WEC Energy Group (WEC)
S&P 500 · Utilities · data since 1980-03-17 · last close 2026-09-09
WEC Energy Group (WEC) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -1.0 | 1.9 | -5.0 | 5.2 | -7.1 | -2.1 | -0.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -3.0 | 4.7 | -1.6 | 7.6 | -2.5 | 1.1 | -5.9 |
| 2024 | -4.0 | -1.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -3.2 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 6.7 | -6.9 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | -4.9 | 6.9 | 1.5 | -8.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | -5.5 | -4.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | -0.0 | -5.6 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 5.8 | -4.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 | -13.3 | 2.1 | 9.4 | -5.4 |
| 2021 | -3.4 | -8.6 | 16.1 | 3.8 | -2.7 | -5.3 | 5.8 | 1.1 | -6.7 | 2.1 | -2.7 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | -7.0 | -4.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -4.5 | 8.7 | -0.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | -5.0 | -3.1 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.7 | -0.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 12.8 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -5.5 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | -3.2 | -6.0 | 4.6 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 2.5 | 6.8 | -4.4 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 4.6 | -2.2 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -3.7 | 7.3 | 3.9 | -4.4 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 6.6 | -3.1 | 4.2 | 8.6 | -0.6 | -7.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 5.8 | -7.9 | -2.9 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -6.4 | 9.0 | -2.3 | 9.6 | -1.3 | -3.5 | 4.0 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 4.2 | -5.3 | 3.1 | -7.1 | 5.0 | -5.1 | 15.5 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 2013 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | -8.5 | 0.4 | 6.1 | -4.8 | -1.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| 2012 | -2.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | -6.1 | -0.8 | 2.1 | -1.6 | -1.8 |
| 2011 | 2.4 | -0.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -2.2 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | -1.8 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 6.3 | -6.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | -2.3 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | -10.0 | 3.4 | -2.9 | -0.4 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | -0.7 | -3.3 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
| 2008 | -6.5 | -3.6 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 1.8 | -5.9 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -4.0 | -3.1 | 0.6 | -3.4 |
| 2007 | -1.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -8.7 | -2.9 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 6.3 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -2.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 3.0 | -1.9 | 1.9 | -5.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2004 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | -3.8 | -5.0 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 4.1 | -2.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -4.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -4.4 | -5.4 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 2001 | -10.9 | 11.1 | -2.4 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 2.0 | -6.9 | 9.8 | -6.6 | -1.3 | -0.8 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | 2.6 | -8.7 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -6.2 | 0.3 | 8.9 | -6.1 | -5.7 | 14.5 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | -17.3 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -9.7 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -4.1 | -4.5 | -9.6 | -3.1 |
| 1998 | -4.1 | 0.2 | 12.6 | -0.6 | -2.0 | 3.0 | -6.4 | 3.6 | 8.6 | -3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | -3.7 | 0.5 | -4.4 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | -2.6 | 8.6 | 6.2 |
| 1996 | 2.9 | -7.3 | -1.7 | -6.2 | 6.6 | 3.1 | -7.8 | 4.7 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | 8.2 | 0.4 | -2.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 | -3.0 | 0.0 | -2.7 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 1994 | -2.7 | -5.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -2.0 | -5.5 | 8.9 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 4.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | -0.9 | 7.5 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -5.3 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | -3.8 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 5.8 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -3.3 | -1.2 | 4.4 |
| 1991 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | -3.3 | 1.4 | -2.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 5.4 |
| 1990 | -7.4 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -4.8 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | -4.1 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| 1989 | -2.8 | 2.0 | -3.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 7.6 |
| 1988 | 16.1 | -1.5 | -2.5 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| 1987 | 5.7 | -8.6 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.1 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -8.3 | 1.7 |
| 1986 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 3.4 | -6.0 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -7.7 |
| 1985 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.4 | -7.9 | 1.8 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| 1984 | 0.5 | -7.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1983 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | -5.2 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -4.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | -0.9 | -2.6 |
| 1982 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -0.8 | -2.4 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -14.4 | 9.6 |
| 1981 | -1.1 | -3.4 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| 1980 | · | · | 2.5 | 20.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -4.4 | -1.0 | -4.2 | -2.2 | -5.0 | 3.5 |
| Avg | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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WEC seasonality — average by calendar month
WEC Energy Group has monthly history back to 1980. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 30 of 47 years, median +2.5%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 27 of 46 with a median of -0.7%. Across its full record it has closed 60% of months higher, swings ±4.7% in an average month and has fallen 45% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.7% | -0.4% | +2.6% | +2.0% | +1.0% | +0.5% | +1.5% | +1.6% | -0.2% | +1.5% | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 54%/46 | 48%/46 | 68%/47 | 70%/47 | 57%/47 | 64%/47 | 64%/47 | 64%/47 | 41%/46 | 57%/46 | 63%/46 | 65%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
WEC risk & extremes
WEC 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 WEC Energy Group's best month?+
WEC Energy Group's strongest completed month on record is April 1980, at +20.25%.
What was WEC Energy Group's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is January 1999, at -17.30%.
Is WEC Energy Group up this year?+
WEC Energy Group is up 2.37% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is WEC Energy Group's 1-year return?+
+1.18% 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 WEC Energy Group's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 45.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1980.
Which calendar month is historically best for WEC Energy Group?+
March has the highest average return across every completed March since 1980. An average is not a forecast.
About WEC Energy Group
WEC Energy Group is an S&P 500 company, an utilities business worth about $35 billion. It keeps the lights on — literally — and pays you a dividend for noticing — with price receipts on this site going back to 1980. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $22,951 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1980 at +20.25%; its worst, January 1999 at -17.3%.
- It has closed April in the green 33 out of 47 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.