Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Communication Services · data since 2004-08-19 · last close 2026-09-09
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.0 | -7.8 | -7.7 | 33.8 | -1.2 | -6.0 | -0.3 | -4.8 | -2.5 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 7.8 | -16.5 | -9.1 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 13.9 | -2.2 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | -5.8 | -4.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 12.2 |
| 2023 | 12.0 | -8.9 | 15.2 | 3.5 | 14.5 | -2.6 | 10.9 | 2.6 | -3.9 | -5.2 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | -6.6 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -17.9 | -0.3 | -4.2 | 6.8 | -7.0 | -11.6 | -1.2 | 6.9 | -12.6 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 10.3 | 7.4 | -7.6 | 10.8 | -4.2 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | -6.5 | -13.2 | 15.9 | 6.5 | -1.1 | 4.9 | 9.5 | -10.1 | 10.3 | 8.6 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | -7.7 | -2.1 | 12.5 | -2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 12.2 | -6.6 | -6.0 | -1.8 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 0.4 | -2.0 | -9.7 | 1.8 | -5.8 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 6.8 | -5.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | -2.1 | -5.8 | 6.4 | -7.2 | 5.8 | -6.0 | 12.5 | -0.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -4.2 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 21.8 | -1.5 | -1.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| 2014 | 5.4 | 2.9 | -8.3 | -4.1 | 6.9 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -3.5 | -3.3 | -3.4 |
| 2013 | 6.8 | 6.0 | -0.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -4.6 | 3.4 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| 2012 | -10.2 | 6.6 | 3.7 | -5.7 | -4.0 | -0.1 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 10.1 | -9.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -4.3 | -7.3 | -2.8 | -4.3 | 19.2 | -10.4 | -4.8 | 15.1 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | -14.5 | -0.6 | 7.7 | -7.3 | -7.6 | -8.4 | 9.0 | -7.2 | 16.8 | 16.7 | -9.4 | 6.9 |
| 2009 | 10.0 | -0.2 | 3.0 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | -18.4 | -16.5 | -6.5 | 30.4 | 2.0 | -10.1 | -10.0 | -2.2 | -13.6 | -10.3 | -18.5 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | 8.9 | -10.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | -2.4 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 24.6 | -2.0 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 4.3 | -16.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | -11.0 | 12.8 | -7.8 | -2.1 | 6.2 | 18.5 | 1.8 | -5.0 |
| 2005 | 1.5 | -3.9 | -4.0 | 21.9 | 26.0 | 6.1 | -2.2 | -0.6 | 10.7 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 2.5 |
| 2004 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2.0 | 26.6 | 47.1 | -4.5 | 5.9 |
| Avg | 2.3 | -3.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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GOOGL seasonality — average by calendar month
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) has monthly history back to 2004. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 16 of 22 years, median +9.2%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 14 of 22 with a median of -0.9%. Across its full record it has closed 60% of months higher, swings ±8.9% in an average month and has fallen 65.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.3% | -3.0% | +0.1% | +5.3% | +3.3% | -0.4% | +5.1% | +0.0% | +2.7% | +8.7% | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| Win rate | 77%/22 | 36%/22 | 55%/22 | 64%/22 | 64%/22 | 45%/22 | 68%/22 | 48%/23 | 64%/22 | 73%/22 | 64%/22 | 68%/22 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
GOOGL risk & extremes
GOOGL 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 Alphabet Inc. (Class A)'s best month?+
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)'s strongest completed month on record is October 2004, at +47.10%.
What was Alphabet Inc. (Class A)'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is November 2008, at -18.48%.
Is Alphabet Inc. (Class A) up this year?+
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) is up 5.78% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Alphabet Inc. (Class A)'s 1-year return?+
+38.25% 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 Alphabet Inc. (Class A)'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 65.3%, measured on month-end closes since 2004.
Which calendar month is historically best for Alphabet Inc. (Class A)?+
October has the highest average return across every completed October since 2004. An average is not a forecast.
About Alphabet Inc. (Class A)
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) is an S&P 500 company, a communication services business worth about $4.0 trillion. Organized the world's information, then sold ads next to it. The ads part worked out. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2004) would be about $13,359 today.
Did you know?
- The search engine was originally called “BackRub”.
- “Google” is a misspelling of “googol” (10^100) that stuck.
- Its first office was Susan Wojcicki's garage in Menlo Park (1998).
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.