• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS Average Monthly Returns

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.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: IBM

  • Seasonal Performance Data: IBM

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 0.47 -0.89 -0.16 -1.46 1.78 -3.16 3.13 1.18 2.12 3.79 1.33 1.53
    #Times IBM Stock Price Increased 47 47 56 49 50 51 55 58 50 63 56 55
    #Times IBM Stock Price Unchanged 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1
    #Times IBM Stock Price Decreased 54 49 54 54 55 55 49 53 52 46 45 49
    2008 % -0.78 6.16 1.12 4.83 7.23 -8.41 — — — — — —
    2007 % 2.06 -6.25 1.42 8.43 4.30 -1.26 5.13 5.83 0.95 -1.42 -9.09 2.78
    2006 % -1.08 -1.05 2.78 -0.15 -2.95 -3.84 0.77 4.60 1.20 12.68 -0.43 5.69
    2005 % -5.22 -0.89 -1.29 -16.41 -0.55 -1.78 12.48 -3.16 -0.49 2.02 8.89 -7.53
    2004 % 7.35 -2.42 -4.82 -3.99 0.89 -0.49 -1.22 -2.72 1.24 4.68 5.41 4.61
    2003 % — — — — — — -1.51 1.34 7.71 0.98 1.87 2.10