Align Technology (ALGN)
S&P 500 · Health Care · data since 2001-01-30 · last close 2026-09-09
Align Technology (ALGN) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4 | 16.6 | -9.8 | 2.7 | -0.6 | -3.6 | 0.3 | -5.5 | -4.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.1 | -14.6 | -15.1 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | -31.9 | 10.0 | -11.8 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | -2.4 | 13.1 | 8.4 | -13.9 | -8.9 | -6.1 | -4.0 | 2.3 | 7.2 | -19.4 | 13.5 | -10.4 |
| 2023 | 27.9 | 14.7 | 8.0 | -2.6 | -13.1 | 25.1 | 6.9 | -2.0 | -17.5 | -39.5 | 15.8 | 28.2 |
| 2022 | -24.7 | 3.3 | -14.8 | -33.5 | -4.2 | -14.8 | 18.7 | -13.3 | -15.0 | -6.2 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | -1.7 | 7.9 | -4.5 | 10.0 | -0.9 | 3.5 | 13.9 | 1.9 | -6.2 | -6.2 | -2.1 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | -7.9 | -15.1 | -20.3 | 23.5 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 30.2 | 13.0 | 11.0 |
| 2019 | 18.9 | 4.0 | 9.8 | 14.2 | -12.4 | -3.8 | -23.6 | -12.4 | -1.2 | 39.5 | 9.9 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 17.9 | 0.2 | -4.3 | -0.5 | 32.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 1.2 | -43.5 | 3.9 | -8.9 |
| 2017 | -4.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 17.4 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 28.3 | 9.2 | -14.8 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 10.1 | -0.7 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 | -8.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | -5.1 | 8.1 | -6.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -0.0 | -9.7 | 0.3 | 15.3 | 2.0 | -1.3 |
| 2014 | 4.0 | -11.9 | -1.0 | -2.7 | 8.4 | 2.6 | -3.3 | 0.5 | -5.1 | 1.8 | 8.1 | -1.7 |
| 2013 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 6.6 | -1.2 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 18.6 | -4.2 | 4.6 |
| 2012 | -0.7 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 15.1 | -1.5 | 7.1 | 1.5 | -0.0 | 8.9 | -28.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | 6.6 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 17.9 | 1.5 | -6.9 | -3.5 | -13.1 | -20.6 | 51.8 | 6.4 | -3.1 |
| 2010 | 5.2 | -3.5 | 6.8 | -12.1 | -12.2 | -0.3 | 16.7 | -7.8 | 22.4 | -13.1 | 2.8 | 11.7 |
| 2009 | -9.9 | -13.1 | 15.8 | 56.5 | -4.7 | -10.4 | 2.9 | 22.8 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| 2008 | -29.4 | 4.8 | -10.0 | 10.5 | 7.3 | -20.4 | -4.6 | 30.3 | -16.9 | -36.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 2007 | 18.5 | -0.8 | -3.4 | 42.9 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 8.0 | -12.9 | 11.4 | -18.3 | -18.4 | -1.2 |
| 2006 | 26.4 | -0.2 | 12.4 | -4.1 | -15.9 | 0.0 | -8.5 | -7.5 | 82.1 | 21.8 | -5.3 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | -19.4 | -12.6 | -17.6 | 34.9 | -13.7 | 1.4 | -11.5 | 4.5 | -1.3 | 9.8 | -6.2 | -6.5 |
| 2004 | 25.7 | -5.2 | -3.4 | -8.7 | 9.8 | -0.3 | -9.6 | -10.8 | -0.3 | -32.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 19.6 | 42.7 | 28.4 | 24.3 | 34.7 | 24.4 | 3.2 | -14.8 | 13.0 | 23.2 | 16.4 | -8.0 |
| 2002 | 8.4 | -12.9 | 24.7 | -27.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | -40.0 | 27.7 | -8.3 | -35.6 | 102.8 | -23.1 |
| 2001 | -20.0 | -44.4 | -3.3 | 20.7 | 14.3 | -21.6 | -4.8 | -11.5 | -67.0 | 100.0 | -8.3 | 12.5 |
| Avg | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ALGN seasonality — average by calendar month
Align Technology has monthly history back to 2001. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 15 of 26 years, median +9.2%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 14 of 26 with a median of -1.4%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±17.9% in an average month and has fallen 92.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.9% | +0.1% | +1.3% | +7.8% | +2.6% | +0.6% | -0.9% | -0.1% | +0.3% | +3.0% | +7.4% | +2.3% |
| Win rate | 58%/26 | 54%/26 | 46%/26 | 58%/26 | 54%/26 | 58%/26 | 54%/26 | 50%/26 | 52%/25 | 52%/25 | 76%/25 | 60%/25 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ALGN risk & extremes
ALGN drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Align Technology's best month?+
Align Technology's strongest completed month on record is November 2002, at +102.82%.
What was Align Technology's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2001, at -66.97%.
Is Align Technology up this year?+
Align Technology is down 2.07% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Align Technology's 1-year return?+
+12.50% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Align Technology's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 92.3%, measured on month-end closes since 2001.
Which calendar month is historically best for Align Technology?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2001. An average is not a forecast.
About Align Technology
Align Technology is an S&P 500 company, a health care business worth about $11 billion. It turns lab coats into cash flows — with price receipts on this site going back to 2001. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2001) would be about $1,183 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2002 at +102.82%; its worst, September 2001 at -66.97%.
- It has closed November in the green 19 out of 25 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.