Seasonality
WD seasonality — Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, WD's strongest month on average has been November (+5.8%) and its weakest March (-3.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.14% | -0.25% | 50% | +21.5% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.53% | +1.40% | 50% | +29.4% | -26.8% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.52% | -1.95% | 40% | +22.9% | -37.9% | 10 |
| Apr | -1.04% | -4.23% | 40% | +13.4% | -11.6% | 10 |
| May | -1.77% | -1.03% | 40% | +8.7% | -11.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +5.07% | +3.72% | 80% | +25.5% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.55% | +6.46% | 70% | +16.9% | -9.2% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.23% | -4.18% | 40% | +13.4% | -18.4% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.39% | -2.33% | 40% | +8.6% | -16.6% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.58% | +1.99% | 50% | +18.6% | -20.6% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.83% | +4.21% | 67% | +29.7% | -19.1% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.62% | -2.54% | 40% | +32.1% | -12.1% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — WD
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | -26.8 | -3.5 | 13.4 | -0.3 | 9.0 | -9.2 | -18.4 | -13.4 | -0.9 | 12.2 | -35.1% | |
| 2025 | -1.2 | -10.8 | -0.4 | -10.3 | -10.5 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 13.4 | -1.7 | -4.4 | -19.1 | -7.0 | -38.1% |
| 2024 | -13.0 | -1.2 | 6.0 | -9.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 6.1 | -3.7 | 0.7 | -11.8 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 21.5 | -8.5 | -12.7 | -11.6 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 15.0 | -6.2 | -13.0 | -12.7 | 29.7 | 32.1 | +41.5% |
| 2022 | -12.2 | 4.5 | -6.5 | -7.5 | -11.2 | -9.4 | 16.9 | -10.8 | -16.6 | 7.4 | -0.7 | -12.1 | -48.0% |
| 2021 | -10.5 | 21.1 | 3.1 | 7.9 | -8.4 | 2.8 | -0.9 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 7.2 | +64.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6 | -2.3 | -37.9 | -4.6 | 5.4 | 25.5 | -0.8 | 8.7 | -3.2 | 18.6 | 27.2 | 15.0 | +42.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 16.1 | -8.8 | 7.9 | -8.5 | 5.8 | 9.6 | -4.2 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 4.2 | -1.5 | +49.5% |
| 2018 | -2.2 | 4.0 | 22.9 | -3.9 | -1.7 | -0.8 | 6.5 | -8.0 | -3.0 | -20.6 | 12.6 | -8.4 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 29.4 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | -4.1 | 8.6 | 4.9 | -10.2 | -3.6 | +52.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2 |