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 % |
1.86 |
-1.26 |
5.54 |
8.58 |
-0.84 |
-0.13 |
1.96 |
-3.07 |
7.16 |
-0.97 |
-2.40 |
0.49 |
| #Times GS Stock Price Increased |
56 |
46 |
50 |
54 |
47 |
48 |
51 |
53 |
66 |
62 |
54 |
55 |
| #Times GS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times GS Stock Price Decreased |
45 |
49 |
58 |
48 |
59 |
59 |
53 |
58 |
36 |
49 |
47 |
50 |
| 2009 % |
-4.33 |
12.82 |
16.40 |
21.20 |
12.51 |
1.99 |
10.76 |
1.32 |
11.42 |
-7.68 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-7.06 |
-15.11 |
-3.31 |
16.69 |
-7.81 |
-0.85 |
5.23 |
-10.90 |
-21.93 |
-27.72 |
-14.60 |
6.84 |
| 2007 % |
6.43 |
-4.90 |
2.42 |
5.80 |
5.59 |
-6.09 |
-13.10 |
-6.54 |
23.14 |
14.39 |
-8.57 |
-5.10 |
| 2006 % |
10.60 |
0.03 |
11.09 |
2.12 |
-5.82 |
-0.33 |
1.54 |
-2.67 |
13.80 |
12.19 |
2.64 |
2.34 |
| 2005 % |
3.66 |
0.88 |
1.09 |
-2.90 |
-8.69 |
4.64 |
5.35 |
3.44 |
9.35 |
3.96 |
2.03 |
-0.96 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.49 |
-0.68 |