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 % |
1.24 |
-9.39 |
0.37 |
15.21 |
5.60 |
2.95 |
-3.46 |
0.07 |
4.16 |
11.70 |
-2.86 |
1.67 |
| #Times GOOG Stock Price Increased |
51 |
43 |
50 |
59 |
57 |
50 |
51 |
53 |
57 |
57 |
54 |
55 |
| #Times GOOG Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times GOOG Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
53 |
58 |
44 |
49 |
58 |
54 |
58 |
44 |
54 |
49 |
50 |
| 2009 % |
10.04 |
-0.15 |
2.98 |
13.76 |
5.37 |
1.04 |
5.09 |
4.20 |
7.40 |
8.12 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-18.51 |
-16.35 |
-6.67 |
30.38 |
2.00 |
-10.13 |
-10.00 |
-2.20 |
-13.54 |
-10.27 |
-18.47 |
5.01 |
| 2007 % |
8.91 |
-10.37 |
1.94 |
2.89 |
5.63 |
4.98 |
-2.42 |
1.03 |
10.10 |
24.63 |
-1.97 |
-0.05 |
| 2006 % |
4.29 |
-16.18 |
7.55 |
7.16 |
-11.03 |
12.78 |
-7.80 |
-2.08 |
6.17 |
18.53 |
1.77 |
-5.01 |
| 2005 % |
1.47 |
-3.89 |
-3.97 |
21.88 |
26.03 |
6.09 |
-2.16 |
-0.60 |
10.65 |
17.49 |
8.90 |
2.46 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-4.53 |
5.94 |