Seasonality
CDP seasonality — COPT Defense Properties
Over the last 11 years, CDP's strongest month on average has been July (+4.9%) and its weakest September (-3.2%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.13% | +1.03% | 60% | +17.4% | -9.7% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.99% | +0.91% | 50% | +7.1% | -14.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.67% | +0.32% | 50% | +8.9% | -12.7% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.05% | +0.65% | 50% | +19.4% | -6.5% | 10 |
| May | +1.11% | +2.00% | 60% | +5.1% | -5.5% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.96% | +1.47% | 80% | +13.5% | -5.3% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.91% | +4.84% | 80% | +15.7% | -5.0% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.95% | -0.13% | 50% | +5.5% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.20% | -3.41% | 30% | +3.1% | -10.1% | 10 |
| Oct | -0.82% | -1.61% | 30% | +14.7% | -13.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.59% | +2.33% | 56% | +18.7% | -5.4% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.74% | -2.91% | 40% | +9.1% | -14.1% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — CDP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.8 | 3.1 | -3.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 13.5 | 4.3 | -5.2 | -7.2 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +18.2% | |
| 2025 | -4.9 | -8.2 | 0.9 | -4.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -3.1 | 9.1 | -9.5 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | -8.1 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 15.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 2.3 | -6.1 | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 8.2 | -9.4 | -6.8 | -3.5 | -0.3 | 4.1 | 9.5 | -0.5 | -7.9 | -4.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | -9.7 | 3.8 | 8.9 | -6.5 | 3.6 | -5.2 | 7.5 | -8.2 | -10.1 | 14.7 | 4.2 | -6.6 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 6.5 | -1.6 | 1.4 | 5.2 | -4.3 | -4.3 | 0.5 | -5.4 | 9.0 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -14.9 | -12.7 | 19.4 | -5.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -7.0 | -3.7 | -5.4 | 18.7 | -2.1 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -5.3 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 0.7 | +39.7% |
| 2018 | -6.5 | -8.6 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | -3.1 | -13.4 | -5.3 | -14.1 | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 7.1 | -2.9 | -1.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | -5.0 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -2.7 | -5.0 | -3.8 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1 |