Seasonality
GL seasonality — Globe Life
Over the last 11 years, GL's strongest month on average has been July (+5.2%) and its weakest March (-4.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.65% | +0.25% | 70% | +12.4% | -4.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.09% | +2.01% | 60% | +5.4% | -11.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.07% | -1.07% | 20% | +3.5% | -22.3% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.38% | +1.31% | 50% | +14.4% | -34.5% | 10 |
| May | -0.85% | -1.38% | 20% | +8.7% | -6.5% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.28% | +0.61% | 50% | +16.6% | -9.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.19% | +3.29% | 90% | +13.0% | -2.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.54% | -0.45% | 30% | +13.3% | -5.3% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.16% | -0.29% | 50% | +7.3% | -7.3% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.64% | +0.74% | 50% | +15.9% | -8.0% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.75% | +5.34% | 89% | +14.8% | -2.8% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.97% | +2.05% | 80% | +8.3% | -13.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — GL
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -4.2 | 10.9 | -0.7 | 16.6 | 2.0 | -5.3 | -4.1 | -4.0 | -1.2 | +12.4% | |
| 2025 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | -6.4 | -1.2 | 2.0 | 13.0 | -0.4 | 2.2 | -8.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -8.3 | -34.5 | 8.7 | -0.6 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -9.6 | -1.4 | -4.9 | 6.2 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -2.5 | 7.0 | 5.8 | -1.1 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 | -3.5 | 2.6 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 0.5 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | -4.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 2.9 | -9.7 | -2.2 | 3.2 | -7.3 | -0.0 | -2.8 | 8.3 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | -0.9 | -11.1 | -22.3 | 14.4 | -6.5 | -3.6 | 7.2 | 3.6 | -3.1 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 2.0 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 7.0 | -2.5 | 4.6 | 2.1 | -2.3 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 2.4 | +41.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | -6.0 | -1.4 | 3.0 | -2.2 | -4.0 | 8.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -2.3 | 2.1 | -13.8 | -17.8% |
| 2017 | -0.3 | 5.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 2.1 | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2 |