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 % |
-2.23 |
-1.65 |
0.82 |
1.10 |
3.30 |
-3.27 |
2.82 |
2.85 |
4.76 |
1.57 |
2.39 |
3.23 |
| #Times MCD Stock Price Increased |
53 |
52 |
56 |
53 |
52 |
48 |
61 |
60 |
53 |
55 |
59 |
54 |
| #Times MCD Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times MCD Stock Price Decreased |
47 |
44 |
50 |
50 |
54 |
58 |
44 |
51 |
48 |
53 |
44 |
51 |
| 2009 % |
-6.70 |
-9.93 |
4.44 |
-2.34 |
10.70 |
-2.53 |
-4.22 |
2.14 |
1.48 |
2.70 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-9.34 |
1.33 |
3.95 |
5.92 |
-0.43 |
-5.22 |
6.35 |
3.70 |
-0.47 |
-6.10 |
1.42 |
5.86 |
| 2007 % |
0.05 |
-1.48 |
3.11 |
7.17 |
4.70 |
0.42 |
-5.68 |
2.88 |
10.60 |
9.69 |
-2.13 |
0.75 |
| 2006 % |
3.83 |
-0.28 |
-1.57 |
0.61 |
-4.04 |
1.30 |
5.33 |
1.44 |
8.97 |
7.16 |
0.12 |
5.62 |
| 2005 % |
1.03 |
2.13 |
-5.85 |
-5.87 |
5.56 |
-10.30 |
12.32 |
4.11 |
3.20 |
-5.60 |
7.09 |
-0.37 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5.45 |
4.29 |