Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.
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| Returns |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg. Returns % |
3.74 |
-2.33 |
0.54 |
-1.41 |
2.13 |
-0.57 |
0.27 |
0.72 |
1.32 |
-0.15 |
-3.08 |
3.93 |
| #Times ABT Stock Price Increased |
51 |
43 |
44 |
51 |
52 |
45 |
51 |
55 |
55 |
51 |
54 |
56 |
| #Times ABT Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times ABT Stock Price Decreased |
48 |
52 |
64 |
51 |
54 |
58 |
53 |
54 |
47 |
59 |
48 |
48 |
| 2009 % |
3.88 |
-14.60 |
-0.14 |
-11.45 |
7.67 |
4.39 |
-4.35 |
0.53 |
9.37 |
2.22 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
0.05 |
-4.67 |
3.16 |
-3.18 |
5.37 |
-5.99 |
6.36 |
1.93 |
0.26 |
-4.21 |
-4.99 |
1.87 |
| 2007 % |
8.81 |
3.06 |
2.16 |
1.47 |
-0.47 |
-4.96 |
-5.33 |
2.41 |
3.29 |
1.86 |
5.29 |
-2.35 |
| 2006 % |
9.43 |
2.39 |
-3.86 |
0.64 |
-0.08 |
2.13 |
9.54 |
1.95 |
-0.28 |
-2.15 |
-1.78 |
4.39 |
| 2005 % |
-3.48 |
2.15 |
1.37 |
5.45 |
-1.86 |
1.60 |
-4.85 |
-3.21 |
-6.04 |
1.51 |
-12.37 |
4.56 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-1.56 |
11.18 |