Seasonality
WABC seasonality — Westamerica Bank
Over the last 11 years, WABC's strongest month on average has been July (+5.8%) and its weakest August (-2.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.94% | -0.82% | 40% | +12.5% | -15.4% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.21% | +0.42% | 60% | +7.7% | -8.7% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.05% | +1.52% | 60% | +6.9% | -19.6% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.84% | -2.03% | 40% | +7.2% | -8.6% | 10 |
| May | -1.75% | -0.92% | 40% | +4.9% | -6.7% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.03% | +0.11% | 50% | +9.2% | -7.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.76% | +4.58% | 70% | +28.4% | -4.3% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.04% | -3.69% | 40% | +6.7% | -10.5% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.36% | -1.31% | 30% | +15.5% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.91% | +1.62% | 50% | +20.0% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.61% | +5.25% | 67% | +11.1% | -3.5% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.41% | -0.00% | 50% | +11.2% | -11.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — WABC
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 2.5 | -3.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | -1.5 | +25.1% | |
| 2025 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -2.9 | -4.3 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -0.0 | -4.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | -15.4 | -4.2 | 6.9 | -4.8 | 4.9 | -0.6 | 11.2 | -4.0 | -4.6 | 4.2 | 11.1 | -8.3 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | -5.8 | -0.8 | -19.6 | -8.6 | -6.6 | 1.2 | 28.4 | -10.5 | -1.8 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 11.2 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -2.6 | 2.2 | -7.6 | 7.8 | -6.8 | -6.5 | 20.0 | -1.6 | -4.4 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -7.5 | -4.3 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -3.5 | 7.3 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | -6.5 | -8.7 | 1.7 | 7.2 | -6.4 | -2.6 | 5.1 | 0.8 | -10.7 | -3.6 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5 | 2.6 | -3.9 | 3.9 | -6.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | -3.9 | 0.9 | 6.2 | -1.5 | 4.3 | +21.7% |
| 2018 | -0.3 | -3.5 | 1.4 | -3.9 | 2.5 | -1.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | -6.0 | -3.2 | 8.6 | -11.9 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | -9.8 | 1.9 | -3.5 | -1.4 | -6.7 | 9.2 | -2.4 | -5.8 | 15.5 | -2.2 | 6.2 | -3.7 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4 |