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 % |
1.10 |
-2.40 |
4.05 |
2.25 |
3.81 |
-2.57 |
0.39 |
1.12 |
0.29 |
-2.88 |
-3.40 |
2.66 |
| #Times EL Stock Price Increased |
51 |
42 |
59 |
59 |
48 |
40 |
46 |
54 |
53 |
50 |
49 |
53 |
| #Times EL Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| #Times EL Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
53 |
49 |
44 |
55 |
67 |
57 |
57 |
49 |
58 |
53 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-15.20 |
-13.70 |
8.83 |
21.30 |
10.64 |
-1.23 |
11.54 |
-1.61 |
3.43 |
14.62 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-3.22 |
0.90 |
7.68 |
-0.51 |
4.36 |
-2.41 |
-5.05 |
12.86 |
0.28 |
-27.78 |
-22.58 |
10.97 |
| 2007 % |
16.36 |
0.78 |
2.05 |
5.26 |
-8.00 |
-3.77 |
-1.07 |
-7.61 |
2.09 |
3.39 |
2.23 |
-2.82 |
| 2006 % |
8.93 |
2.60 |
-0.60 |
-0.18 |
10.29 |
-5.53 |
-3.48 |
-1.22 |
9.41 |
0.15 |
2.23 |
-1.13 |
| 2005 % |
-1.37 |
-2.56 |
2.27 |
-14.60 |
1.77 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
3.19 |
-13.76 |
-4.76 |
-0.47 |
1.42 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1.61 |
4.88 |