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Apple (AAPL) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns

Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.

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2026

Jan4.6%
Feb+1.9%
Mar3.9%
Apr+6.9%
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2025

Jan5.8%
Feb+2.6%
Mar8.1%
Apr4.3%
May5.4%
Jun+2.1%
Jul+1.2%
Aug+12.0%
Sep+9.7%
Oct+6.2%
Nov+3.2%
Dec2.5%

2024

Jan4.2%
Feb1.9%
Mar5.1%
Apr0.7%
May+13.0%
Jun+9.6%
Jul+5.4%
Aug+3.2%
Sep+1.7%
Oct3.0%
Nov+5.2%
Dec+5.5%

2023

Jan+11.1%
Feb+2.3%
Mar+11.9%
Apr+2.9%
May+4.6%
Jun+9.4%
Jul+1.3%
Aug4.2%
Sep8.9%
Oct0.3%
Nov+11.4%
Dec+1.4%

2022

Jan1.6%
Feb5.4%
Mar+5.7%
Apr9.7%
May5.4%
Jun8.1%
Jul+18.9%
Aug3.1%
Sep12.1%
Oct+11.0%
Nov3.3%
Dec12.2%

2021

Jan0.6%
Feb8.0%
Mar+0.7%
Apr+7.6%
May5.0%
Jun+9.9%
Jul+6.5%
Aug+4.3%
Sep6.8%
Oct+5.9%
Nov+10.5%
Dec+7.4%

2020

Jan+5.4%
Feb11.5%
Mar7.0%
Apr+15.5%
May+8.5%
Jun+14.7%
Jul+16.5%
Aug+21.7%
Sep10.3%
Oct6.0%
Nov+9.5%
Dec+11.5%

2019

Jan+5.5%
Feb+4.5%
Mar+9.7%
Apr+5.7%
May12.4%
Jun+13.1%
Jul+7.6%
Aug1.6%
Sep+7.3%
Oct+11.1%
Nov+7.8%
Dec+9.9%

2018

Jan1.1%
Feb+6.8%
Mar5.8%
Apr1.5%
May+13.5%
Jun0.9%
Jul+2.8%
Aug+20.1%
Sep0.8%
Oct3.1%
Nov18.1%
Dec11.7%

2017

Jan+4.8%
Feb+13.4%
Mar+4.9%
Apr0.0%
May+6.8%
Jun5.7%
Jul+3.3%
Aug+10.7%
Sep6.0%
Oct+9.7%
Nov+2.0%
Dec1.5%

2016

Jan7.5%
Feb0.2%
Mar+12.7%
Apr14.0%
May+7.2%
Jun4.3%
Jul+9.0%
Aug+2.4%
Sep+6.5%
Oct+0.5%
Nov2.2%
Dec+4.8%

2015

Jan+6.1%
Feb+10.1%
Mar3.1%
Apr+0.6%
May+4.5%
Jun3.7%
Jul3.3%
Aug6.6%
Sep2.2%
Oct+8.3%
Nov0.6%
Dec11.0%

2014

Jan10.8%
Feb+5.7%
Mar+2.0%
Apr+9.9%
May+7.9%
Jun+2.7%
Jul+2.9%
Aug+7.8%
Sep1.7%
Oct+7.2%
Nov+10.6%
Dec7.2%

2013

Jan14.4%
Feb2.6%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+0.0%
May+2.3%
Jun11.8%
Jul+14.1%
Aug+8.5%
Sep2.1%
Oct+9.6%
Nov+7.1%
Dec+0.9%

2012

Jan+12.7%
Feb+18.9%
Mar+10.5%
Apr2.6%
May1.1%
Jun+1.2%
Jul+4.5%
Aug+9.5%
Sep+0.3%
Oct10.8%
Nov1.2%
Dec9.0%

2011

Jan+5.3%
Feb+4.0%
Mar1.3%
Apr+0.4%
May0.6%
Jun3.5%
Jul+16.3%
Aug1.5%
Sep0.9%
Oct+6.2%
Nov5.6%
Dec+5.9%

2010

Jan9.0%
Feb+6.6%
Mar+14.8%
Apr+11.1%
May1.7%
Jun2.1%
Jul+2.4%
Aug5.6%
Sep+16.8%
Oct+6.1%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+3.6%

2009

Jan+5.5%
Feb0.7%
Mar+17.5%
Apr+19.7%
May+8.0%
Jun+4.9%
Jul+14.8%
Aug+2.9%
Sep+10.1%
Oct+1.6%
Nov+6.2%
Dec+5.5%

2008

Jan31.7%
Feb7.7%
Mar+14.7%
Apr+21.4%
May+8.4%
Jun11.2%
Jul5.2%
Aug+6.5%
Sep32.7%
Oct5.6%
Nov13.7%
Dec7.9%

2007

Jan+1.2%
Feb1.6%
Mar+9.9%
Apr+7.6%
May+21.4%
Jun+0.8%
Jul+7.9%
Aug+5.1%
Sep+10.8%
Oct+23.7%
Nov4.0%
Dec+8.6%

2006

Jan+4.6%
Feb9.3%
Mar8.3%
Apr+12.2%
May15.2%
Jun3.9%
Jul+18.6%
Aug0.5%
Sep+13.8%
Oct+5.2%
Nov+12.8%
Dec7.3%

2005

Jan+19.2%
Feb+16.5%
Mar6.7%
Apr13.6%
May+10.2%
Jun7.6%
Jul+15.5%
Aug+10.2%
Sep+14.3%
Oct+8.1%
Nov+17.3%
Dec+6.4%

2004

Jan+5.6%
Feb+6.0%
Mar+13.0%
Apr4.7%
May+8.8%
Jun+16.0%
Jul0.6%
Aug+6.6%
Sep+12.4%
Oct+35.2%
Nov+28.7%
Dec4.5%

2003

Jan+0.2%
Feb+4.5%
Mar5.8%
Apr+0.6%
May+26.2%
Jun+6.2%
Jul+10.6%
Aug+7.3%
Sep8.4%
Oct+10.5%
Nov8.7%
Dec+2.2%

2002

Jan+12.9%
Feb12.2%
Mar+9.1%
Apr+2.5%
May4.0%
Jun23.9%
Jul13.9%
Aug3.3%
Sep1.7%
Oct+10.8%
Nov3.5%
Dec7.6%

2001

Jan+45.4%
Feb15.6%
Mar+20.9%
Apr+15.5%
May21.7%
Jun+16.5%
Jul19.2%
Aug1.3%
Sep16.4%
Oct+13.2%
Nov+21.3%
Dec+2.8%

2000

Jan+0.9%
Feb+10.1%
Mar+18.1%
Apr7.8%
May32.4%
Jun+24.7%
Jul3.0%
Aug+20.1%
Sep57.8%
Oct24.0%
Nov15.7%
Dec9.8%

1999

Jan+0.6%
Feb15.5%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+28.0%
May4.2%
Jun+5.1%
Jul+20.2%
Aug+17.2%
Sep3.0%
Oct+26.6%
Nov+22.2%
Dec+5.0%

1998

Jan+39.5%
Feb+29.0%
Mar+16.4%
Apr0.5%
May2.7%
Jun+7.7%
Jul+20.7%
Aug9.9%
Sep+22.2%
Oct2.6%
Nov14.0%
Dec+28.2%

1997

Jan20.4%
Feb2.3%
Mar+12.3%
Apr6.8%
May2.2%
Jun14.3%
Jul+22.8%
Aug+24.3%
Sep0.3%
Oct21.5%
Nov+4.2%
Dec26.1%

1996

Jan13.3%
Feb0.4%
Mar10.7%
Apr0.8%
May+7.2%
Jun19.6%
Jul+4.8%
Aug+10.2%
Sep8.5%
Oct+3.7%
Nov+4.9%
Dec13.5%

1995

Jan+3.5%
Feb1.9%
Mar10.8%
Apr+8.5%
May+9.0%
Jun+11.7%
Jul3.1%
Aug4.2%
Sep13.4%
Oct2.5%
Nov+5.3%
Dec16.4%

1994

Jan+12.0%
Feb+11.9%
Mar8.9%
Apr9.8%
May2.1%
Jun9.4%
Jul+27.1%
Aug+7.8%
Sep6.9%
Oct+28.2%
Nov13.5%
Dec+4.7%

1993

Jan0.4%
Feb10.7%
Mar2.8%
Apr0.5%
May+10.7%
Jun30.2%
Jul29.7%
Aug4.1%
Sep11.8%
Oct+31.5%
Nov+2.8%
Dec7.1%

1992

Jan+14.9%
Feb+4.4%
Mar13.7%
Apr+3.2%
May0.6%
Jun19.5%
Jul2.6%
Aug1.3%
Sep1.9%
Oct+16.3%
Nov+9.8%
Dec+3.9%

1991

Jan+29.1%
Feb+3.4%
Mar+18.8%
Apr19.1%
May14.3%
Jun11.7%
Jul+11.4%
Aug+14.9%
Sep6.6%
Oct+4.0%
Nov1.2%
Dec+11.1%

1990

Jan3.5%
Feb+0.3%
Mar+18.4%
Apr2.2%
May+5.1%
Jun+8.5%
Jul6.1%
Aug11.6%
Sep21.6%
Oct+6.0%
Nov+19.9%
Dec+17.0%

1989

Jan6.2%
Feb3.7%
Mar1.7%
Apr+9.5%
May+22.7%
Jun13.6%
Jul3.6%
Aug+12.2%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+4.5%
Nov4.6%
Dec20.3%

1988

Jan1.2%
Feb+3.8%
Mar7.0%
Apr+2.5%
May+1.4%
Jun+11.4%
Jul4.1%
Aug10.0%
Sep+8.5%
Oct10.7%
Nov2.3%
Dec+7.0%

1987

Jan+37.0%
Feb+26.1%
Mar7.9%
Apr+22.9%
May0.2%
Jun+2.5%
Jul+1.8%
Aug+31.1%
Sep+4.6%
Oct31.6%
Nov14.4%
Dec+27.3%

1986

Jan+5.1%
Feb+8.1%
Mar+13.0%
Apr+7.1%
May+22.3%
Jun3.0%
Jul12.9%
Aug+18.4%
Sep9.5%
Oct+3.4%
Nov+15.5%
Dec+1.2%

1985

Jan0.4%
Feb14.7%
Mar10.6%
Apr4.0%
May18.2%
Jun+3.6%
Jul11.8%
Aug5.5%
Sep+5.0%
Oct+18.3%
Nov+8.1%
Dec+9.3%

1984

Jan+1.5%
Feb+6.1%
Mar5.7%
Apr+26.8%
May6.4%
Jun9.8%
Jul3.8%
Aug+3.9%
Sep5.2%
Oct1.0%
Nov0.5%
Dec+17.7%

1983

Jan+36.8%
Feb+11.6%
Mar7.4%
Apr+19.5%
May+14.4%
Jun15.4%
Jul28.6%
Aug+6.8%
Sep37.9%
Oct2.2%
Nov9.9%
Dec+19.6%

1982

Jan7.9%
Feb10.4%
Mar7.5%
Apr12.6%
May5.1%
Jun8.9%
Jul+5.9%
Aug+33.3%
Sep+1.4%
Oct+39.0%
Nov+25.6%
Dec6.3%

1981

Jan17.2%
Feb6.2%
Mar7.5%
Apr+15.8%
May+16.7%
Jun21.5%
Jul3.8%
Aug19.5%
Sep24.2%
Oct+31.1%
Nov6.9%
Dec+18.8%

1980

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec+18.7%

Avg

Jan+3.6%
Feb+1.7%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+3.7%
May+2.2%
Jun1.8%
Jul+3.1%
Aug+5.4%
Sep3.9%
Oct+6.2%
Nov+2.9%
Dec+1.8%

Median

Jan+1.0%
Feb+2.1%
Mar0.5%
Apr+1.5%
May+2.3%
Jun2.1%
Jul+2.9%
Aug+5.1%
Sep1.9%
Oct+6.0%
Nov+3.2%
Dec+3.2%

Win %

Jan57%
Feb54%
Mar50%
Apr57%
May53%
Jun47%
Jul62%
Aug62%
Sep36%
Oct69%
Nov56%
Dec61%

Frequently asked questions

What is the best performing month for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, October is the best performing month for Apple (AAPL) stock with an average return of +6.18%.

What is the worst performing month for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, September is the worst performing month for Apple (AAPL) stock with an average return of 3.87%.

What is the best performing quarter for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for Apple (AAPL) stock with an average return of +11.63%.

What is the worst performing quarter for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, Q2 is the worst performing quarter for Apple (AAPL) stock with an average return of +3.94%.

What is the best performing year for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, 1998 is the best performing year for Apple (AAPL) stock with a return of +211.89%.

What is the worst performing year for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, 2000 is the worst performing year for Apple (AAPL) stock with a return of 71.06%.

Which month has the highest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, October has the highest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock — positive in 69% of years.

Which month has the lowest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, September has the lowest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock — positive in 36% of years.

Which quarter has the highest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock — positive in 72% of years.

Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock?

Historically, Q1 has the lowest win rate for Apple (AAPL) stock — positive in 52% of years.

Data & methodology

How are returns calculated?

We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.

What is average vs median?

Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.

What does the heatmap show?

Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.

What is Win %?

Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.