Seasonality
AAPL seasonality — Apple Inc.
Over the last 11 years, AAPL's strongest month on average has been July (+7.0%) and its weakest September (-2.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.90% | -0.81% | 40% | +11.1% | -5.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.25% | +1.99% | 60% | +12.9% | -11.7% | 10 |
| Mar | +0.29% | -1.60% | 50% | +11.9% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.24% | +1.45% | 50% | +15.5% | -9.7% | 10 |
| May | +3.09% | +5.40% | 60% | +15.0% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.68% | +5.79% | 60% | +14.7% | -8.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +7.02% | +5.97% | 100% | +18.9% | +1.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +6.33% | +3.60% | 70% | +21.4% | -4.4% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.10% | -3.43% | 40% | +9.7% | -12.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +3.49% | +4.68% | 60% | +11.1% | -6.0% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.93% | +5.06% | 78% | +11.2% | -18.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.25% | +3.08% | 60% | +11.5% | -12.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — AAPL
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.5 | 1.8 | -3.9 | 6.9 | 15.0 | -7.3 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | -0.7 | +25.9% | |
| 2025 | -5.8 | 2.5 | -8.2 | -4.3 | -5.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 3.1 | -2.5 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | -4.2 | -2.0 | -5.1 | -0.7 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | -3.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +30.1% |
| 2023 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 1.3 | -4.4 | -8.9 | -0.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | +48.2% |
| 2022 | -1.6 | -5.5 | 5.8 | -9.7 | -5.6 | -8.1 | 18.9 | -3.3 | -12.1 | 11.0 | -3.5 | -12.2 | -26.8% |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -8.1 | 0.7 | 7.6 | -5.2 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 4.1 | -6.8 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 7.4 | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | -11.7 | -7.0 | 15.5 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 21.4 | -10.2 | -6.0 | 9.4 | 11.5 | +80.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 5.6 | -12.8 | 13.1 | 7.6 | -2.0 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 9.9 | +86.2% |
| 2018 | -1.1 | 6.4 | -5.8 | -1.5 | 13.1 | -0.9 | 2.8 | 19.6 | -0.8 | -3.0 | -18.4 | -11.7 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 4.9 | -0.0 | 6.3 | -5.7 | 3.3 | 10.3 | -6.0 | 9.7 | 1.7 | -1.5 | +46.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8 |