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 % |
-0.14 |
-4.02 |
0.29 |
7.44 |
2.81 |
-1.89 |
2.77 |
2.14 |
1.37 |
-3.36 |
-1.42 |
1.48 |
| #Times GD Stock Price Increased |
45 |
46 |
55 |
52 |
62 |
50 |
56 |
58 |
57 |
54 |
51 |
49 |
| #Times GD Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times GD Stock Price Decreased |
56 |
50 |
53 |
48 |
42 |
57 |
49 |
53 |
45 |
57 |
50 |
56 |
| 2009 % |
-1.48 |
-22.75 |
-5.87 |
25.28 |
10.12 |
-2.64 |
0.00 |
6.86 |
9.14 |
-2.93 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-5.08 |
-3.08 |
1.86 |
8.46 |
1.91 |
-8.62 |
5.87 |
3.54 |
-20.23 |
-18.06 |
-14.33 |
11.46 |
| 2007 % |
5.11 |
-2.25 |
0.03 |
2.75 |
2.22 |
-2.51 |
0.43 |
0.00 |
7.52 |
7.68 |
-2.39 |
0.24 |
| 2006 % |
2.03 |
5.94 |
3.80 |
2.56 |
-3.01 |
2.86 |
2.38 |
0.79 |
6.10 |
-0.79 |
5.26 |
-0.64 |
| 2005 % |
-1.28 |
2.03 |
1.61 |
-1.86 |
2.79 |
1.44 |
5.16 |
-0.51 |
4.33 |
-2.68 |
-1.74 |
-0.21 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.11 |
-3.46 |