The takeaway
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc shows a moderate seasonal pattern over 10 years of data — strongest in January (+1.5%) and softest in August (−6.0%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 40% of years, averaging +2.0% — essentially in line with the S&P 500.
The full picture
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc's most dependable month has been January, higher in 7 of 10 years; August has been its least reliable, up just 20% of the time.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win rate % | ||||||||||||
| Median return % | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |
Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in April (+5.2 pts); it has trailed the market most in March (−7.9 pts).
“vs S&P” is Patterson-UTI Energy Inc’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Patterson-UTI Energy Inc’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, January has closed higher 80% of the time versus 70% across the last 10 years — the pattern is strengthening.
Figures are the typical (median) January return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 10(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 10-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
Dependability is the through-line here. January stands out, higher in 7 of 10 Januaries, but it heads a clutch of months that pull the year reliably upward.
Its average (+1.5%) and median (+2.1%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. It is among its calmest months, too, its returns swinging least from year to year (a 10.8% spread). Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: January has cleared the S&P 500 by +1.7 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages January only about 53% of the time.
A few other months pull their weight: February and November have also closed higher more often than not. The weaker half of the year is plainer: August has been the soft spot — the weakest of 3 months that average a loss (−6.0%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in March, August, and September. Its roughest month on record was a −58.8% March in 2020 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
If anything it has sharpened recently — the last five Januaries run ahead of the earlier years.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: January aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt. With returns that swing hard year to year, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the stock's best month (January), its worst (August), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a moderate degree. Since 2016 its best month (January, +1.5%) has run well ahead of its worst (August, −6.0%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
January has been the strongest, averaging +1.5% and closing higher in 7 of 10 years since 2016.
It's the weakest, averaging −6.0% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
Explore
These names have the strongest July track records on record — a starting point for comparison.
Before you trade