MW These 20 worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 sank 17% or more in March
By Philip van Doorn
The consumer-discretionary and technology sectors took their lumps as President Trump altered U.S. trade policy
Stocks turned higher on Monday afternoon to finish March on a positive note. Still, the S&P 500 ended with a 5.8% decline for March, with 69% of component stocks down for the month. Among the S&P 500, 98 stocks dropped at least 10% in March. (All price changes in this article exclude dividends.)
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Here is how the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 SPX performed in March, with price changes for the past four calendar years and, in the right-most column, price changes from the end of 2021 through Monday's close. This data is shown to add perspective because the S&P 500 declined 19.4% in 2021.
The sectors are sorted by price changes during March, in ascending order, with the full index at the bottom of the table:
Sector or index March price change 2025 price change 2024 price change 2023 price change 2022 price change Price change since end of 2021
Consumer Discretionary -9.0% -14.0% 29.1% 41.0% -37.6% -2.2%
Information Technology -8.9% -12.8% 35.7% 56.4% -28.9% 31.6%
Communication Services -8.4% -6.4% 38.9% 54.4% -40.4% 19.5%
Financials -4.3% 3.1% 28.4% 9.9% -12.4% 27.6%
Industrials -3.7% -0.5% 15.6% 16.0% -7.1% 24.0%
Real Estate -3.0% 2.7% 1.7% 8.3% -28.4% -19.0%
Materials -2.9% 2.3% -1.8% 10.2% -14.1% -4.9%
Consumer Staples -2.8% 4.6% 12.0% -2.2% -3.2% 11.0%
Healthcare -1.8% 6.1% 0.9% 0.3% -3.6% 3.5%
Utilities 0.1% 4.1% 19.6% -10.2% -1.4% 10.2%
Energy 3.7% 9.3% 2.3% -4.8% 59.0% 69.3%
S&P 500 -5.8% -4.6% 23.3% 24.2% -19.4% 17.7%
Source: FactSet
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The worst performers in March
Here are the 20 stocks in the S&P 500 that declined the most for the month. Again, price changes for previous calendar year are shown, along with price changes from the end of 2001 through Monday. (You may have to scroll the table to see all of the columns.)
Two airlines topped the list of March's biggest losers in the stock market, giving rise to concerns for other industries relying on consumer demand.
Company Ticker March price change 2025 price change 2024 price change 2023 price change 2022 price change Price change since end of 2021 Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL -27.5% -27.9% 50% 22% -16% 12% United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL -26.4% -28.9% 135% 9% -14% 58% Teradyne Inc. TER -24.8% -34.4% 16% 24% -47% -49% Caesars Entertainment Inc. CZR -24.7% -25.2% -29% 13% -56% -73% DexCom Inc. DXCM -22.7% -12.2% -37% 10% -16% -49% Lululemon Athletica inc. LULU -22.6% -26.0% -25% 60% -18% -28% Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. HPE -22.1% -27.7% 26% 6% 1% -2% Nike Inc. NKE -20.1% -16.1% -30% -7% -30% -62% Deckers Outdoor Corp. DECK -19.8% -44.9% 82% 67% 9% 83% Constellation Energy Corp. CEG -19.5% -9.9% 91% 36% N/A N/A Williams-Sonoma Inc. WSM -18.7% -14.6% 84% 76% -32% 87% Ralph Lauren Corp. RL -18.6% -4.4% 60% 36% -11% 86% Carnival Corp. CCL -18.4% -21.6% 34% 130% -60% -3% Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY -18.1% -14.2% 10% -2% -21% -28% EPAM Systems Inc. EPAM -18.1% -27.8% -21% -9% -51% -75% Microchip Technology Inc. MCHP -17.8% -15.6% -36% 28% -19% -44% Incyte Corp. INCY -17.6% -12.3% 10% -22% 9% -18% Tapestry Inc. TPR -17.6% 7.8% 77% -3% -6% 73% Super Micro Computer Inc. SMCI -17.4% 12.3% 7% 246% 87% 679% Western Digital Corp. WDC -17.4% -32.2% 14% 66% -52% -38% Source: FactSet
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