Dell Technologies (DELL): seasonality, best and worst months, and drawdowns
Information Technology · 10.2 years of daily prices, Aug 17, 2016 to Oct 29, 2026
Since 2016, DELL has closed higher in 66% of months and 89% of calendar years. Its strongest month on average has been May (+16.5%), and its weakest December (-2.3%). Its deepest drop was -60%, from May 29, 2024 to Apr 4, 2025, and it was back to the old high by Mar 25, 2026.
Average return by calendar month
| Average | Up | Years | |||
| Jan | -1.2% | 40% | 10 | ||
| Feb | +4.6% | 70% | 10 | ||
| Mar | +2.9% | 50% | 10 | ||
| Apr | +7.6% | 80% | 10 | ||
| May | +16.5% | 90% | 10 | ||
| Jun | +1.5% | 60% | 10 | ||
| Jul | +1.4% | 50% | 10 | ||
| Aug | +1.9% | 70% | 10 | ||
| Sep | +6.3% | 91% | 11 | ||
| Oct | +2.8% | 70% | 10 | ||
| Nov | +4.3% | 70% | 10 | ||
| Dec | -2.3% | 50% | 10 | ||
"Up" is the share of years that month closed higher. Unfinished months aren't counted.
Best and worst
| Best | Worst | |
|---|---|---|
| Day | +32.8% May 29, 2026 |
-21.6% Dec 24, 2018 |
| Month | +101.4% May 2026 |
-17.7% November 2025 |
| Year | +90% 2023 |
-28% 2022 |
This year so far: +277.7%.
Drawdowns
DELL has fallen 20% or more from a high 7 times and 10% or more 18 times since 2016. In a typical year it has dropped 35% from that year's high at some point, even in years it ended up.
How it moves
| Days that close higher | 53% |
| Typical daily move (1 std. dev.) | ±2.9% |
| Typical monthly move | ±13.3% |
| Moves beyond 3 std. dev. vs. a bell curve | 6.5× as often |
| Beta to the S&P 500 (5 yrs) | 1.56 |
| Price growth per year | +43.5% |
| ... missing its 10 best days | +20.5% |
Price only, before dividends.
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