Seasonality
PPC seasonality — Pilgrim's Pride
Over the last 11 years, PPC's strongest month on average has been August (+8.4%) and its weakest September (-5.7%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.28% | -0.01% | 50% | +30.6% | -20.4% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.53% | -1.70% | 40% | +17.2% | -18.8% | 10 |
| Mar | +1.44% | +3.24% | 60% | +13.3% | -14.4% | 10 |
| Apr | +5.00% | +2.83% | 70% | +21.4% | -12.3% | 10 |
| May | -4.06% | -5.51% | 20% | +17.5% | -14.5% | 10 |
| Jun | -4.08% | -4.50% | 20% | +7.1% | -18.3% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.22% | +2.90% | 60% | +15.3% | -11.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +8.39% | +8.61% | 80% | +25.7% | -9.2% | 10 |
| Sep | -5.67% | -4.98% | 20% | +4.5% | -19.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.98% | +2.66% | 60% | +11.9% | -6.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +7.13% | +6.54% | 78% | +15.4% | -0.3% | 9 |
| Dec | -3.18% | +1.46% | 60% | +8.2% | -21.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — PPC
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.2 | -0.5 | -12.5 | -12.3 | -14.5 | -0.7 | -2.7 | 14.7 | -13.9 | 6.3 | -0.7 | -26.8% | |
| 2025 | 2.5 | 16.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -9.9 | -8.5 | 5.4 | -6.2 | -8.4 | -6.4 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -14.1% |
| 2024 | -1.8 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 13.0 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | -12.1 | +64.1% |
| 2023 | 2.3 | -3.7 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -2.7 | -3.2 | 15.3 | 1.6 | -9.3 | 11.7 | 0.2 | 8.2 | +16.6% |
| 2022 | -0.8 | -15.7 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 17.5 | -6.3 | 0.5 | -9.2 | -19.1 | 0.1 | 13.5 | -9.3 | -15.8% |
| 2021 | -1.2 | 15.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -7.7 | -0.1 | 25.7 | 4.5 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | +43.8% |
| 2020 | -20.4 | -18.8 | -14.4 | 21.4 | -6.0 | -18.3 | -9.1 | 4.2 | -6.4 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 3.8 | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 30.6 | -2.9 | 13.3 | 20.7 | -5.0 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 15.2 | 2.9 | -5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | +111.0% |
| 2018 | -10.6 | -9.2 | -2.3 | -12.2 | -9.8 | 3.3 | -11.5 | 3.8 | -2.2 | -2.4 | 12.3 | -21.8 | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 15.3 | -10.4 | -5.8 | 10.8 | 21.2 | -3.5 | 11.9 | 15.4 | -15.3 | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 7.8 |