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 % |
0.27 |
-7.49 |
-1.19 |
1.33 |
-0.40 |
0.31 |
1.43 |
1.82 |
1.81 |
4.99 |
-0.89 |
1.65 |
| #Times MSFT Stock Price Increased |
50 |
33 |
43 |
53 |
54 |
51 |
58 |
61 |
49 |
59 |
51 |
51 |
| #Times MSFT Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| #Times MSFT Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
63 |
63 |
48 |
51 |
53 |
46 |
48 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
54 |
| 2008 % |
-9.03 |
-15.93 |
3.75 |
0.99 |
-0.69 |
-2.85 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 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 % |
1.02 |
-4.04 |
-6.02 |
4.81 |
0.38 |
8.88 |
-0.24 |
-4.17 |
1.28 |
1.16 |
-4.14 |
-0.33 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.00 |
0.42 |
4.83 |
-5.96 |
-1.63 |
6.46 |