ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 12
Iran fears and rising rates rattled Aussie stocks, with the number of 52-week lows doubling from 14 to 31 last week.
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Welcome back to the 52-Week Series, where we recap the S&P/ASX 200 stocks that have hit fresh yearly highs and lows over the past week. Tracking this data point helps identify emerging trends across various stocks and sectors.
When clusters of stocks within a sector reach new highs or lows, it often points to meaningful underlying drivers such as shifting commodity prices, changing demand patterns (such as AI, pivots into defensive sectors, consumer weakness etc), or companies beating/missing earnings expectations.
52-Week highs and lows by sector
Energy: 3 High, 0 Low
Health Care: 1 High, 4 Low
Staples: 1 High, 2 Low
Financials: 0 High, 7 Low
Real Estate: 0 High, 7 Low
Discretionary: 0 High, 5 Low
Industrials: 0 High, 4 Low
Materials: 0 High, 1 Low
Technology: 0 High, 1 Low
Utilities: 0 High, 0 Low
Telecommunications: 0 High, 0 Low
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Where did the highs go: The S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.6% last week and is now down around 6.3% from its 2 March all-time high, wiping out any stocks trading at 52-week highs in the process. Energy has been the clear beneficiary of the Iran crisis, with crude surging to US$100 a barrel and sympathy gains flowing through to LNG and coal.
Consumers and real estate take a hit: The RBA is widely expected to hike on Tuesday, which would make it the first major central bank to deliver back-to-back rate hikes. The Iran conflict is complicating Australia's interest rate outlook, with some economists now penciling in three 25bp hikes by year end, a tough backdrop given inflation was never comfortably within the RBA's 2-3% target band to begin with. Australian yields have surged in response, with the 10-year closing above 5.0% last Thursday for the first time since August 2011 and trading at a premium to most developed markets. Rate-sensitive sectors like retail and real estate have borne the brunt of the selloff.
Breadth takes a turn: The number of S&P/ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week lows jumped to 31 last week, up from 14 the week prior.
ASX 200 stocks at 52-week highs
S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit a 52-week high in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 13 March 2026.
ASX 200 Discretionary stocks at 52-week lows
S&P/ASX 200 Discretionary constituents that hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 13 March 2026.
ASX 200 Financials at 52-week lows
S&P/ASX 200 Financials constituents that hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 13 March 2026.
ASX 200 Real Estate stocks at 52-week lows
S&P/ASX 200 Real Estate constituents that hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 13 March 2026.
Other ASX 200 stocks at 52-week lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ebos Group | $18.30 | Health Care | -4.6% | -45.9% | |
CSL | $141.03 | Health Care | -3.6% | -43.1% | |
Cochlear | $174.42 | Health Care | -3.1% | -34.1% | |
Sigma Healthcare | $2.64 | Health Care | -7.4% | -10.8% | |
Reliance Worldwide | $2.92 | Industrials | -6.4% | -38.0% | |
Worley | $9.84 | Industrials | -10.2% | -32.9% | |
Computershare | $28.86 | Industrials | -5.7% | -24.6% | |
Cleanaway Waste | $2.35 | Industrials | -7.5% | -8.6% | |
Amcor PLC | $56.96 | Materials | -7.9% | -25.6% | |
Treasury Wine | $3.94 | Staples | -8.6% | -61.2% | |
Metcash | $2.97 | Staples | -4.5% | -2.9% | |
Digico Infrastructure | $1.82 | Technology | -10.6% | -50.3% | |
Megaport | $7.66 | Technology | -8.2% | -22.8% | |
Nine Entertainment | $0.86 | Telecommunications | -14.4% | -47.6% | |
Seek | $15.07 | Telecommunications | -11.0% | -34.7% |
S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 13 March 2026.
