The takeaway
Otis Worldwide Corp shows a pronounced seasonal pattern over 6 years of data — strongest in November (+5.4%) and softest in September (−2.6%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 67% of years, averaging +3.0%, about +0.8 pts better than the S&P 500.
The full picture
Otis Worldwide Corp's most dependable month has been November, higher in 4 of 6 years; September has been its least reliable, up just 33% of the time.
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in November (+3.1 pts); it has trailed the market most in September (−2.5 pts).
“vs S&P” is Otis Worldwide Corp’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Otis Worldwide Corp’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, November has closed higher 60% of the time versus 67% across the last 6 years — the pattern is weakening.
Figures are the typical (median) November return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 6(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 6-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
No single month dominates — the stock carries a broad upward tilt, with 7 months rising more often than they fall and November (4 of 6 Novembers) nominally in front.
Its average (+5.4%) and median (+6.0%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: November has cleared the S&P 500 by +3.1 points above the index. Some of that is a strong month market-wide, mind — November rises for about 62% of stocks — so the tendency is real if not unique.
A few other months pull their weight: January, February, and March have also closed higher more often than not. On the other side of the ledger, September has been the soft spot — the weakest of 3 months that average a loss (−2.6%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in September, October, and August. Its roughest month on record was a −14.7% July in 2025 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
The pattern has softened of late, November's last five years slipping below its longer-run record.
Treat it as a tendency rather than a rule — seasonality describes the past, not a promise. With a short 6-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the stock's best month (November), its worst (September), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a pronounced degree. Since 2020 its best month (November, +5.4%) has run well ahead of its worst (September, −2.6%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
November has been the strongest, averaging +5.4% and closing higher in 4 of 6 years since 2020.
It's the weakest, averaging −2.6% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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