The takeaway
Schneider National Inc shows a moderate seasonal pattern over 9 years of data — strongest in January (+3.1%) and softest in September (−2.0%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 67% of years, averaging +3.4%, about +1.3 pts better than the S&P 500.
The full picture
Schneider National Inc's most dependable month has been January, higher in 6 of 8 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 January (+3.2 pts); it has trailed the market most in February (−4.1 pts).
“vs S&P” is Schneider National Inc’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Schneider National Inc’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, January has closed higher 60% of the time versus 75% across the last 9 years — the pattern is weakening.
Figures are the typical (median) January return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 9(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 9-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 6 of 8 Januaries, but it heads a clutch of months that pull the year reliably upward.
A typical January brings +2.0%, a shade under the +3.1% average. It is among its calmest months, too, its returns swinging least from year to year (a 5.3% spread), and even its worst January in 9 years lost only 3.5% — the gentlest downside anywhere on its calendar. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: January has cleared the S&P 500 by +3.2 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: June, July, and August have also closed higher more often than not. The weaker half of the year is plainer: September has been the soft spot — the weakest of 3 months that average a loss (−2.0%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in February, March, and September. Its roughest month on record was a −21.6% February in 2020 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
The pattern has softened of late, January's last five years slipping below its longer-run record.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: January aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt. With a short 9-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the stock's best month (January), its worst (September), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a moderate degree. Since 2017 its best month (January, +3.1%) has run well ahead of its worst (September, −2.0%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
January has been the strongest, averaging +3.1% and closing higher in 6 of 8 years since 2017.
It's the weakest, averaging −2.0% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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