.9 | 19.3 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -12.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 0.5 | -7.5 | 6.2 |
| 1990 | -9.9 | 6.5 | -7.9 | -11.2 | 21.7 | -4.3 | -6.7 | -13.7 | -20.0 | 16.8 | -4.1 | -1.1 |
| 1989 | 38.0 | 9.1 | 24.2 | 3.2 | 30.1 | -13.2 | -5.5 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -11.7 | 25.2 | -3.2 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.3 | -6.2 | 15.0 |
| Avg | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -3.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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VOD-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Vodafone Group has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 22 of 38 years, median +2.9%. June is the soft spot, down in 28 of 38 with a median of -4.2%. Across its full record it has closed 52% of months higher, swings ±8.2% in an average month and has fallen 86.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.3% | +0.3% | +0.1% | +1.2% | +2.2% | -3.5% | +1.7% | +1.2% | -1.7% | +3.3% | +2.0% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 47%/38 | 50%/38 | 50%/38 | 58%/38 | 55%/38 | 26%/38 | 63%/38 | 55%/38 | 43%/37 | 68%/38 | 53%/38 | 58%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VOD-L risk & extremes
VOD-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 Vodafone Group's best month?+
Vodafone Group's strongest completed month on record is January 1989, at +38.04%.
What was Vodafone Group's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2001, at -22.40%.
Is Vodafone Group up this year?+
Vodafone Group is up 28.26% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vodafone Group's 1-year return?+
+43.86% 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 Vodafone Group's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 86.5%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vodafone Group?+
October has the highest average return across every completed October since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Vodafone Group
Vodafone Group is a FTSE 100 company, a mobile telecommunications business worth about $40 billion. It turns eyeballs into earnings — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $891 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 1989 at +38.04%; its worst, February 2001 at -22.4%.
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