Microsoft (MSFT)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1986-03-13 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.03%
7d
-3.08%
30d
+4.44%
YTD
-20.72%
1y
-24.69%
Microsoft (MSFT) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -11.0 | -8.5 | -5.8 | 10.2 | 10.7 | -17.1 | 2.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -1.5 | -4.2 | -5.4 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | -4.9 | 2.2 | -0.0 | -4.8 | -1.7 |
| 2024 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 1.7 | -7.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 | -6.4 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -5.6 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 15.6 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 3.7 | -1.4 | -2.2 | -3.7 | 7.1 | 12.3 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | -7.5 | -3.7 | 3.2 | -10.0 | -1.8 | -5.5 | 9.3 | -6.7 | -10.9 | -0.3 | 10.2 | -6.0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 7.0 | -0.8 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | -6.6 | 17.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | -4.6 | -2.6 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 10.3 | -6.7 | -3.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 10.7 | -5.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | -0.8 | -2.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 1.8 | -6.6 | 4.3 | -8.4 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 5.5 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | -0.7 | -7.0 | 8.6 | -9.7 | 7.0 | -3.5 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| 2015 | -13.0 | 9.3 | -7.3 | 19.6 | -3.0 | -5.8 | 5.8 | -6.2 | 1.7 | 18.9 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| 2014 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | -1.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | -2.8 |
| 2013 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 15.7 | 6.2 | -1.0 | -7.8 | 5.6 | -0.4 | 6.4 | 8.5 | -1.9 |
| 2012 | 13.8 | 8.2 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -8.2 | 4.8 | -3.7 | 5.3 | -3.4 | -4.1 | -6.0 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | -0.6 | -3.6 | -4.5 | 2.1 | -2.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 | -2.3 | -6.4 | 7.0 | -3.2 | 1.5 |
| 2010 | -7.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -15.1 | -10.8 | 12.2 | -8.6 | 4.3 | 8.9 | -4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | -12.0 | -4.9 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 13.8 | -1.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | -8.4 | -16.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.9 | -6.5 | 6.5 | -2.2 | -16.3 | -8.8 | -3.9 |
| 2007 | 3.4 | -8.4 | -1.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | -4.0 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 24.9 | -8.4 | 6.0 |
| 2006 | 7.7 | -4.2 | 1.3 | -11.3 | -5.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 2005 | -1.6 | -4.0 | -3.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | -3.7 | 3.1 | 7.2 | -6.0 | -0.1 | 8.0 | -5.5 |
| 2004 | 1.0 | -4.0 | -6.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 8.9 | -0.3 | -3.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| 2003 | -8.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 5.6 | -3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | -5.4 | -1.6 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | -3.8 | -8.4 | 3.4 | -13.3 | -2.6 | 7.4 | -12.3 | 2.3 | -10.9 | 22.3 | 7.9 | -10.4 |
| 2001 | 40.8 | -3.4 | -7.3 | 23.9 | 2.1 | 5.5 | -9.3 | -13.8 | -10.3 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | -16.2 | -8.7 | 18.9 | -34.4 | -10.3 | 27.9 | -12.7 | 0.0 | -13.6 | 14.2 | -16.7 | -24.4 |
| 1999 | 26.2 | -14.2 | 19.4 | -9.3 | -0.8 | 11.8 | -4.8 | 7.9 | -2.2 | 2.2 | -1.6 | 28.2 |
| 1998 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 0.7 | -5.9 | 27.8 | 1.4 | -12.7 | 14.7 | -3.8 | 15.2 | 13.7 |
| 1997 | 23.4 | -4.4 | -6.0 | 32.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 11.9 | -6.5 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 8.8 | -8.7 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 14.3 | 5.3 |
| 1995 | -2.9 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -2.2 | 10.5 | -12.9 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 5.6 | -3.1 | 2.7 | 9.1 | 16.2 | -4.0 | -0.2 | 12.9 | -3.4 | 12.3 | -0.2 | -2.8 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | -3.6 | 10.9 | -7.6 | 8.3 | -5.0 | -15.9 | 1.5 | 9.8 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| 1992 | 8.1 | 2.7 | -4.0 | -7.0 | 9.8 | -13.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 4.9 | -8.3 |
| 1991 | 30.4 | 5.7 | 2.3 | -6.7 | 10.9 | -6.9 | 7.9 | 16.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 14.4 |
| 1990 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 25.9 | 4.1 | -12.5 | -7.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 12.0 | -0.2 | -16.2 | 12.0 | 8.3 | -12.4 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | 2.8 | 6.5 | -4.8 | -3.5 | 6.4 | 15.5 | -11.2 | -16.0 | 4.5 | -6.2 | -3.6 | 12.7 |
| 1987 | 51.5 | 5.0 | 26.1 | 7.5 | 10.8 | -11.5 | -7.8 | 26.3 | 11.6 | -24.9 | -10.1 | 21.2 |
| 1986 | · | · | -1.8 | 17.3 | 8.5 | -12.1 | -7.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 37.2 | 28.4 | -3.0 |
| Avg | 5.1 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +5.1% | -0.8% | +2.8% | +3.5% | +3.1% | +1.9% | -0.3% | +1.6% | +0.6% | +4.9% | +2.9% | +1.5% |
| Win rate | 65%/40 | 45%/40 | 63%/41 | 68%/41 | 66%/41 | 56%/41 | 53%/40 | 60%/40 | 57%/40 | 65%/40 | 62%/40 | 57%/40 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-69.4%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±9.4%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
60%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+51.55%
1987-01
Worst month
-34.35%
2000-04
Longest streaks
8▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Microsoft
The company that put a computer on every desk, missed the phone, then quietly bought its way into owning the AI era. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1986) would be about $643,129 today.
Did you know?
- Its first product (1975) was a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800 hobbyist computer.
- It owns Minecraft, LinkedIn, GitHub and a very large stake in OpenAI.
- Its best month on record was January 1987 at +51.55%; its worst, April 2000 at -34.35%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.