Seasonality
ABT seasonality — Abbott Laboratories
Over the last 11 years, ABT's strongest month on average has been November (+4.7%) and its weakest March (-1.9%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.62% | +1.85% | 80% | +13.1% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.25% | +0.95% | 50% | +7.9% | -11.6% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.89% | -1.08% | 30% | +3.0% | -11.8% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.31% | -1.58% | 30% | +16.7% | -11.6% | 10 |
| May | -0.49% | -0.35% | 50% | +5.8% | -7.7% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.06% | +1.75% | 60% | +10.5% | -7.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.01% | +2.84% | 90% | +16.5% | -7.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.99% | +3.99% | 70% | +8.8% | -7.6% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.50% | -1.26% | 40% | +9.8% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.03% | -0.32% | 40% | +9.1% | -7.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.69% | +4.27% | 89% | +10.3% | -2.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.46% | +1.21% | 70% | +11.9% | -4.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ABT
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -12.8 | 6.5 | -11.8 | -11.6 | -5.7 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 4.4 | -10.4 | 7.5 | 3.5 | -12.3% | |
| 2025 | 13.1 | 7.9 | -3.9 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -7.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | -7.7 | 4.3 | -2.8 | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -4.2 | -6.8 | -3.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 4.8 | -4.8 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | -8.0 | -0.5 | 9.1 | -7.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | -7.6 | -5.9 | -2.4 | 10.3 | 5.5 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -9.4 | -5.4 | -1.9 | -4.1 | 3.5 | -7.5 | 0.2 | -5.7 | -5.7 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 2.0 | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 12.9 | -3.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -2.9 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | -6.5 | 9.1 | -2.4 | 11.9 | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | -11.6 | 2.4 | 16.7 | 3.1 | -3.7 | 10.1 | 8.8 | -0.6 | -3.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 3.0 | -0.5 | -4.3 | 10.5 | 3.6 | -2.0 | -1.9 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -3.0 | 5.8 | -0.9 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 9.8 | -6.0 | 7.4 | -2.3 | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 7.9 | -1.5 | -1.7 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | +48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9 |