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IBM (IBM) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns

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

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2026

Jan+3.5%
Feb21.2%
Mar+0.9%
Apr6.3%
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2025

Jan+16.3%
Feb0.6%
Mar1.5%
Apr2.7%
May+7.8%
Jun+13.8%
Jul14.1%
Aug3.2%
Sep+15.9%
Oct+8.9%
Nov+0.9%
Dec4.0%

2024

Jan+12.3%
Feb+1.7%
Mar+3.2%
Apr13.0%
May+1.4%
Jun+3.7%
Jul+11.1%
Aug+6.1%
Sep+9.4%
Oct6.5%
Nov+10.9%
Dec3.3%

2023

Jan4.4%
Feb2.9%
Mar+1.4%
Apr3.6%
May+3.1%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+7.7%
Aug+3.0%
Sep4.4%
Oct+3.1%
Nov+10.9%
Dec+3.1%

2022

Jan0.1%
Feb7.2%
Mar+6.1%
Apr+1.7%
May+6.3%
Jun+1.7%
Jul7.4%
Aug0.6%
Sep7.5%
Oct+16.4%
Nov+8.9%
Dec5.4%

2021

Jan5.4%
Feb+1.2%
Mar+12.1%
Apr+6.5%
May+2.5%
Jun+2.0%
Jul3.8%
Aug+0.7%
Sep1.0%
Oct10.0%
Nov0.7%
Dec+14.1%

2020

Jan+7.2%
Feb8.5%
Mar14.8%
Apr+13.2%
May+0.8%
Jun3.3%
Jul+1.8%
Aug+1.6%
Sep1.3%
Oct8.2%
Nov+12.2%
Dec+1.9%

2019

Jan+18.3%
Feb+4.0%
Mar+2.1%
Apr0.6%
May8.4%
Jun+8.6%
Jul+7.5%
Aug7.5%
Sep+7.3%
Oct8.0%
Nov+1.7%
Dec0.3%

2018

Jan+6.7%
Feb3.9%
Mar1.5%
Apr5.5%
May1.4%
Jun1.1%
Jul+3.7%
Aug+2.2%
Sep+3.2%
Oct23.7%
Nov+9.0%
Dec8.5%

2017

Jan+5.1%
Feb+3.9%
Mar3.2%
Apr8.0%
May4.8%
Jun+0.8%
Jul6.0%
Aug0.1%
Sep+1.4%
Oct+6.2%
Nov+0.9%
Dec0.4%

2016

Jan9.3%
Feb+6.1%
Mar+15.6%
Apr3.6%
May+6.4%
Jun1.3%
Jul+5.8%
Aug0.2%
Sep0.0%
Oct3.3%
Nov+6.5%
Dec+2.3%

2015

Jan4.4%
Feb+6.4%
Mar0.9%
Apr+6.7%
May0.2%
Jun4.1%
Jul0.4%
Aug7.9%
Sep2.0%
Oct3.4%
Nov+0.5%
Dec1.3%

2014

Jan5.8%
Feb+5.4%
Mar+4.0%
Apr+2.1%
May5.6%
Jun1.7%
Jul+5.7%
Aug+0.9%
Sep1.3%
Oct13.4%
Nov0.7%
Dec1.1%

2013

Jan+6.0%
Feb0.7%
Mar+6.2%
Apr5.1%
May+3.2%
Jun8.1%
Jul+2.1%
Aug6.1%
Sep+1.6%
Oct3.2%
Nov+0.8%
Dec+4.4%

2012

Jan+4.7%
Feb+2.5%
Mar+6.1%
Apr0.7%
May6.5%
Jun+1.4%
Jul+0.2%
Aug0.2%
Sep+6.5%
Oct6.2%
Nov1.9%
Dec+0.8%

2011

Jan+10.4%
Feb+0.3%
Mar+0.7%
Apr+4.6%
May0.5%
Jun+1.5%
Jul+6.0%
Aug5.1%
Sep+1.7%
Oct+5.6%
Nov+2.2%
Dec2.2%

2010

Jan6.5%
Feb+4.4%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+0.6%
May2.4%
Jun1.4%
Jul+4.0%
Aug3.6%
Sep+9.0%
Oct+7.0%
Nov1.0%
Dec+3.7%

2009

Jan+8.9%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+5.3%
Apr+6.5%
May+3.5%
Jun1.7%
Jul+12.9%
Aug+0.6%
Sep+1.3%
Oct+0.8%
Nov+5.2%
Dec+3.6%

2008

Jan0.9%
Feb+6.7%
Mar+1.1%
Apr+4.8%
May+7.7%
Jun8.4%
Jul+8.0%
Aug4.5%
Sep3.9%
Oct20.5%
Nov11.7%
Dec+3.1%

2007

Jan+2.1%
Feb6.0%
Mar+1.4%
Apr+8.4%
May+4.7%
Jun1.3%
Jul+5.1%
Aug+5.8%
Sep+1.0%
Oct1.4%
Nov9.1%
Dec+2.8%

2006

Jan1.1%
Feb1.1%
Mar+2.8%
Apr0.2%
May2.6%
Jun3.8%
Jul+0.8%
Aug+5.0%
Sep+1.2%
Oct+12.7%
Nov0.1%
Dec+5.7%

2005

Jan5.2%
Feb0.7%
Mar1.3%
Apr16.4%
May0.8%
Jun1.8%
Jul+12.5%
Aug3.2%
Sep0.5%
Oct+2.1%
Nov+8.8%
Dec7.5%

2004

Jan+7.1%
Feb2.6%
Mar4.8%
Apr4.0%
May+0.7%
Jun0.5%
Jul1.2%
Aug2.5%
Sep+1.2%
Oct+4.7%
Nov+5.2%
Dec+4.6%

2003

Jan+0.9%
Feb0.1%
Mar+0.6%
Apr+8.2%
May+3.9%
Jun6.3%
Jul1.5%
Aug+1.1%
Sep+7.7%
Oct+1.3%
Nov+1.4%
Dec+2.3%

2002

Jan10.8%
Feb8.9%
Mar+6.0%
Apr19.5%
May3.8%
Jun10.5%
Jul2.2%
Aug+7.3%
Sep22.6%
Oct+35.4%
Nov+10.3%
Dec10.8%

2001

Jan+31.8%
Feb10.7%
Mar3.7%
Apr+19.7%
May2.8%
Jun+1.1%
Jul6.9%
Aug4.9%
Sep8.2%
Oct+17.8%
Nov+7.1%
Dec+4.6%

2000

Jan+4.1%
Feb8.4%
Mar+14.9%
Apr5.5%
May3.6%
Jun+2.0%
Jul+2.6%
Aug+17.5%
Sep14.8%
Oct12.4%
Nov5.0%
Dec9.1%

1999

Jan0.6%
Feb7.3%
Mar+4.4%
Apr+18.0%
May+11.0%
Jun+11.4%
Jul2.8%
Aug0.8%
Sep2.9%
Oct18.8%
Nov+5.1%
Dec+4.7%

1998

Jan5.6%
Feb+5.9%
Mar0.5%
Apr+11.6%
May+1.6%
Jun2.3%
Jul+15.4%
Aug14.8%
Sep+14.1%
Oct+15.6%
Nov+11.3%
Dec+11.7%

1997

Jan+3.5%
Feb8.2%
Mar4.5%
Apr+16.9%
May+8.1%
Jun+4.3%
Jul+17.2%
Aug4.0%
Sep+4.6%
Oct7.1%
Nov+11.4%
Dec4.5%

1996

Jan+18.8%
Feb+13.3%
Mar9.3%
Apr3.1%
May0.6%
Jun7.3%
Jul+8.6%
Aug+6.8%
Sep+8.8%
Oct+3.6%
Nov+23.8%
Dec4.9%

1995

Jan1.9%
Feb+4.7%
Mar+9.1%
Apr+15.3%
May1.5%
Jun+3.2%
Jul+13.4%
Aug4.8%
Sep8.6%
Oct+2.9%
Nov0.4%
Dec5.4%

1994

Jan+0.0%
Feb5.9%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+5.3%
May+10.1%
Jun6.7%
Jul+5.3%
Aug+11.2%
Sep+1.6%
Oct+7.0%
Nov4.8%
Dec+3.9%

1993

Jan+2.3%
Feb+6.7%
Mar6.4%
Apr4.5%
May+9.9%
Jun6.4%
Jul10.0%
Aug+3.3%
Sep8.1%
Oct+9.4%
Nov+17.8%
Dec+4.9%

1992

Jan+1.2%
Feb2.3%
Mar3.8%
Apr+8.6%
May+1.3%
Jun+7.8%
Jul3.2%
Aug7.3%
Sep6.7%
Oct17.1%
Nov+3.9%
Dec26.3%

1991

Jan+12.2%
Feb+2.6%
Mar11.5%
Apr9.5%
May+4.2%
Jun8.5%
Jul+4.3%
Aug3.2%
Sep+6.9%
Oct5.1%
Nov4.7%
Dec3.7%

1990

Jan+4.7%
Feb+6.7%
Mar+2.1%
Apr+2.8%
May+11.3%
Jun2.0%
Jul5.1%
Aug7.6%
Sep+4.4%
Oct0.9%
Nov+9.0%
Dec0.6%

1989

Jan+7.1%
Feb6.2%
Mar10.1%
Apr+4.4%
May2.7%
Jun+2.0%
Jul+2.8%
Aug+2.9%
Sep6.7%
Oct8.3%
Nov1.3%
Dec3.6%

1988

Jan2.7%
Feb+5.6%
Mar8.4%
Apr+5.3%
May+0.2%
Jun+13.3%
Jul1.3%
Aug10.5%
Sep+3.4%
Oct+6.3%
Nov2.5%
Dec+2.9%

1987

Jan+7.3%
Feb+9.3%
Mar+7.6%
Apr+6.7%
May+0.6%
Jun+1.6%
Jul0.9%
Aug+5.3%
Sep10.5%
Oct18.8%
Nov8.7%
Dec+4.2%

1986

Jan2.5%
Feb+0.3%
Mar+0.4%
Apr+3.1%
May1.7%
Jun3.8%
Jul9.6%
Aug+5.5%
Sep3.0%
Oct8.2%
Nov+3.7%
Dec5.6%

1985

Jan+10.7%
Feb0.9%
Mar5.3%
Apr0.4%
May+2.6%
Jun3.8%
Jul+6.2%
Aug2.7%
Sep2.3%
Oct+4.9%
Nov+8.5%
Dec+11.3%

1984

Jan6.5%
Feb2.6%
Mar+3.4%
Apr0.2%
May4.4%
Jun1.9%
Jul+4.7%
Aug+12.8%
Sep+0.4%
Oct+1.1%
Nov2.3%
Dec+1.1%

1983

Jan+2.7%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+2.9%
Apr+14.9%
May4.1%
Jun+8.0%
Jul+0.1%
Aug+0.1%
Sep+6.2%
Oct0.1%
Nov6.7%
Dec+3.9%

1982

Jan+11.9%
Feb1.3%
Mar3.3%
Apr+7.5%
May3.2%
Jun1.3%
Jul+8.2%
Aug+8.8%
Sep+4.1%
Oct+8.8%
Nov+9.5%
Dec+11.2%

1981

Jan5.2%
Feb+1.1%
Mar2.9%
Apr6.0%
May+2.0%
Jun1.7%
Jul3.0%
Aug0.3%
Sep1.8%
Oct4.9%
Nov+7.6%
Dec+4.3%

1980

Jan+6.7%
Feb6.3%
Mar12.3%
Apr1.6%
May+2.8%
Jun+6.0%
Jul+11.0%
Aug+1.8%
Sep2.0%
Oct+3.9%
Nov+3.6%
Dec0.4%

1979

Jan+3.5%
Feb1.7%
Mar+5.2%
Apr0.4%
May2.1%
Jun3.4%
Jul5.0%
Aug+1.6%
Sep3.1%
Oct7.9%
Nov+6.0%
Dec1.4%

1978

Jan3.0%
Feb4.4%
Mar6.2%
Apr+12.9%
May1.8%
Jun0.5%
Jul+9.3%
Aug+5.0%
Sep5.2%
Oct4.5%
Nov+3.0%
Dec+10.7%

1977

Jan1.5%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+0.3%
Apr6.6%
May4.1%
Jun+7.6%
Jul+1.6%
Aug+0.8%
Sep2.6%
Oct1.6%
Nov+3.7%
Dec+3.6%

1976

Jan+14.9%
Feb0.3%
Mar+2.5%
Apr3.3%
May+2.0%
Jun+7.8%
Jul1.6%
Aug+1.3%
Sep+2.9%
Oct3.5%
Nov+0.5%
Dec+3.1%

1975

Jan+12.1%
Feb+15.1%
Mar4.2%
Apr+1.8%
May+2.8%
Jun2.8%
Jul8.9%
Aug1.2%
Sep+1.2%
Oct+12.5%
Nov+7.6%
Dec1.0%

1974

Jan2.2%
Feb1.6%
Mar2.6%
Apr1.0%
May6.1%
Jun+0.0%
Jul5.0%
Aug4.2%
Sep17.3%
Oct+19.0%
Nov5.6%
Dec5.1%

1973

Jan+8.5%
Feb0.7%
Mar+0.0%
Apr5.4%
May3.3%
Jun+0.5%
Jul0.7%
Aug4.0%
Sep14.2%
Oct+8.7%
Nov5.0%
Dec7.0%

1972

Jan+9.4%
Feb+0.3%
Mar+3.8%
Apr+1.0%
May+3.6%
Jun1.5%
Jul+2.3%
Aug+2.2%
Sep0.5%
Oct5.3%
Nov+1.8%
Dec+2.8%

1971

Jan+2.2%
Feb+4.0%
Mar+6.3%
Apr+0.0%
May8.1%
Jun3.1%
Jul8.2%
Aug+5.2%
Sep+0.0%
Oct1.3%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+10.4%

1970

Jan8.2%
Feb+1.5%
Mar0.3%
Apr12.1%
May6.2%
Jun9.9%
Jul+1.2%
Aug+5.6%
Sep+9.5%
Oct+1.4%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+3.6%

1969

Jan6.2%
Feb0.7%
Mar+7.0%
Apr+4.2%
May2.8%
Jun+6.1%
Jul4.0%
Aug+6.3%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+4.5%
Nov1.1%
Dec+2.3%

1968

Jan5.2%
Feb2.4%
Mar+5.7%
Apr+10.7%
May+5.2%
Jun0.9%
Jul4.1%
Aug1.2%
Sep+0.0%
Oct8.3%
Nov+8.7%
Dec5.5%

1967

Jan+7.7%
Feb+7.2%
Mar+5.3%
Apr+10.0%
May6.2%
Jun+6.6%
Jul+2.1%
Aug1.6%
Sep+9.9%
Oct+8.2%
Nov+3.1%
Dec+2.3%

1966

Jan0.6%
Feb+3.7%
Mar+0.6%
Apr+7.7%
May2.2%
Jun3.4%
Jul2.9%
Aug6.0%
Sep0.6%
Oct+4.5%
Nov+13.0%
Dec1.1%

1965

Jan+9.8%
Feb+1.4%
Mar+0.0%
Apr+6.8%
May1.9%
Jun3.9%
Jul+4.0%
Aug+4.5%
Sep+2.5%
Oct+4.2%
Nov1.2%
Dec5.3%

1964

Jan+6.8%
Feb+5.0%
Mar+4.1%
Apr3.9%
May+5.4%
Jun0.6%
Jul3.2%
Aug4.7%
Sep0.7%
Oct4.2%
Nov1.5%
Dec0.7%

1963

Jan+8.9%
Feb5.5%
Mar+4.8%
Apr+10.1%
May+3.3%
Jun8.9%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+2.7%
Sep+0.9%
Oct+9.4%
Nov1.6%
Dec+4.8%

1962

Jan5.4%
Feb0.7%
Mar1.4%
Apr14.5%
May13.6%
Jun13.7%
Jul+13.6%
Aug+3.0%
Sep10.8%
Oct2.2%
Nov+15.7%
Dec2.9%

Avg

Jan+3.2%
Feb0.0%
Mar+0.7%
Apr+1.6%
May+0.3%
Jun0.4%
Jul+1.7%
Aug+0.3%
Sep0.4%
Oct+0.2%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+0.4%

Median

Jan+2.7%
Feb0.1%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+1.0%
May0.0%
Jun1.3%
Jul+1.4%
Aug+0.3%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+2.6%
Dec+1.5%

Win %

Jan58%
Feb49%
Mar58%
Apr52%
May50%
Jun39%
Jul56%
Aug52%
Sep47%
Oct50%
Nov66%
Dec53%

Frequently asked questions

What is the best performing month for IBM (IBM) stock?

Historically, November is the best performing month for IBM (IBM) stock with an average return of +3.30%.

What is the worst performing month for IBM (IBM) stock?

Historically, June is the worst performing month for IBM (IBM) stock with an average return of 0.42%.

What is the best performing quarter for IBM (IBM) stock?

Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for IBM (IBM) stock with an average return of +4.05%.

What is the worst performing quarter for IBM (IBM) stock?

Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for IBM (IBM) stock with an average return of +1.56%.

What is the best performing year for IBM (IBM) stock?

Historically, 1982 is the best performing year for IBM (IBM) stock with a return of +78.16%.

What is the worst performing year for IBM (IBM) stock?

Historically, 1992 is the worst performing year for IBM (IBM) stock with a return of 40.06%.

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

Historically, November has the highest win rate for IBM (IBM) stock — positive in 66% of years.

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

Historically, June has the lowest win rate for IBM (IBM) stock — positive in 39% of years.

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

Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for IBM (IBM) stock — positive in 61% of years.

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

Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for IBM (IBM) stock — positive in 55% 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.