After a challenging 2022 that saw the S&P 500's value decline by over 19%, 2023 was a much-needed rebound year. The U.S. stock market's most followed index finished 2023 up over 24%, with a 4.4% December rally to close things out.

While the last month of the year was good to the S&P 500, not all of its constituents witnessed a similar degree of success. Three companies in the S&P 500 finished December down over 9%.

Data source: YCharts. Percentage decline rounded to the nearest tenth of a percentage.

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