Seasonality
BJ seasonality — BJ's Wholesale Club
Over the last 9 years, BJ's strongest month on average has been March (+10.2%) and its weakest December (-4.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.15% | +6.11% | 62% | +18.7% | -9.8% | 8 |
| Feb | +1.20% | +0.65% | 50% | +13.5% | -6.1% | 8 |
| Mar | +10.18% | +7.88% | 88% | +32.2% | -0.4% | 8 |
| Apr | -0.12% | -0.01% | 50% | +3.5% | -4.8% | 8 |
| May | +0.28% | -6.44% | 38% | +36.8% | -18.0% | 8 |
| Jun | +2.62% | +2.90% | 75% | +7.7% | -4.8% | 8 |
| Jul | +3.59% | +5.24% | 78% | +12.1% | -10.8% | 9 |
| Aug | +4.53% | +10.03% | 67% | +19.0% | -9.1% | 9 |
| Sep | -1.83% | -2.26% | 33% | +5.9% | -9.2% | 9 |
| Oct | +0.03% | +2.73% | 56% | +16.6% | -17.3% | 9 |
| Nov | +2.65% | +3.28% | 62% | +13.7% | -11.2% | 8 |
| Dec | -4.02% | -4.59% | 38% | +3.2% | -12.1% | 8 |
Monthly returns heat map — BJ
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.7 | 6.9 | -0.4 | -4.6 | -9.2 | 2.3 | 12.1 | -7.3 | 1.5 | 16.6 | 1.9 | +21.5% | |
| 2025 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 3.0 | -3.7 | -4.8 | -1.8 | -7.8 | -4.5 | -5.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -3.5 | 13.5 | 3.6 | -1.3 | 17.9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -9.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 13.7 | -7.2 | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5 | -0.9 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -18.0 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 5.9 | -4.5 | -5.2 | 3.2 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -8.2 | 2.3 | 7.5 | -4.8 | -10.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 10.0 | -2.3 | 6.3 | -2.8 | -12.1 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.8 | -4.5 | 11.7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 11.9 | -3.1 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 1.2 | +79.6% |
| 2020 | -9.8 | -6.1 | 32.2 | 3.3 | 36.8 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 10.9 | -6.4 | -7.8 | 7.0 | -9.1 | +63.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7 | -3.8 | 8.2 | 3.5 | -11.9 | 5.7 | -10.8 | 11.5 | -1.5 | 3.2 | -11.2 | -4.0 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 19.0 | -9.2 | -17.3 | 5.5 | -5.1 |