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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.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+33.40%-40.05%+26.59%-36.65%-49.18%+14.73%+15.22%+20.01%+68.27%+1.74%+24.12%+29.58%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
-0.84%+58.29%+22.24%+40.19%+18.30%+50.54%-28.61%+34.17%+29.60%+21.08%+33.20%+53.76%
2002200120001999
+10.15%+0.17%+57.35%-4.67%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually 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
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-82.43%Dec 27, 2021904Aug 5, 2025OngoingOngoingOngoing
-43.68%Jan 9, 2008304Mar 25, 2009193Dec 29, 2009497
-41.25%Mar 21, 2014128Sep 23, 2014206Jul 20, 2015334
-36.61%Nov 2, 2000190Aug 7, 2001112Jan 23, 2002302
-34.53%Aug 3, 2015131Feb 9, 201681Jun 6, 2016212
-31.01%Jul 23, 200755Oct 9, 200758Jan 2, 2008113
-29.55%Apr 2, 200292Aug 12, 2002241Jul 28, 2003333
-29.39%Feb 6, 202031Mar 23, 2020138Oct 7, 2020169
-28.63%May 6, 201919Jun 3, 2019156Jan 14, 2020175
-27.52%Jan 12, 2010155Aug 24, 201086Dec 27, 2010241
-25.39%Jun 5, 2017145Dec 29, 201771Apr 13, 2018216
-25.23%Mar 12, 201257Jun 1, 2012277Jul 11, 2013334
-23.23%Jul 12, 201864Oct 11, 201875Jan 31, 2019139
-22.38%Oct 18, 200439Dec 13, 2004229Nov 8, 2005268
-21.14%Jun 9, 201648Aug 17, 201665Nov 17, 2016113
-20.83%Jan 14, 202157Apr 8, 2021110Sep 14, 2021167
-20.77%Jan 12, 200783May 14, 20078May 24, 200791
-20.05%Feb 3, 200635Mar 27, 2006102Aug 21, 2006137
-19.62%Oct 10, 200322Nov 11, 200317Dec 5, 200339
-16.16%Feb 2, 200010Feb 16, 20006Feb 25, 200016
-15.88%Nov 29, 20139Dec 12, 201341Feb 12, 201450
-15.16%Jul 21, 200037Sep 13, 200017Oct 6, 200054
-15.07%Dec 26, 200346Mar 4, 200422Apr 5, 200468
-14.46%Feb 28, 200014Mar 17, 200016Apr 10, 200030
-13.92%Nov 22, 201640Jan 23, 201758Apr 17, 201798