Seasonality
WMT seasonality — Walmart
Over the last 11 years, WMT's strongest month on average has been October (+5.4%) and its weakest May (-1.9%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.97% | +2.17% | 60% | +8.6% | -3.7% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.97% | -0.38% | 50% | +7.4% | -15.6% | 10 |
| Mar | +1.18% | +2.14% | 60% | +10.2% | -11.0% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.98% | +3.65% | 80% | +10.8% | -1.4% | 10 |
| May | -1.85% | +0.08% | 50% | +10.8% | -15.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.62% | -0.83% | 40% | +8.9% | -5.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.90% | +1.54% | 80% | +8.6% | -1.8% | 10 |
| Aug | +2.76% | +2.62% | 70% | +12.5% | -5.7% | 10 |
| Sep | +0.29% | -0.41% | 50% | +6.3% | -5.9% | 10 |
| Oct | +5.41% | +4.48% | 70% | +18.9% | -1.8% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.33% | +7.09% | 67% | +12.9% | -5.9% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.51% | -1.03% | 40% | +2.9% | -7.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — WMT
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.9 | 7.4 | -2.9 | 6.2 | -12.3 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -5.7 | -0.9 | 18.9 | 1.6 | +12.7% | |
| 2025 | 8.6 | 0.5 | -11.0 | 10.8 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 6.3 | -1.8 | 9.2 | 0.8 | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 2.7 | -1.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 12.9 | -2.3 | +71.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | -1.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | -2.7 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 2.2 | -4.7 | 1.3 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | -3.4 | -3.3 | 10.2 | 2.7 | -15.9 | -5.5 | 8.6 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 9.7 | 7.1 | -7.0 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | -2.5 | -7.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -5.9 | 7.2 | -5.9 | 2.9 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -3.7 | -6.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | -3.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 10.1 | -5.7 | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 3.3 | -1.5 | 5.4 | -1.4 | 8.9 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | -1.2 | 1.6 | -0.2 | +27.6% |
| 2018 | 8.0 | -15.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -6.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 7.4 | -2.0 | 6.8 | -2.6 | -4.6 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | -3.4 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | -3.7 | 5.7 | -2.4 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 1.6 | +42.9% |
| 2016 | -1.9 |