The Worst Performing Stocks in the S&P 500 📉

Key Takeaways

• AIG, once the world's largest insurance company, has seen the worst returns in the S&P 500 from 2005 to 2024, given abysmal returns since the global financial crisis.
• Like AIG, Citigroup was highly exposed to the subprime mortgage crisis, and has seen its share price fall from around $490 in January 2005 to $70 at the end of 2024.
• Overall, six of the worst performing stocks are in the financial sector, three are in health care, and just one, Intel, is in the tech sector.

The Residual Effects of the Global Financial Crisis

Several companies on this list have failed to see their stocks recover from the 2008-2009 market crash, including AIG, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Ford Motor Company.

Despite severe losses for Citigroup and Bank of America, they still stand among the top banks in America by total assets.

But on share price performance, they have significantly lagged behind other rivals including JPMorgan Chase & Co, which navigated the crisis successfully due to its diversified business model.