Seasonality
CTSH seasonality — Cognizant
Over the last 11 years, CTSH's strongest month on average has been July (+8.5%) and its weakest March (-3.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.89% | +0.54% | 50% | +16.7% | -6.1% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.02% | +0.85% | 60% | +12.7% | -21.5% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.56% | -2.28% | 40% | +6.3% | -23.7% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.85% | -0.65% | 50% | +24.9% | -13.8% | 10 |
| May | -1.84% | -3.47% | 50% | +11.1% | -15.1% | 10 |
| Jun | -2.62% | +0.80% | 50% | +7.2% | -30.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +8.48% | +3.79% | 90% | +42.9% | -8.0% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.57% | +1.39% | 60% | +16.7% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.33% | -2.29% | 20% | +3.8% | -11.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.52% | +3.60% | 70% | +13.3% | -10.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.09% | +5.20% | 67% | +9.4% | -4.5% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.61% | -0.01% | 50% | +13.8% | -10.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — CTSH
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.1 | -21.5 | -4.8 | -13.8 | 5.4 | -30.5 | 42.9 | 16.7 | -11.1 | 13.3 | -0.6 | -22.0% | |
| 2025 | 7.4 | 0.9 | -8.2 | -3.8 | 10.1 | -3.6 | -8.0 | 0.7 | -7.2 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 2.5 | -7.2 | -10.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 2.8 | -0.8 | -3.4 | 7.9 | -4.5 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.7 | -6.2 | -2.7 | -2.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 8.4 | -5.4 | -4.8 | 9.2 | 7.3 | +32.1% |
| 2022 | -3.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 | -9.8 | -7.7 | -9.7 | 0.7 | -7.0 | -9.1 | 8.4 | -0.1 | -8.1 | -35.5% |
| 2021 | -4.9 | -5.7 | 6.3 | 2.9 | -11.0 | -3.2 | 6.2 | 3.8 | -2.8 | 5.2 | -0.1 | 13.8 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -23.7 | 24.9 | -8.7 | 7.2 | 20.2 | -2.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 4.9 | +32.1% |
| 2019 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -15.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -5.8 | -1.8 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -3.3 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8 | 5.2 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -7.9 | 4.8 | 3.2 | -3.8 | -1.6 | -10.5 | 3.2 | -10.9 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | -6.1 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 11.1 | -0.8 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -4.5 | -1.7 | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7 |