Oil (WTI): year-to-date return
Each year starts at 1.0 on the previous Dec 31 close — see where the current year sits versus history.
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ROI = price ÷ previous Dec 31 close. Incomplete years (dashed) are left out of averages and ranges.
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2026 year to date: +67.9% · 4th of 26 years
Oil (WTI) is up 67.9% in 2026 as of Oct 15: 4th of 26 years at this point since 2001. In the median year it was up 2.4% by this date.
Measured from the previous Dec 31 close. Price only.
Oil (WTI): return by year
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 15) | +67.9% |
| 2025 | −19.9% |
| 2024 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | −10.7% |
| 2022 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | +55.0% |
| 2020 | −20.5% |
| 2019 | +34.5% |
| 2018 | −24.8% |
| 2017 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | +45.0% |
| 2015 | −30.5% |
| 2014 | −45.9% |
| 2013 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | −7.1% |
| 2011 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +77.9% |
| 2008 | −53.5% |
| 2007 | +57.2% |
| 2006 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | +40.5% |
| 2004 | +33.6% |
| 2003 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | +57.3% |
| 2001 | −26.0% |
| 2000 (since Aug 23) | −16.4% |