Seasonality
FAF seasonality — First American Financial Corporation
Over the last 11 years, FAF's strongest month on average has been July (+7.9%) and its weakest September (-5.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.89% | +2.71% | 80% | +18.2% | -6.3% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.04% | -0.64% | 50% | +11.0% | -10.0% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.97% | +0.22% | 50% | +7.8% | -25.7% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.12% | +6.13% | 60% | +16.3% | -12.9% | 10 |
| May | -0.89% | -0.02% | 50% | +9.5% | -9.5% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.02% | +1.00% | 50% | +10.0% | -12.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +7.86% | +8.30% | 90% | +12.3% | -2.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.52% | +1.44% | 70% | +9.9% | -7.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -5.38% | -4.05% | 30% | +3.5% | -17.8% | 10 |
| Oct | -0.39% | +1.00% | 50% | +9.3% | -14.1% | 10 |
| Nov | +7.01% | +8.43% | 100% | +15.9% | +1.4% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.97% | -3.58% | 40% | +8.1% | -11.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — FAF
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.8 | 11.0 | -14.0 | 16.3 | -5.6 | 3.6 | 9.3 | -1.4 | -17.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | +9.1% | |
| 2025 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -7.3 | -8.2 | 10.0 | -2.2 | 9.9 | -2.7 | -2.7 | 5.2 | -6.6 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | -6.3 | -3.2 | 4.5 | -12.2 | 3.8 | -2.9 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 | -2.8 | 9.3 | -11.0 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.2 | -8.2 | -2.0 | 3.5 | -4.7 | 3.8 | 11.2 | -2.7 | -8.4 | -8.9 | 15.9 | 8.1 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | -4.8 | -10.0 | -3.3 | -10.0 | 3.9 | -12.7 | 9.6 | -7.8 | -13.8 | 9.3 | 8.4 | -4.2 | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 13.9 | -0.3 | -3.0 | 8.0 | 4.8 | -4.9 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | +51.5% |
| 2020 | 6.3 | -7.9 | -25.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | -4.9 | 6.2 | 3.1 | -3.2 | -12.4 | 8.6 | 6.6 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10.8 | -9.5 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | -8.3 | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | -1.8 | 1.1 | -12.9 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 8.3 | 1.5 | -9.3 | -14.1 | 9.0 | -7.6 | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | +53.0% |
| 2016 | -2.9 |