Microsoft Stock Prices

By ranjeetverma3084 · February 6, 2026

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Microsoft stock delivered its highest annual return in 2023 with an impressive 58.35% gain, while 2022 saw the lowest performance with a -27.69% decline.

Wednesday is the best day of the week for Microsoft stock, with an average return of 0.21%. This analysis examined daily returns across all weekdays to identify which day typically shows the strongest performance.

Microsoft stock delivered an impressive total return of 842.13% from February 2016 to January 2026. The stock price grew from $45.67 to $430.29, representing an absolute gain of $384.62 per share over this 10-year period.

I've identified and visualized the top 10 single-day percentage losses in Microsoft's stock history. The analysis shows the most significant one-day declines, with a bar chart displaying each loss by date and magnitude.

The analysis shows how daily price volatility (the difference between high and low prices) has changed across different years. A visualization was created displaying the mean daily volatility as a line chart with standard deviation bars for each year.

I've identified the top 10 single-day percentage gains in Microsoft's stock history. A visualization and data table have been generated showing these remarkable trading days when Microsoft's stock price surged the most.

Based on historical data for Microsoft stock, November shows the strongest average daily returns at +0.2036%, while September shows the weakest performance with average daily returns of -0.0949%.

The analysis identified 112 trading days with unusually high volume for Microsoft stock, defined as days exceeding 52.1 million shares (2 standard deviations above the mean of 27.4 million). A visualization was created showing all trading volume over time, with the highest volume days highlighted in red diamonds against the threshold line.

The stock shows significant gaps (≥0.5% change from previous close to open) on about 42% of trading days. Over 2,512 days analyzed, the stock gapped up significantly 595 times (23.7%) and gapped down 463 times (18.4%). The remaining 57.9% of days showed no significant gap.

Yes, days with higher trading volume do correlate with larger price movements. The analysis reveals a strong positive correlation of 0.694 between trading volume and percentage price movements, indicating that higher volume days tend to experience more significant price swings.

Microsoft stock has reached all five key price milestones over the past 7 years. The stock first crossed $100 on July 23, 2018, then doubled to $200 by July 6, 2020. It hit $300 on October 21, 2021, reached $400 on January 29, 2024, and most recently crossed $500 on July 9, 2025.

I've analyzed the average daily trading range as a percentage of the opening price for each year in your dataset. The trading range represents the difference between the day's high and low prices, expressed as a percentage of the opening price.

The average monthly trading volume showed a declining trend from 2016 to 2026, decreasing by 20.6% overall. The first year averaged 29.2 million shares per month, while the last year averaged 23.2 million shares per month.

The stock closes in the upper half of its daily range 56% of the time (1,408 out of 2,513 trading days), compared to 44% in the lower half (1,105 days). This means the stock more frequently finishes the day near its highs rather than its lows.

Microsoft stock experienced its fastest price appreciation during several distinct periods. The analysis identified the top performing years, as well as the most rapid 30-day and 90-day growth periods throughout the stock's history.