Seasonality
CAH seasonality — Cardinal Health
Over the last 11 years, CAH's strongest month on average has been November (+8.7%) and its weakest December (-2.9%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +5.30% | +4.36% | 100% | +17.2% | +0.2% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.80% | +3.63% | 70% | +8.8% | -4.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.75% | -0.17% | 40% | +17.9% | -11.4% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.79% | +1.77% | 60% | +8.7% | -11.0% | 10 |
| May | -2.17% | -1.37% | 50% | +10.5% | -18.8% | 10 |
| Jun | +4.41% | +3.35% | 60% | +20.7% | -7.2% | 10 |
| Jul | +0.97% | +0.72% | 50% | +13.9% | -7.6% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.87% | -4.34% | 40% | +18.7% | -12.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.91% | -1.38% | 30% | +9.4% | -7.5% | 10 |
| Oct | +3.61% | +1.49% | 50% | +21.5% | -7.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +8.71% | +11.26% | 78% | +19.2% | -4.4% | 9 |
| Dec | -2.88% | -3.22% | 30% | +11.4% | -18.7% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — CAH
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | 6.7 | -7.8 | -8.7 | 2.0 | 20.7 | -3.2 | 2.0 | -5.2 | 12.6 | 8.5 | +32.2% | |
| 2025 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | -7.6 | -4.2 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 11.3 | -3.2 | +73.8% |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -7.9 | -3.7 | -1.0 | 2.5 | 11.8 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 12.6 | -3.2 | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | -2.0 | -0.3 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 14.9 | -3.3 | -4.5 | -0.6 | 4.8 | 17.7 | -5.9 | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.4 | -3.0 | -7.2 | 13.9 | 18.7 | -5.7 | 13.8 | 5.6 | -4.1 | +49.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | -4.1 | 17.9 | -0.7 | -7.1 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -11.6 | -5.8 | -3.3 | -3.3 | 11.4 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -8.0 | 3.2 | 10.5 | -4.6 | 4.7 | -7.1 | -7.5 | -2.5 | 19.2 | -1.9 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 12.0 | 8.8 | -11.4 | 1.2 | -13.6 | 12.0 | -2.9 | -5.7 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 11.3 | -8.1 | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 17.2 | -3.6 | -9.4 | 2.4 | -18.8 | -6.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -6.3 | 8.4 | -18.7 | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 | -11.0 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.8 | -12.7 | -0.8 | -7.5 | -4.4 | 3.5 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4 |