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 % |
5.71 |
-8.38 |
-7.42 |
4.55 |
0.27 |
2.88 |
-0.25 |
-3.22 |
5.07 |
-0.73 |
-11.98 |
1.22 |
| #Times GM Stock Price Increased |
51 |
40 |
45 |
49 |
48 |
54 |
51 |
52 |
48 |
56 |
45 |
55 |
| #Times GM Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times GM Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
55 |
64 |
54 |
58 |
52 |
53 |
60 |
54 |
53 |
56 |
50 |
| 2008 % |
12.83 |
-17.22 |
-18.23 |
21.78 |
-26.28 |
-32.74 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
6.90 |
-2.85 |
-3.94 |
1.93 |
-3.96 |
26.04 |
-14.28 |
-5.11 |
19.39 |
6.78 |
-23.87 |
-16.35 |
| 2006 % |
23.89 |
-15.58 |
4.73 |
7.57 |
17.70 |
10.62 |
8.19 |
-9.45 |
13.98 |
4.99 |
-16.28 |
5.10 |
| 2005 % |
-8.10 |
-3.14 |
-17.55 |
-9.21 |
18.18 |
7.83 |
8.29 |
-7.13 |
-10.46 |
-10.44 |
-20.09 |
-11.31 |
| 2004 % |
-6.97 |
-3.13 |
-2.11 |
0.68 |
-4.27 |
2.64 |
-7.40 |
-4.23 |
2.83 |
-9.24 |
0.10 |
3.81 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.97 |
9.80 |
-0.40 |
4.25 |
0.26 |
24.85 |