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 % |
4.63 |
0.60 |
2.93 |
4.30 |
7.41 |
3.83 |
-0.72 |
-2.22 |
2.38 |
-5.27 |
3.96 |
4.58 |
| #Times DO Stock Price Increased |
54 |
50 |
61 |
56 |
57 |
59 |
48 |
50 |
56 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
| #Times DO Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times DO Stock Price Decreased |
47 |
46 |
47 |
47 |
49 |
47 |
57 |
61 |
46 |
56 |
46 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
6.48 |
-0.18 |
-2.17 |
18.17 |
16.39 |
-1.45 |
8.21 |
-0.49 |
6.82 |
-0.27 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-20.27 |
6.73 |
-3.66 |
7.74 |
8.80 |
1.98 |
-14.25 |
-7.86 |
-6.22 |
-13.83 |
-16.88 |
-20.13 |
| 2007 % |
5.63 |
-7.83 |
4.02 |
5.74 |
10.25 |
7.62 |
1.60 |
1.92 |
7.73 |
-0.04 |
2.83 |
21.96 |
| 2006 % |
22.01 |
-8.80 |
15.65 |
1.42 |
-5.53 |
-2.10 |
-5.95 |
-8.16 |
-0.14 |
-4.33 |
12.12 |
2.99 |
| 2005 % |
9.29 |
13.09 |
0.81 |
-11.59 |
7.12 |
13.08 |
6.79 |
3.51 |
3.71 |
-7.86 |
10.90 |
11.15 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10.83 |
6.91 |