Microsoft (MSFT) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Microsoft
MSFT
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.0% | 8.5% | 5.7% | +14.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1.5% | 4.2% | 5.4% | +5.3% | +16.7% | +8.0% | +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% | +3.2% | 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 | +7.9% | 4.6% | 2.7% | +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% | 4.9% | +8.3% | +1.7% | +1.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% | +5.9% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | +11.1% | 0.8% | 2.7% | +2.5% | +6.1% | 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% | +0.3% | +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% | 2.9% |
| 2013 | +2.7% | +2.1% | +2.9% | +15.7% | +6.2% | 1.0% | 7.8% | +5.7% | 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% | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | 3.6% | 4.5% | +2.1% | 2.9% | +4.0% | +5.4% | 2.3% | 6.5% | +7.0% | 3.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +2.2% | +2.1% | +4.3% | 15.1% | 10.8% | +12.1% | 8.6% | +4.3% | +8.9% | 4.7% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | 4.9% | +13.8% | +10.2% | +3.8% | +13.8% | 1.0% | +5.4% | +4.4% | +7.8% | +6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | 16.2% | +4.3% | +0.5% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 6.5% | +6.5% | 2.2% | 16.3% | 8.9% | 3.9% |
| 2007 | +3.3% | 8.4% | 1.1% | +7.4% | +2.8% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 0.5% | +2.5% | +24.9% | 8.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | +7.6% | 4.2% | +1.3% | 11.3% | 5.9% | +2.9% | +3.2% | +7.2% | +6.4% | +4.9% | +2.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | 4.0% | 3.9% | +4.7% | +2.3% | 3.8% | +3.1% | +7.2% | 6.0% | 0.1% | +8.0% | 5.6% |
| 2004 | +1.1% | 4.1% | 6.0% | +4.8% | +0.4% | +8.9% | 0.2% | 3.8% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +6.8% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +0.2% | +2.1% | +5.6% | 3.7% | +4.1% | +3.0% | +0.4% | +4.8% | 5.4% | 1.6% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | 8.5% | +3.4% | 13.4% | 2.6% | +7.4% | 12.3% | +2.3% | 10.9% | +22.2% | +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% | +10.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | 8.7% | +18.9% | 34.3% | 10.3% | +27.8% | 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% | 2.1% | +2.2% | 1.6% | +28.3% |
| 1998 | +15.5% | +13.7% | +5.6% | +0.7% | 5.9% | +27.8% | +1.4% | 12.7% | +14.8% | 3.8% | +15.2% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | +23.4% | 4.4% | 6.1% | +32.6% | +2.1% | +2.0% | +11.7% | 6.5% | +0.2% | 1.8% | +8.9% | 8.7% |
| 1996 | +5.7% | +6.5% | +4.8% | +9.7% | +4.9% | +1.1% | 1.8% | +3.8% | +7.5% | +4.2% | +14.2% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +6.2% | +12.9% | +14.8% | +3.5% | +6.8% | +0.0% | +2.3% | 2.3% | +10.5% | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | +5.9% | 3.1% | +2.5% | +9.3% | +15.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | +12.8% | 3.2% | +12.1% | 0.4% | 2.9% |
| 1993 | +1.2% | 3.0% | +10.7% | 8.0% | +8.6% | 5.1% | 15.6% | +1.4% | +9.8% | 3.2% | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | +8.5% | +2.0% | 3.8% | 6.7% | +9.3% | 13.1% | +3.8% | +2.9% | +7.7% | +10.5% | +4.7% | 8.5% |
| 1991 | +29.5% | +5.9% | +2.1% | 6.1% | +10.1% | 6.6% | +7.7% | +16.0% | +4.6% | +5.3% | +4.2% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | +6.3% | +6.8% | +12.2% | +4.7% | +25.4% | +4.9% | 12.9% | 7.5% | +2.4% | +1.2% | +12.9% | +5.0% |
| 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% | 10.0% | +21.2% |
| 1986 | — | — | 1.8% | +17.3% | +7.8% | 11.5% | 7.3% | +0.0% | 0.9% | +37.2% | +28.4% | 3.0% |
| Avg | +5.1% | 0.8% | +2.8% | +3.7% | +2.9% | +2.4% | 0.3% | +1.6% | +0.6% | +4.9% | +2.9% | +1.5% |
| Median | +3.1% | 0.6% | +2.1% | +4.7% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +0.4% | +2.1% | +1.1% | +4.1% | +4.1% | +1.1% |
| Win % | 65% | 45% | 63% | 68% | 65% | 57% | 50% | 60% | 57% | 65% | 63% | 57% |
2026
Jan11.0%
Feb8.5%
Mar5.7%
Apr+14.7%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan1.5%
Feb4.2%
Mar5.4%
Apr+5.3%
May+16.7%
Jun+8.0%
Jul+7.3%
Aug4.9%
Sep+2.2%
Oct0.0%
Nov4.8%
Dec1.7%
2024
Jan+5.7%
Feb+4.2%
Mar+1.7%
Apr7.5%
May+6.8%
Jun+7.7%
Jul6.4%
Aug0.1%
Sep+3.2%
Oct5.6%
Nov+4.4%
Dec0.5%
2023
Jan+3.3%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+15.6%
Apr+6.6%
May+7.1%
Jun+3.7%
Jul1.4%
Aug2.2%
Sep3.7%
Oct+7.1%
Nov+12.3%
Dec0.8%
2022
Jan7.5%
Feb3.7%
Mar+3.2%
Apr10.0%
May1.8%
Jun5.5%
Jul+9.3%
Aug6.7%
Sep10.9%
Oct0.3%
Nov+10.2%
Dec6.0%
2021
Jan+4.3%
Feb+0.4%
Mar+1.5%
Apr+7.0%
May0.8%
Jun+8.5%
Jul+5.2%
Aug+6.2%
Sep6.6%
Oct+17.6%
Nov0.1%
Dec+1.7%
2020
Jan+7.9%
Feb4.6%
Mar2.7%
Apr+13.6%
May+2.5%
Jun+11.1%
Jul+0.7%
Aug+10.3%
Sep6.7%
Oct3.7%
Nov+6.0%
Dec+3.9%
2019
Jan+2.8%
Feb+7.7%
Mar+5.3%
Apr+10.7%
May4.9%
Jun+8.3%
Jul+1.7%
Aug+1.5%
Sep+0.9%
Oct+3.1%
Nov+5.9%
Dec+4.2%
2018
Jan+11.1%
Feb0.8%
Mar2.7%
Apr+2.5%
May+6.1%
Jun0.2%
Jul+7.6%
Aug+6.3%
Sep+1.8%
Oct6.6%
Nov+4.3%
Dec8.4%
2017
Jan+4.0%
Feb0.4%
Mar+2.9%
Apr+4.0%
May+2.6%
Jun1.3%
Jul+5.5%
Aug+3.4%
Sep0.4%
Oct+11.7%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+1.6%
2016
Jan0.7%
Feb7.0%
Mar+8.6%
Apr9.7%
May+7.0%
Jun3.5%
Jul+10.8%
Aug+2.0%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+4.0%
Nov+1.3%
Dec+3.1%
2015
Jan13.0%
Feb+9.3%
Mar7.3%
Apr+19.6%
May3.0%
Jun5.8%
Jul+5.8%
Aug6.2%
Sep+1.7%
Oct+18.9%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+2.1%
2014
Jan+1.1%
Feb+2.0%
Mar+7.0%
Apr1.4%
May+2.0%
Jun+1.9%
Jul+3.5%
Aug+5.9%
Sep+2.0%
Oct+1.3%
Nov+2.5%
Dec2.9%
2013
Jan+2.7%
Feb+2.1%
Mar+2.9%
Apr+15.7%
May+6.2%
Jun1.0%
Jul7.8%
Aug+5.7%
Sep0.4%
Oct+6.4%
Nov+8.5%
Dec1.9%
2012
Jan+13.8%
Feb+8.2%
Mar+1.6%
Apr0.7%
May8.2%
Jun+4.8%
Jul3.7%
Aug+5.3%
Sep3.4%
Oct4.1%
Nov5.9%
Dec+0.4%
2011
Jan0.7%
Feb3.6%
Mar4.5%
Apr+2.1%
May2.9%
Jun+4.0%
Jul+5.4%
Aug2.3%
Sep6.5%
Oct+7.0%
Nov3.2%
Dec+1.5%
2010
Jan7.5%
Feb+2.2%
Mar+2.1%
Apr+4.3%
May15.1%
Jun10.8%
Jul+12.1%
Aug8.6%
Sep+4.3%
Oct+8.9%
Nov4.7%
Dec+10.5%
2009
Jan12.0%
Feb4.9%
Mar+13.8%
Apr+10.2%
May+3.8%
Jun+13.8%
Jul1.0%
Aug+5.4%
Sep+4.4%
Oct+7.8%
Nov+6.5%
Dec+3.7%
2008
Jan8.4%
Feb16.2%
Mar+4.3%
Apr+0.5%
May0.4%
Jun2.8%
Jul6.5%
Aug+6.5%
Sep2.2%
Oct16.3%
Nov8.9%
Dec3.9%
2007
Jan+3.3%
Feb8.4%
Mar1.1%
Apr+7.4%
May+2.8%
Jun3.9%
Jul1.6%
Aug0.5%
Sep+2.5%
Oct+24.9%
Nov8.4%
Dec+6.0%
2006
Jan+7.6%
Feb4.2%
Mar+1.3%
Apr11.3%
May5.9%
Jun+2.9%
Jul+3.2%
Aug+7.2%
Sep+6.4%
Oct+4.9%
Nov+2.6%
Dec+1.7%
2005
Jan1.6%
Feb4.0%
Mar3.9%
Apr+4.7%
May+2.3%
Jun3.8%
Jul+3.1%
Aug+7.2%
Sep6.0%
Oct0.1%
Nov+8.0%
Dec5.6%
2004
Jan+1.1%
Feb4.1%
Mar6.0%
Apr+4.8%
May+0.4%
Jun+8.9%
Jul0.2%
Aug3.8%
Sep+1.2%
Oct+1.2%
Nov+6.8%
Dec0.3%
2003
Jan8.2%
Feb+0.2%
Mar+2.1%
Apr+5.6%
May3.7%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+3.0%
Aug+0.4%
Sep+4.8%
Oct5.4%
Nov1.6%
Dec+6.4%
2002
Jan3.8%
Feb8.5%
Mar+3.4%
Apr13.4%
May2.6%
Jun+7.4%
Jul12.3%
Aug+2.3%
Sep10.9%
Oct+22.2%
Nov+7.9%
Dec10.4%
2001
Jan+40.8%
Feb3.4%
Mar7.3%
Apr+23.9%
May+2.1%
Jun+5.5%
Jul9.3%
Aug13.8%
Sep10.3%
Oct+13.6%
Nov+10.5%
Dec+3.2%
2000
Jan16.2%
Feb8.7%
Mar+18.9%
Apr34.3%
May10.3%
Jun+27.8%
Jul12.7%
Aug+0.0%
Sep13.6%
Oct+14.2%
Nov16.7%
Dec24.4%
1999
Jan+26.2%
Feb14.2%
Mar+19.4%
Apr9.3%
May0.8%
Jun+11.8%
Jul4.8%
Aug+7.9%
Sep2.1%
Oct+2.2%
Nov1.6%
Dec+28.3%
1998
Jan+15.5%
Feb+13.7%
Mar+5.6%
Apr+0.7%
May5.9%
Jun+27.8%
Jul+1.4%
Aug12.7%
Sep+14.8%
Oct3.8%
Nov+15.2%
Dec+13.7%
1997
Jan+23.4%
Feb4.4%
Mar6.1%
Apr+32.6%
May+2.1%
Jun+2.0%
Jul+11.7%
Aug6.5%
Sep+0.2%
Oct1.8%
Nov+8.9%
Dec8.7%
1996
Jan+5.7%
Feb+6.5%
Mar+4.8%
Apr+9.7%
May+4.9%
Jun+1.1%
Jul1.8%
Aug+3.8%
Sep+7.5%
Oct+4.2%
Nov+14.2%
Dec+5.5%
1995
Jan2.6%
Feb+6.2%
Mar+12.9%
Apr+14.8%
May+3.5%
Jun+6.8%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+2.3%
Sep2.3%
Oct+10.5%
Nov12.6%
Dec+0.3%
1994
Jan+5.9%
Feb3.1%
Mar+2.5%
Apr+9.3%
May+15.9%
Jun3.4%
Jul0.5%
Aug+12.8%
Sep3.2%
Oct+12.1%
Nov0.4%
Dec2.9%
1993
Jan+1.2%
Feb3.0%
Mar+10.7%
Apr8.0%
May+8.6%
Jun5.1%
Jul15.6%
Aug+1.4%
Sep+9.8%
Oct3.2%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+0.7%
1992
Jan+8.5%
Feb+2.0%
Mar3.8%
Apr6.7%
May+9.3%
Jun13.1%
Jul+3.8%
Aug+2.9%
Sep+7.7%
Oct+10.5%
Nov+4.7%
Dec8.5%
1991
Jan+29.5%
Feb+5.9%
Mar+2.1%
Apr6.1%
May+10.1%
Jun6.6%
Jul+7.7%
Aug+16.0%
Sep+4.6%
Oct+5.3%
Nov+4.2%
Dec+13.7%
1990
Jan+6.3%
Feb+6.8%
Mar+12.2%
Apr+4.7%
May+25.4%
Jun+4.9%
Jul12.9%
Aug7.5%
Sep+2.4%
Oct+1.2%
Nov+12.9%
Dec+5.0%
1989
Jan+12.0%
Feb0.2%
Mar16.2%
Apr+12.0%
May+8.3%
Jun12.4%
Jul+3.3%
Aug+7.3%
Sep+16.6%
Oct+19.3%
Nov+6.4%
Dec+0.0%
1988
Jan+2.8%
Feb+6.5%
Mar4.8%
Apr3.5%
May+6.4%
Jun+15.5%
Jul11.2%
Aug16.0%
Sep+4.5%
Oct6.2%
Nov3.6%
Dec+12.7%
1987
Jan+51.5%
Feb+5.0%
Mar+26.1%
Apr+7.5%
May+10.8%
Jun11.5%
Jul7.8%
Aug+26.3%
Sep+11.6%
Oct24.9%
Nov10.0%
Dec+21.2%
1986
Jan—
Feb—
Mar1.8%
Apr+17.3%
May+7.8%
Jun11.5%
Jul7.3%
Aug+0.0%
Sep0.9%
Oct+37.2%
Nov+28.4%
Dec3.0%
Avg
Jan+5.1%
Feb0.8%
Mar+2.8%
Apr+3.7%
May+2.9%
Jun+2.4%
Jul0.3%
Aug+1.6%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+4.9%
Nov+2.9%
Dec+1.5%
Median
Jan+3.1%
Feb0.6%
Mar+2.1%
Apr+4.7%
May+2.6%
Jun+2.5%
Jul+0.4%
Aug+2.1%
Sep+1.1%
Oct+4.1%
Nov+4.1%
Dec+1.1%
Win %
Jan65%
Feb45%
Mar63%
Apr68%
May65%
Jun57%
Jul50%
Aug60%
Sep57%
Oct65%
Nov63%
Dec57%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, January is the best performing month for Microsoft (MSFT) stock with an average return of +5.08%.
What is the worst performing month for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, February is the worst performing month for Microsoft (MSFT) stock with an average return of 0.76%.
What is the best performing quarter for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for Microsoft (MSFT) stock with an average return of +9.54%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for Microsoft (MSFT) stock with an average return of +2.04%.
What is the best performing year for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, 1987 is the best performing year for Microsoft (MSFT) stock with a return of +124.86%.
What is the worst performing year for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, 2000 is the worst performing year for Microsoft (MSFT) stock with a return of 62.85%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, April has the highest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock — positive in 68% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, February has the lowest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock — positive in 45% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, Q2 has the highest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock — positive in 73% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock?
- Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for Microsoft (MSFT) stock — positive in 60% 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.
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Balanced · 49.8% historical win rate (green days). Streaks & record days.
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MSFT Buybacks
0.81% TTM buyback yield. Shareholder yield & SBC comparison.
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MSFT Stock Split History
9 splits on record. Dates, ratios, and cumulative multiple.
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MSFT Dividend Profile
Yield: 0.82%. Safety: 6/8. See full history.
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MSFT Dividend Calculator
How much dividend income would $1,000 have earned? Calculate from any date.
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MSFT Dividend Forecast
Project future income with DRIP, growth assumptions, and optional monthly contributions.
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MSFT Financials
Revenue, EPS, EBITDA, market cap, debt and balance sheet history with annual and quarterly data.
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