Seasonality
WAL seasonality — Western Alliance Bancorporation
Over the last 11 years, WAL's strongest month on average has been July (+8.4%) and its weakest March (-12.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +5.49% | +4.39% | 70% | +26.5% | -7.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.14% | -1.29% | 30% | +34.2% | -16.6% | 10 |
| Mar | -12.31% | -11.46% | 20% | +11.2% | -52.1% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.47% | +2.97% | 60% | +17.2% | -11.5% | 10 |
| May | -0.40% | -0.07% | 50% | +10.9% | -13.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.72% | +1.43% | 50% | +8.7% | -13.2% | 10 |
| Jul | +8.41% | +1.30% | 60% | +42.5% | -5.1% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.08% | -0.68% | 50% | +15.5% | -12.2% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.76% | -2.24% | 40% | +11.5% | -14.3% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.25% | +1.88% | 60% | +30.3% | -15.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +7.86% | +5.40% | 78% | +24.6% | -5.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.78% | +0.59% | 50% | +28.4% | -15.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — WAL
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.0 | -9.9 | -11.8 | 15.1 | -2.3 | 3.2 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -3.9 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -10.1% | |
| 2025 | 5.2 | -1.1 | -11.6 | -9.3 | 3.9 | 7.7 | -0.5 | 15.5 | -3.2 | -10.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | -2.8 | -9.7 | 11.2 | -11.5 | 10.9 | -0.3 | 28.1 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -3.8 | 12.5 | -10.8 | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 26.5 | -1.5 | -52.1 | 4.5 | -8.7 | 7.6 | 42.5 | -3.7 | -8.1 | -10.6 | 24.6 | 28.4 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | -7.9 | -5.5 | -11.7 | -8.1 | 6.9 | -13.2 | 8.2 | 0.5 | -14.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -13.1 | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 13.7 | 34.2 | 3.2 | 11.3 | -4.8 | -7.2 | -0.0 | 5.1 | 11.5 | 6.7 | -5.4 | -1.9 | +79.6% |
| 2020 | -3.1 | -16.6 | -33.5 | 17.2 | 6.3 | -0.7 | -5.1 | -1.8 | -10.4 | 30.3 | 24.4 | 16.9 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 12.1 | 4.5 | -11.3 | 16.4 | -13.9 | 8.7 | 10.6 | -12.2 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 9.3 | +44.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | -6.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -15.2 | -2.8 | -15.8 | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -4.9 | -2.4 | -4.5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | -4.3 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | -2.7 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3 |