Seasonality
ZD seasonality — Ziff Davis
Over the last 11 years, ZD's strongest month on average has been November (+8.3%) and its weakest February (-6.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.09% | +3.76% | 80% | +13.1% | -5.2% | 10 |
| Feb | -6.45% | -5.85% | 30% | +13.1% | -29.1% | 10 |
| Mar | +3.81% | +0.35% | 50% | +55.0% | -14.3% | 10 |
| Apr | -2.99% | +0.77% | 60% | +9.1% | -21.4% | 10 |
| May | -1.32% | -2.20% | 40% | +15.0% | -19.3% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.11% | +1.56% | 60% | +18.7% | -19.3% | 10 |
| Jul | -0.54% | +0.79% | 60% | +9.9% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.71% | -2.60% | 40% | +23.4% | -11.1% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.98% | -0.61% | 30% | +7.3% | -11.4% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.25% | -2.64% | 40% | +13.0% | -12.1% | 10 |
| Nov | +8.32% | +2.17% | 78% | +32.0% | -11.2% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.19% | -1.61% | 40% | +11.3% | -14.3% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ZD
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.7 | -29.1 | 55.0 | 9.1 | -1.5 | 16.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | -3.4 | -9.4 | +41.1% | |
| 2025 | -0.8 | -23.8 | -8.5 | -21.4 | 9.8 | -6.7 | 2.8 | 22.8 | -0.3 | -11.0 | -3.2 | 7.1 | -35.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -8.3 | -20.5 | 15.0 | -4.4 | -13.0 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -4.9 | 27.2 | -7.7 | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1 | -11.7 | -1.2 | -6.3 | -19.3 | 18.7 | 3.5 | -8.1 | -4.4 | -5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | -15.1% |
| 2022 | -5.2 | -4.2 | -3.8 | -8.7 | -13.6 | -2.4 | 9.9 | -5.6 | -11.4 | 13.0 | 19.2 | -14.3 | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 10.5 | 2.7 | -2.5 | -0.8 | 8.0 | -11.2 | -2.6 | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | -8.9 | -14.3 | 7.7 | -2.9 | -19.3 | -10.3 | 23.4 | -1.1 | -1.9 | 32.0 | 9.0 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -3.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -5.0 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.2 | -3.4 | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -7.5 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 2.6 | -2.0 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -12.1 | 1.3 | -6.0 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | -2.9 | 3.1 | 7.5 | -6.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -11.1 | -1.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -0.6 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3 |