Seasonality
HCA seasonality — HCA Healthcare
Over the last 11 years, HCA's strongest month on average has been July (+8.8%) and its weakest September (-1.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +5.52% | +7.38% | 70% | +15.2% | -6.6% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.72% | +0.98% | 50% | +8.7% | -8.5% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.87% | +1.06% | 60% | +12.8% | -29.3% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.09% | -1.86% | 30% | +22.3% | -14.4% | 10 |
| May | +0.15% | -2.32% | 40% | +10.5% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.25% | -0.04% | 50% | +14.9% | -20.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +8.75% | +8.13% | 60% | +30.5% | -10.1% | 10 |
| Aug | +2.58% | +2.44% | 70% | +14.1% | -10.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.43% | +0.68% | 60% | +5.5% | -11.3% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.18% | +1.30% | 50% | +18.3% | -11.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.47% | +10.46% | 78% | +21.1% | -9.9% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.58% | +3.88% | 60% | +13.9% | -13.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — HCA
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | 8.5 | -10.7 | -8.2 | -12.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 4.6 | +6.0% | |
| 2025 | 9.9 | -7.2 | 12.8 | -0.1 | 10.5 | 0.5 | -7.6 | 14.1 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 10.6 | -8.2 | +55.5% |
| 2024 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 7.0 | -7.1 | 9.7 | -5.4 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 2.7 | -11.7 | -8.8 | -8.3 | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 6.3 | -4.6 | 8.3 | 9.0 | -8.1 | 14.9 | -10.1 | 1.6 | -11.3 | -8.1 | 10.8 | 8.1 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | -6.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | -14.4 | -1.9 | -20.1 | 26.4 | -6.8 | -7.1 | 18.3 | 10.5 | -0.1 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | -1.2 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | -3.8 | 20.1 | 1.9 | -4.1 | 3.2 | -9.9 | 13.9 | +56.2% |
| 2020 | -6.1 | -8.5 | -29.3 | 22.3 | -2.7 | -9.2 | 30.5 | 7.2 | -8.1 | -0.6 | 21.1 | 9.6 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 12.0 | -0.3 | -6.2 | -2.4 | -4.9 | 11.8 | -1.2 | -10.0 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 6.6 | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 15.2 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -1.3 | 7.7 | -0.5 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 3.7 | -4.0 | 7.8 | -13.6 | +41.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 2.0 | -5.4 | -2.7 | 6.5 | -7.9 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -5.0 | 12.4 | 3.3 | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4 |