• WAL MART STORES INC Average Monthly Returns

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.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: WMT

  • Seasonal Performance Data: WMT

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 1.97 1.25 0.97 -0.59 0.90 -1.09 -1.01 -1.65 0.64 3.67 -1.38 -1.53
    #Times WMT Stock Price Increased 47 52 51 50 55 49 53 56 53 61 48 49
    #Times WMT Stock Price Unchanged 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0
    #Times WMT Stock Price Decreased 52 41 57 53 51 57 51 55 46 49 54 56
    2008 % 7.05 -2.51 6.21 10.06 -0.40 -2.66 — — — — — —
    2007 % 3.27 1.30 -2.81 2.07 -0.66 1.07 -4.48 -5.04 0.05 3.57 5.95 -0.76
    2006 % -1.46 -1.62 4.14 -4.67 7.59 -0.57 -7.61 0.49 10.29 -0.07 -6.44 0.17
    2005 % -0.79 -1.50 -2.90 -5.92 0.19 2.05 2.39 -8.89 -2.53 7.96 2.64 -3.61
    2004 % 1.80 10.60 0.22 -4.50 -2.22 -5.32 0.47 -0.63 1.01 1.35 -3.44 1.46
    2003 % — — — — — — 4.17 5.83 -5.60 5.55 -5.60 -4.91