Seasonality
HP seasonality — Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, HP's strongest month on average has been October (+7.6%) and its weakest May (-4.8%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +6.10% | +7.99% | 60% | +21.1% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.19% | -4.28% | 30% | +26.2% | -16.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.73% | +0.41% | 50% | +18.1% | -57.6% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.06% | -0.22% | 50% | +26.3% | -27.7% | 10 |
| May | -4.76% | -5.04% | 30% | +10.2% | -19.3% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.43% | -1.84% | 40% | +15.5% | -14.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.49% | +1.87% | 50% | +26.3% | -12.1% | 10 |
| Aug | -3.02% | -7.62% | 30% | +28.9% | -24.3% | 10 |
| Sep | +0.14% | +3.35% | 60% | +23.1% | -14.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +7.60% | +7.34% | 70% | +33.9% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.45% | +3.17% | 67% | +53.1% | -27.7% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.62% | +2.01% | 60% | +14.9% | -20.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — HP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 12.1 | -5.5 | -14.2 | 5.6 | 26.1 | -14.8 | 15.8 | -18.1 | +22.8% | |
| 2025 | -1.3 | -16.1 | -1.5 | -27.7 | -19.3 | -0.6 | 6.9 | 28.9 | 5.7 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 2.8 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 11.2 | -4.6 | 9.6 | -6.5 | -3.2 | -5.0 | 11.8 | -19.3 | -6.8 | 10.4 | 3.1 | -7.5 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | -2.3 | -13.1 | -15.0 | -7.2 | -6.9 | 14.8 | 26.3 | -10.7 | 5.4 | -6.1 | -8.4 | -0.0 | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1 | 26.2 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 9.4 | -14.5 | 7.5 | -7.7 | -13.5 | 33.9 | 3.2 | -3.0 | +109.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 18.3 | -6.2 | -4.9 | 10.2 | 15.5 | -12.1 | -6.1 | 1.8 | 13.2 | -27.7 | 5.6 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | -10.7 | -9.0 | -57.6 | 26.3 | 1.8 | -3.1 | -8.6 | -7.6 | -11.1 | 1.5 | 53.1 | 1.7 | -49.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8 | -3.2 | 2.5 | 5.3 | -16.4 | 3.5 | -1.9 | -24.3 | 6.6 | -6.4 | 5.4 | 14.9 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4 | -10.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -4.6 | -4.0 | -3.8 | 6.9 | 4.9 | -9.4 | -2.7 | -20.9 | -25.8% |
| 2017 | -8.1 | -3.9 | -2.6 | -8.9 | -13.2 | 3.2 | -6.8 | -16.4 | 23.1 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 10.3 | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3 |