Seasonality
EFX seasonality — Equifax
Over the last 11 years, EFX's strongest month on average has been November (+8.4%) and its weakest September (-9.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.45% | +2.57% | 50% | +14.9% | -18.1% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.21% | -6.92% | 40% | +12.0% | -10.8% | 10 |
| Mar | +0.48% | +2.20% | 60% | +11.9% | -15.9% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.75% | +0.84% | 50% | +26.6% | -17.7% | 10 |
| May | +1.35% | +1.33% | 70% | +10.6% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.76% | +3.34% | 70% | +12.8% | -9.8% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.00% | +4.34% | 70% | +15.2% | -13.3% | 10 |
| Aug | +3.16% | +3.99% | 80% | +9.9% | -9.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -9.39% | -6.84% | 10% | +4.2% | -27.4% | 10 |
| Oct | -2.77% | -5.12% | 30% | +34.5% | -22.3% | 10 |
| Nov | +8.36% | +2.14% | 89% | +28.4% | -1.3% | 9 |
| Dec | +3.00% | +2.74% | 70% | +15.5% | -9.3% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — EFX
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -7.2 | 3.8 | -13.8 | -3.4 | -4.7 | -4.3 | 8.8 | 9.6 | -27.4 | 34.5 | 2.7 | -12.6% | |
| 2025 | 7.8 | -10.8 | -0.7 | 6.8 | 1.6 | -1.8 | -7.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -17.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -14.9% |
| 2024 | -1.2 | 12.0 | -2.2 | -17.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 15.2 | 9.9 | -4.3 | -9.8 | -1.3 | -2.6 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 14.3 | -8.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 12.8 | -13.3 | 1.3 | -11.4 | -7.4 | 28.4 | 13.6 | +27.2% |
| 2022 | -18.1 | -8.9 | 8.6 | -14.2 | -0.5 | -9.8 | 14.3 | -9.7 | -9.2 | -1.1 | 16.4 | -1.5 | -33.6% |
| 2021 | -8.2 | -8.6 | 11.9 | 26.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 4.5 | -6.9 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 5.1 | +51.8% |
| 2020 | 7.0 | -5.2 | -15.9 | 16.3 | 10.6 | 11.9 | -5.4 | 3.5 | -6.8 | -12.9 | 22.2 | 15.5 | +37.6% |
| 2019 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 6.3 | -4.0 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 5.2 | -3.9 | -2.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +50.5% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | -9.6 | 4.3 | -4.9 | 1.7 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 6.8 | -2.5 | -22.3 | 1.2 | -9.3 | -21.0% |
| 2017 | -0.8 | 11.8 | 4.3 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5.8 | -2.0 | -25.6 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 3.3 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3 |