The takeaway
Cushman & Wakefield plc shows a pronounced seasonal pattern over 8 years of data — strongest in July (+9.6%) and softest in March (−9.3%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 86% of years, averaging +9.6%, about +7.5 pts better than the S&P 500.
The full picture
Cushman & Wakefield plc's most dependable month has been July, higher in 6 of 7 years; March has been its least reliable, up just 29% of the time.
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in July (+7.5 pts); it has trailed the market most in March (−10.3 pts).
“vs S&P” is Cushman & Wakefield plc’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Cushman & Wakefield plc’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, July has closed higher 100% of the time versus 86% across the last 8 years — the pattern is strengthening.
Figures are the typical (median) July return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 8(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 8-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
Strip the year back and a single month does the heavy lifting: July, up in 6 of 7 Julys while the other eleven tend to blur together.
Its average (+9.6%) and median (+7.1%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. That reliability comes with real swings, mind — even July ranges by 12.0% from year to year, so any single year can land far from the average. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: July has cleared the S&P 500 by +7.5 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages July only about 61% of the time.
Only November comes anywhere near it for reliability. At the other end of the calendar, March has been the soft spot — the weakest of 4 months that average a loss (−9.3%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in March, September, and May. Its roughest month on record was a −38.0% March in 2020 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
July has now closed higher 5 years running. If anything it has sharpened recently — the last five Julys run ahead of the earlier years.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: July aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt. With a short 8-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the stock's best month (July), its worst (March), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a pronounced degree. Since 2018 its best month (July, +9.6%) has run well ahead of its worst (March, −9.3%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
July has been the strongest, averaging +9.6% and closing higher in 6 of 7 years since 2018.
It's the weakest, averaging −9.3% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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