Moms can see beauty in even the most hideous of babies. That’s why we celebrate her Sunday. But even a mother would have trouble seeing anything but ugly in these stocks. Nine stocks in the broad Russell 1000 index, including cosmetics company Avon Products (AVP), for-profit educator Apollo Education (APOL) and apparel seller Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) are so so ugly even a mother would wince at their stock charts, according to an analysis by USA TODAY of data from S&P Capital IQ. Each of these stocks have fallen 40% or more the past five years, 30% or more the past three years, 30% or more the past year and are off 10% or more this year. These aren’t pretty charts. There’s something ironic about a company in the beauty business being such a painfully ugly stock. Just this year alone, Avon is down 25% as the company’s fundamentals deteriorate further. Adjusted earnings per share during the first quarter dropped 67% and the company lost money following accounting standards. But it’s not just one bad quarter that’s the problem. The stock is down a crushing 75% over the past five years as revenue has dried up by 22% since 2010. The ugliness going on in the for-profit education business has been a killer for Apollo Education. As the availability for federal loans for for-profit schools dries up, so have Apollo’s profits. The company reported net income of $96 million in the twelve months ended in February, down 83% from 2010. Not surprisingly, the stock has been pummeled, too, falling 37% this year alone and 69% over the past five years. Here’s another twist of irony. Abercrombie & Fitch, the teen retailer known for featuring picture-perfect models in catalogs, is now an heinous stock. Shares of the retailer are down 23% this year – as earnings have been unraveling. The company’s adjusted profit dropped 14% in the quarter ended in January – missing expectations – and are expected to get even worse in the current quarter. Analysts are calling for the company to report an adjusted loss of 35 cents a share. Shares are down 43% over the past five years. Some of these stocks have special situations. Telecom Windstream (WIN), for instance, saw its stock tank 80% this year largely due to the tax-free spinoff of select assets into a separate company, Communications Sales and Leasing (CSAL). But even before the deal was finalized in late April, shares were still trading lower than they were five years ago. So give your Mom a hug tomorrow and give her flowers. Just don’t make her look at these stock charts. RUSSELL 1000 STOCKS DOWN 10% OR MORE THIS YEAR, 30% OR MORE THE PAST YEAR, 30% OR MORE THE PAST THREE YEARS AND 40% OR MORE THE PAST FIVE YEARSCompanySymbol (primary listing)5-year % ch.3-year % ch.Ytd % ch.Windstream HoldingsWIN-84%-85.6%-80.1% *SandRidge EnergySD-73.9%-76.9%-10.4%Peabody EnergyBTU-89.2%-84.9%-42.6%Avon ProductsAVP-75.4%-65%-25.2%Advanced Micro DevicesAMD-72.3%-67.7%-13.1%Apollo EducationAPOL-68.5%-49.3%-49.8%Abercrombie & FitchANF-43.3%-54.7%-22.6%TidewaterTDW-43.5%-45.7%-15.6%Cliffs NaturalCLF-88.7%-89.2%-11.5% Sources: S&P Capital IQ, USA TODAY* Company completed a spin-off of assets in late April into separate company