XLP · Annual Return — Consumer Staples Calendar-Year Returns vs. the S&P 500
Consumer Staples Annual Returns — Calendar-year returns of XLP and its excess over the S&P 500.
The plate
Latest Snapshot
- Average
- +7.2%
- Positive years
- 20
- Negative years
- 7
- Best year
- 2019 +27.5%
- Worst year
- 2002 -20.1%
- Observations
- 28
- Sample
- 1999-12-31 – 2026-10-02
Every complete calendar year since 1999, with the excess over the S&P 500 as a second bar. Staples earn their keep in the red years and give it back in the strong ones; the pattern is the mirror image of the discretionary chart above.
What this page answers
Since 1999, XLP has recorded 27 calendar years: 20 positive and 7 negative (a 74% annual win rate), delivering an arithmetic mean annual return of +7.2%. Its strongest annual advance was 2019 (+27.5%); its steepest contraction occurred in 2002 (-20.1%). The most recent period, 2026 (year-to-date, through 2026-10-02), stands at +5.7%.
Every complete calendar year since 1999, with the excess over the S&P 500 as a second bar. Staples earn their keep in the red years and give it back in the strong ones; the pattern is the mirror image of the discretionary chart above. The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.
XLP — historical calendar-year returns, 1999–2026
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | +12.2% |
| 2023 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | +17.2% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | +27.5% |
| 2018 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | +26.3% |
| 2012 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | +13.8% |
| 2009 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | -15.1% |
| 2007 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | -20.1% |
| 2001 | -9.9% |
| 2000 | +25.6% |
| 1999 | -14.3% |
Complete record (28 rows). Raw dataset: https://historyofmarket.com/api/consumer/xlp-annual-returns.json
Data & Source
GET /api/consumer/xlp-annual-returns.json — Canonical dataset endpoint.
Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.
FAQ
What was the best year on record?
2019, when XLP rallied +27.5%.
What was the worst year on record?
2002, when XLP plunged -20.1%.
Where does this data come from?
History of Market combines public market and macro datasets — exchange closing prices, company filings, Robert Shiller, FRED, NBER, and the UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook (Dimson–Marsh–Staunton). The exact endpoint for this panel is linked below.
How often is it updated?
Daily-tier datasets refresh after the U.S. market close, with a broader weekly refresh on Sunday. The timestamp shown on this page comes from the JSON payload.
Can I use the data?
Yes, for research and education with attribution to History of Market. Upstream data sources retain their own terms.