Seasonality
DFIN seasonality — Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, DFIN's strongest month on average has been April (+8.5%) and its weakest March (-6.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.43% | +5.10% | 70% | +18.0% | -21.0% | 10 |
| Feb | -3.12% | -4.00% | 20% | +45.3% | -25.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -6.58% | -3.69% | 30% | +7.1% | -39.4% | 10 |
| Apr | +8.53% | +6.93% | 90% | +38.1% | -12.0% | 10 |
| May | -2.61% | +0.03% | 50% | +13.0% | -21.1% | 10 |
| Jun | +4.93% | +4.38% | 80% | +13.2% | -5.8% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.53% | +3.43% | 80% | +19.8% | -14.1% | 10 |
| Aug | +3.74% | +2.83% | 70% | +26.0% | -22.0% | 10 |
| Sep | +1.71% | -0.27% | 50% | +22.6% | -14.2% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.92% | -4.38% | 30% | +41.8% | -13.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.08% | +6.77% | 67% | +29.0% | -11.2% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.58% | +2.67% | 70% | +20.5% | -15.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — DFIN
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.8 | -3.9 | -5.3 | 6.7 | -21.1 | 5.7 | 12.8 | 2.1 | -2.3 | 41.8 | 0.1 | +43.5% | |
| 2025 | 5.8 | -25.3 | -11.8 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 13.2 | -14.1 | 7.2 | -9.4 | -10.7 | 6.8 | -4.8 | -25.6% |
| 2024 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -4.0 | 1.2 | -2.9 | -2.2 | 13.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -11.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.0 | -7.2 | -3.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 14.2 | -3.3 | 8.4 | 5.7 | +61.4% |
| 2022 | -21.0 | -13.8 | 3.6 | -12.0 | 6.3 | -5.8 | 16.1 | 24.9 | -12.9 | 9.4 | -5.6 | 1.2 | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 45.3 | 7.1 | 9.8 | -2.5 | 10.7 | -2.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 21.9 | 0.9 | +177.8% |
| 2020 | -13.5 | -4.0 | -39.4 | 38.1 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 22.6 | -5.5 | 29.0 | 4.2 | +62.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | -2.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | -19.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 | -22.0 | 15.9 | -8.3 | -11.2 | 4.3 | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1 | -19.3 | -0.8 | 7.2 | -16.5 | 13.1 | 19.8 | 0.4 | -14.2 | -13.2 | 7.1 | -15.8 | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | -4.0 | -16.5 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -7.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -5.1 | -4.5 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 20.5 |