Performance analysis of Mesa Laboratories (MLAB)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, MLAB has had an average annual return of -6.80%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, MLAB has had an average annual return of -16.39%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, MLAB has had an average annual return of -0.49%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, MLAB has had an average annual return of +14.27%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.56% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33.40% | -40.05% | +26.59% | -36.65% | -49.18% | +14.73% | +15.22% | +20.01% | +68.27% | +1.74% | +24.12% | +29.58% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -0.84% | +58.29% | +22.24% | +40.19% | +18.30% | +50.54% | -28.61% | +34.17% | +29.60% | +21.08% | +33.20% | +53.76% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +10.15% | +0.17% | +57.35% | -4.67% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.33% | +22.82% | -8.44% | +13.10% | +2.18% | +2.31% | +33.40% | ||||||
| 2025 | +4.41% | +1.34% | -14.87% | -2.87% | -12.56% | -6.36% | -18.83% | -11.21% | -1.09% | +7.28% | +11.78% | -2.12% | -40.05% |
| 2024 | -12.55% | +19.35% | +0.49% | -3.33% | -9.63% | -9.33% | +31.98% | +16.88% | -2.86% | -12.18% | +2.86% | +12.57% | +26.59% |
| 2023 | +17.04% | -9.18% | -1.01% | -4.70% | -22.14% | -0.76% | +0.12% | +11.55% | -26.71% | -10.70% | -8.85% | +22.72% | -36.65% |
| 2022 | -13.34% | -10.14% | -0.18% | -16.18% | -1.98% | -2.54% | +4.57% | -19.80% | -17.58% | -6.12% | +28.08% | -1.75% | -49.18% |
| 2021 | -3.31% | -1.83% | -10.45% | +2.12% | -0.98% | +10.20% | +8.61% | -9.31% | +13.28% | +1.10% | +1.06% | +6.25% | +14.73% |
| 2020 | +5.23% | -8.76% | -5.52% | +5.27% | +11.10% | -17.96% | +9.29% | +3.86% | +3.59% | +2.61% | +4.02% | +5.48% | +15.22% |
| 2019 | +8.70% | +1.64% | +0.18% | +2.69% | +5.56% | -2.14% | +3% | -12.03% | +7.48% | -4.21% | +2.87% | +6.53% | +20.01% |
| 2018 | +13.85% | -7.32% | +13.31% | +13.39% | -5.39% | +32.69% | -4.19% | -0.65% | -7.54% | -1.58% | +21.24% | -5.85% | +68.27% |
| 2017 | -2.94% | +5.07% | -1.86% | +13.95% | +11.93% | -8.33% | +0.85% | -5.39% | +9.34% | +6.78% | -15.50% | -7.64% | +1.74% |
Drawdown analysis of Mesa Laboratories (MLAB)
The maximum drawdown for the MLAB was -82.43%, occurring on Aug 5, 2025. This drawdown has not yet recovered.
The current MLAB drawdown is -67.83%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 MLAB has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 3 times
- 30% or more: 6 times
- 20% or more: 18 times
- 10% or more: 33 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -82.43% | Dec 27, 2021 | 904 | Aug 5, 2025 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -43.68% | Jan 9, 2008 | 304 | Mar 25, 2009 | 193 | Dec 29, 2009 | 497 |
| -41.25% | Mar 21, 2014 | 128 | Sep 23, 2014 | 206 | Jul 20, 2015 | 334 |
| -36.61% | Nov 2, 2000 | 190 | Aug 7, 2001 | 112 | Jan 23, 2002 | 302 |
| -34.53% | Aug 3, 2015 | 131 | Feb 9, 2016 | 81 | Jun 6, 2016 | 212 |
| -31.01% | Jul 23, 2007 | 55 | Oct 9, 2007 | 58 | Jan 2, 2008 | 113 |
| -29.55% | Apr 2, 2002 | 92 | Aug 12, 2002 | 241 | Jul 28, 2003 | 333 |
| -29.39% | Feb 6, 2020 | 31 | Mar 23, 2020 | 138 | Oct 7, 2020 | 169 |
| -28.63% | May 6, 2019 | 19 | Jun 3, 2019 | 156 | Jan 14, 2020 | 175 |
| -27.52% | Jan 12, 2010 | 155 | Aug 24, 2010 | 86 | Dec 27, 2010 | 241 |
| -25.39% | Jun 5, 2017 | 145 | Dec 29, 2017 | 71 | Apr 13, 2018 | 216 |
| -25.23% | Mar 12, 2012 | 57 | Jun 1, 2012 | 277 | Jul 11, 2013 | 334 |
| -23.23% | Jul 12, 2018 | 64 | Oct 11, 2018 | 75 | Jan 31, 2019 | 139 |
| -22.38% | Oct 18, 2004 | 39 | Dec 13, 2004 | 229 | Nov 8, 2005 | 268 |
| -21.14% | Jun 9, 2016 | 48 | Aug 17, 2016 | 65 | Nov 17, 2016 | 113 |
| -20.83% | Jan 14, 2021 | 57 | Apr 8, 2021 | 110 | Sep 14, 2021 | 167 |
| -20.77% | Jan 12, 2007 | 83 | May 14, 2007 | 8 | May 24, 2007 | 91 |
| -20.05% | Feb 3, 2006 | 35 | Mar 27, 2006 | 102 | Aug 21, 2006 | 137 |
| -19.62% | Oct 10, 2003 | 22 | Nov 11, 2003 | 17 | Dec 5, 2003 | 39 |
| -16.16% | Feb 2, 2000 | 10 | Feb 16, 2000 | 6 | Feb 25, 2000 | 16 |
| -15.88% | Nov 29, 2013 | 9 | Dec 12, 2013 | 41 | Feb 12, 2014 | 50 |
| -15.16% | Jul 21, 2000 | 37 | Sep 13, 2000 | 17 | Oct 6, 2000 | 54 |
| -15.07% | Dec 26, 2003 | 46 | Mar 4, 2004 | 22 | Apr 5, 2004 | 68 |
| -14.46% | Feb 28, 2000 | 14 | Mar 17, 2000 | 16 | Apr 10, 2000 | 30 |
| -13.92% | Nov 22, 2016 | 40 | Jan 23, 2017 | 58 | Apr 17, 2017 | 98 |