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Microsoft overview

Adjusted daily prices from 3 Jan 2000 to 25 Sep 2026: the price path, how deep and long the losses ran, when the stock made or lost money, and how turbulent it was.

Close · 25 Sep 2026
$516.17
Period return
+1359.1%
Annualised return
+10.6%
Annualised volatility
30.2%
Max drawdown
-68.7%
Trading days
6,723

Risk

How painful holding this stock has been

Takeaway Worst fall: 69% from Jan 2000 to Mar 2009; back at the old high: Jul 2014.

Takeaway Volatility peaked at 79% in Dec 2008, against a typical 24%.

Returns by calendar

Good years, bad years, and whether any month stands out

Takeaway 20 of 27 years were positive. Best 2009 (+60%), worst 2000 (-63%).

Takeaway Best average month: Oct (+5.1%); worst: Feb (-2.1%). With about 26 years per month, these gaps are mostly noise.