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 % |
-2.34 |
-7.80 |
2.76 |
2.43 |
0.14 |
1.30 |
-0.63 |
4.75 |
1.02 |
4.24 |
-2.45 |
-0.41 |
| #Times MSFT Stock Price Increased |
52 |
34 |
48 |
54 |
52 |
53 |
56 |
60 |
47 |
58 |
50 |
47 |
| #Times MSFT Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| #Times MSFT Stock Price Decreased |
48 |
62 |
58 |
46 |
53 |
52 |
49 |
48 |
51 |
52 |
50 |
58 |
| 2009 % |
-12.03 |
-5.55 |
13.75 |
10.29 |
3.11 |
13.79 |
-1.04 |
4.80 |
4.34 |
7.81 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-9.03 |
-15.93 |
3.75 |
0.99 |
-0.69 |
-2.85 |
-6.50 |
6.10 |
-2.19 |
-16.33 |
-9.44 |
-3.85 |
| 2007 % |
3.35 |
-8.71 |
-1.05 |
7.43 |
2.51 |
-3.97 |
-1.62 |
-0.89 |
2.54 |
24.95 |
-8.71 |
5.95 |
| 2006 % |
7.65 |
-4.54 |
1.27 |
-11.24 |
-6.20 |
3.22 |
2.91 |
6.82 |
6.42 |
4.97 |
2.26 |
1.70 |
| 2005 % |
-1.64 |
-4.25 |
-3.92 |
4.68 |
1.98 |
-3.71 |
3.10 |
6.91 |
-6.02 |
-0.18 |
7.79 |
-5.52 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-4.14 |
-0.33 |