Seasonality
ODFL seasonality — Old Dominion
Over the last 11 years, ODFL's strongest month on average has been July (+6.6%) and its weakest December (-2.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.09% | +4.31% | 70% | +17.4% | -15.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +5.05% | +3.97% | 70% | +17.2% | -5.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.70% | -2.32% | 40% | +11.9% | -6.8% | 10 |
| Apr | -1.22% | -1.31% | 50% | +10.7% | -17.1% | 10 |
| May | +2.29% | +1.93% | 60% | +17.8% | -11.3% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.62% | +0.01% | 50% | +19.1% | -4.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +6.58% | +6.92% | 70% | +19.0% | -8.0% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.24% | +1.52% | 60% | +10.6% | -10.6% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.10% | -2.61% | 40% | +10.2% | -13.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.54% | +3.29% | 60% | +19.4% | -19.1% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.48% | +5.22% | 89% | +11.8% | -3.6% | 9 |
| Dec | -2.15% | -1.34% | 40% | +15.9% | -21.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ODFL
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.5 | 17.2 | -3.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | -3.8 | -2.1 | -5.7 | -13.1 | -0.7 | -4.4 | +5.2% | |
| 2025 | 5.2 | -4.9 | -6.3 | -7.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | -8.0 | 1.1 | -6.8 | -0.3 | -3.6 | 15.9 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | -3.5 | 13.2 | -0.9 | -17.1 | -3.6 | 0.8 | 19.0 | -8.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 11.8 | -21.6 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 17.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | -6.0 | -3.1 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 1.9 | -4.3 | -7.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | +42.8% |
| 2022 | -15.8 | 4.0 | -4.9 | -6.2 | -7.8 | -0.8 | 18.4 | -10.6 | -8.3 | 10.4 | 10.2 | -6.2 | -20.8% |
| 2021 | -0.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 3.0 | -4.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 | -0.9 | 19.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 | +83.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 17.8 | -0.9 | 7.8 | 10.6 | -10.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | -4.0 | +54.3% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | 10.9 | -4.2 | 3.4 | -11.3 | 12.7 | 11.9 | -1.9 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 5.2 | -0.9 | +53.7% |
| 2018 | 11.3 | -5.1 | 5.8 | -8.9 | 16.5 | -4.5 | -1.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | -19.1 | 4.8 | -9.7 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -6.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 1.8 | +53.3% |
| 2016 | -1.7 |