What is the all time high of CAC40?

Cac 40 (CAC40) closed at its highest ever adjusted price, €8,726, on Aug 10, 2026. Its lowest close was €1,441 on Jan 14, 1991.

How much has CAC40 returned over the last 10 years?

+82.3% in price terms from the close ten years before Sep 28, 2026, which is +6.2% a year compounded. Over one year the return is +2.6%; over five years +24.2%.

What was the worst drawdown in CAC40 history?

-65.3% from the Sep 4, 2000 peak to the Mar 12, 2003 trough on adjusted closes; the previous peak was regained on Nov 2, 2021.

How far back does CAC40 historical data go?

The daily series starts on Mar 1, 1990 and runs to Sep 28, 2026: 9,290 trading sessions across 36.6 years. Minute bars start on Sep 17, 2026 and are captured forward, never backfilled.

Are CAC40 historical prices adjusted for splits and dividends?

Yes. The page uses the fully adjusted series, in which every past price is scaled for later splits and cash dividends so returns are comparable across the whole history. The API also serves raw prices, split adjusted only and dividend adjusted only.

How do I get CAC40 historical data?

Register for a free key and call the bars endpoint: it returns date, open, high, low, close and volume as JSON, one year back on the free plan and the full series from Mar 1, 1990 on Quant and above. Minute history comes with the paid plans.

What were the best and worst years for CAC40?

Among complete calendar years, 1999 was the best at +51.1% and 2008 the worst at -42.7%, measured close to close.

Euronext Paris · CAC40 · index

Cac 40 (CAC40) index history

Every Euronext Paris trading session of Cac 40 from Mar 1, 1990 to Sep 28, 2026: 9,290 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

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CAC40 adjusted close, 1990 to 2026

CAC40Cac 40

€8,078+2.6% over one year

€8,726
All time high, 2026: €8,755
52 week high, €7,505 low: 9,290
Daily sessions since 1990

Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1990 to 2026 series and minute bars.

CAC40 key facts

Cac 40 (CAC40) closed at €8,078 on Sep 28, 2026 on Euronext Paris.
CAC40's all time high close is €8,726, set on Aug 10, 2026; its all time low close is €1,441 on Jan 14, 1991.
CAC40's 52 week range is €7,505 to €8,755.
CAC40 returned +2.6% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +24.2% over five years.
Over ten years CAC40 returned +82%, +6.2% a year compounded.
CAC40's deepest drawdown was -65.3% from Sep 4, 2000 to Mar 12, 2003.
DataCedar holds 9,290 daily sessions of CAC40 history from Mar 1, 1990 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

CAC40 price chart, 1990 to 2026

Adjusted daily close. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

CAC40 returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.

Period	Return
1 month	-3.8%
3 months	-3.7%
6 months	+4.9%
Year to date	-1.1%
1 year	+2.6%
3 years	+13.5%
5 years	+24.2%
10 years	+82.3%
Since Mar 1, 1990	+341.0%
Compound annual growth, 36.6 years	+4.1%

CAC40 records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close: €8,726 on Aug 10, 2026
All time low close: €1,441 on Jan 14, 1991
52 week high: €8,755 on Aug 7, 2026
52 week low: €7,505 on Mar 23, 2026
Deepest drawdown: -65.3% from Sep 4, 2000 to Mar 12, 2003, recovered Nov 2, 2021
Best single session: +11.2% on Oct 13, 2008
Worst single session: -12.3% on Mar 12, 2020
Volatility, 1 year annualised: 13.9%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year: 48%
Growth of 1 since 1990: 4.4×
Best calendar year: 1999, +51%
Worst calendar year: 2008, -43%

CAC40 price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1990 starts on Mar 1, 1990; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.

Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Return	Volume	Sessions
2026	€8,127	€8,755	€7,505	€8,078	-0.9%	12.2B	189
2025	€7,375	€8,314	€6,764	€8,150	+10.4%	16.9B	255
2024	€7,577	€8,259	€7,030	€7,381	-2.2%	15.5B	256
2023	€6,521	€7,654	€6,518	€7,543	+16.5%	15.6B	255
2022	€7,197	€7,385	€5,628	€6,474	-9.5%	21B	257
2021	€5,614	€7,202	€5,379	€7,153	+28.9%	18.9B	258
2020	€6,017	€6,111	€3,632	€5,551	-7.1%	23.8B	257
2019	€4,642	€6,065	€4,606	€5,978	+26.4%	20.3B	255
2018	€5,319	€5,657	€4,556	€4,731	-11.0%	21.7B	255
2017	€4,846	€5,536	€4,734	€5,313	+9.3%	22.1B	255
2016	€4,582	€4,864	€3,892	€4,862	+4.0%	28B	257
2015	€4,294	€5,284	€4,076	€4,677	+9.5%	32.3B	255
2014	€4,307	€4,599	€3,789	€4,273	-0.5%	30.1B	255
2013	€3,703	€4,356	€3,575	€4,296	+18.7%	24B	255
2012	€3,231	€3,684	€2,922	€3,620	+14.6%	39.5B	253
2011	€3,848	€4,170	€2,693	€3,160	-17.9%	40.1B	257
2010	€3,952	€4,088	€3,288	€3,851	-2.2%	36.3B	256
2009	€3,241	€3,977	€2,465	€3,936	+22.3%	36.9B	256
2008	€5,610	€5,666	€2,839	€3,218	-42.7%	46B	256
2007	€5,576	€6,168	€5,218	€5,614	+1.3%	36B	255
2006	€4,732	€5,554	€4,565	€5,542	+17.5%	30.1B	255
2005	€3,831	€4,780	€3,805	€4,715	+23.4%	24.2B	257
2004	€3,563	€3,856	€3,452	€3,821	+7.4%	5.3B	259
2003	€3,057	€3,567	€2,401	€3,558	+16.1%	0	255
2002	€4,618	€4,720	€2,612	€3,064	-33.7%	0	255
2001	€5,956	€5,999	€3,463	€4,625	-22.0%	0	253
2000	€6,024	€6,945	€5,389	€5,926	-0.5%	0	253
1999	€4,030	€5,980	€3,846	€5,958	+51.1%	0	254
1998	€3,012	€4,405	€2,810	€3,943	+31.5%	0	248
1997	€2,306	€3,114	€2,252	€2,999	+29.5%	0	250
1996	€1,873	€2,359	€1,873	€2,316	+23.7%	0	250
1995	€1,883	€2,025	€1,712	€1,872	-0.5%	0	248
1994	€2,263	€2,361	€1,797	€1,881	-17.1%	0	249
1993	€1,835	€2,290	€1,756	€2,268	+22.1%	0	251
1992	€1,755	€2,081	€1,578	€1,858	+5.2%	0	250
1991	€1,504	€1,897	€1,425	€1,766	+17.0%	0	249
1990	€1,836	€2,141	€1,472	€1,509	n/a	0	207

CAC40 monthly closes, last 12 months

Month	Month end close	Change
September 2026	€8,078	-3.1%
August 2026	€8,335	-2.1%
July 2026	€8,510	+1.3%
June 2026	€8,404	+2.7%
May 2026	€8,183	+0.8%
April 2026	€8,115	+3.8%
March 2026	€7,817	-8.9%
February 2026	€8,581	+5.6%
January 2026	€8,127	-0.3%
December 2025	€8,150	+0.3%
November 2025	€8,123	+0.0%
October 2025	€8,121	+2.9%

About the CAC40 data

Daily bars. 9,290 sessions from Mar 1, 1990 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per Euronext Paris trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are Euronext Paris trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in EUR. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Mar 1, 1990, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/CAC40/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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