Seasonality
PRU seasonality — Prudential Financial
Over the last 11 years, PRU's strongest month on average has been July (+4.5%) and its weakest March (-4.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.48% | +1.53% | 80% | +13.0% | -2.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.46% | -2.30% | 50% | +10.8% | -17.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.35% | -2.79% | 30% | +7.7% | -30.9% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.13% | +1.55% | 70% | +19.6% | -8.2% | 10 |
| May | -1.82% | -2.06% | 40% | +8.9% | -12.6% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.49% | +1.52% | 50% | +12.1% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.52% | +4.61% | 80% | +13.1% | -3.6% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.81% | -2.98% | 30% | +6.9% | -20.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.64% | -0.35% | 40% | +12.3% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.61% | +1.23% | 80% | +22.6% | -7.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.22% | +4.09% | 78% | +18.1% | -7.1% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.71% | +1.68% | 60% | +6.1% | -13.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — PRU
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.6 | -11.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 13.1 | -3.7 | -3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | +5.6% | |
| 2025 | 1.9 | -4.7 | -3.0 | -8.0 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -3.6 | 5.9 | -5.4 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 7.7 | -5.9 | 8.9 | -2.6 | 6.9 | -3.3 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -8.4 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5 | -4.7 | -17.3 | 5.2 | -9.6 | 12.1 | 9.4 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -3.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 5.8 | -8.2 | -2.1 | -9.9 | 4.5 | -4.2 | -10.4 | 22.6 | 2.7 | -7.9 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 6.6 | -4.2 | -2.1 | 5.6 | -0.6 | 4.6 | -7.1 | 5.8 | +38.6% |
| 2020 | -2.9 | -17.1 | -30.9 | 19.6 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 4.1 | 6.9 | -6.3 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 3.2 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 13.0 | 4.0 | -4.1 | 15.1 | -12.6 | 9.3 | 0.3 | -20.9 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | -10.5 | -2.6 | 2.7 | -8.9 | -3.4 | 7.9 | -2.6 | 3.1 | -7.4 | -0.0 | -13.0 | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -3.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -9.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 | -0.7 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4 |