Seasonality
BAX seasonality — Baxter International
Over the last 11 years, BAX's strongest month on average has been January (+3.8%) and its weakest October (-7.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.80% | +5.86% | 70% | +11.7% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.17% | +1.31% | 60% | +6.3% | -12.6% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.87% | +0.36% | 50% | +8.8% | -17.5% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.84% | +3.12% | 60% | +17.6% | -8.9% | 10 |
| May | -1.65% | -0.38% | 50% | +7.0% | -15.6% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.88% | +0.68% | 50% | +13.5% | -15.5% | 10 |
| Jul | -1.08% | -0.41% | 40% | +22.7% | -28.1% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.58% | +1.69% | 60% | +13.5% | -10.2% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.66% | -3.41% | 40% | +5.5% | -7.8% | 10 |
| Oct | -7.60% | -5.07% | 20% | +2.7% | -18.9% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.43% | +1.64% | 67% | +11.3% | -5.6% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.30% | +0.95% | 50% | +15.1% | -13.5% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — BAX
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -17.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 13.5 | 22.7 | -0.6 | -7.7 | -4.2 | 12.1 | +35.0% | |
| 2025 | 11.7 | 6.0 | -0.8 | -8.9 | -2.1 | -0.7 | -28.1 | 13.5 | -7.8 | -18.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | -5.5 | -15.6 | -1.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 0.1 | -6.0 | -5.6 | -13.5 | -24.6% |
| 2023 | -10.4 | -12.6 | 1.5 | 17.6 | -14.6 | 11.9 | -0.7 | -10.2 | -7.0 | -14.1 | 11.3 | 7.2 | -24.1% |
| 2022 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -8.7 | -8.4 | 7.0 | -15.5 | -8.7 | -2.0 | -6.3 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -9.8 | -40.6% |
| 2021 | -4.2 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 1.6 | -4.2 | -2.0 | -3.9 | -1.5 | 5.5 | -1.8 | -5.6 | 15.1 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 6.7 | -6.4 | -2.7 | 9.3 | 1.4 | -4.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -7.6 | -3.5 | -1.9 | 5.5 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 8.8 | -6.2 | -3.8 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -0.6 | -12.3 | 6.9 | 2.0 | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 11.4 | -5.9 | -4.1 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 4.2 | -1.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | -18.9 | 9.7 | -4.0 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -1.4 | +45.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1 |