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High-yield bond spread

Extra yield investors demand to hold risky corporate bonds instead of Treasuries. It jumps when investors get nervous. Learn more.

2.80
Latest, Sep 24, 2026 (percentage points)
+0.07
Change from Sep 23, 2026
2.70
A year earlier (Sep 24, 2025)
Sep 30, 2025Range 2.60 to 3.46Sep 24, 2026

Recent readings

Full history on FRED
DateValueChange
Sep 24, 20262.80+0.07
Sep 23, 20262.73+0.05
Sep 22, 20262.68+0.02
Sep 21, 20262.66-0.02
Sep 18, 20262.68-0.02
Sep 17, 20262.700.00
Sep 16, 20262.70-0.06
Sep 15, 20262.76+0.05
Sep 14, 20262.71+0.06
Sep 11, 20262.65-0.05
Sep 10, 20262.70-0.01
Sep 9, 20262.71+0.04

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Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Series BAMLH0A0HYM2.