Best Day of the Year to Invest in S&P 500 Stocks
Day-by-day seasonal return analysis for 469 S&P 500 constituents. Select any symbol to see the historically best and worst calendar dates to invest, based on forward one-month returns over every year of available data, back to 1962 for the longest-listed stocks.
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All S&P 500 Constituents
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AAgilent TechnologiesAAPLApple Inc.ABBVAbbVieABTAbbott LaboratoriesACGLArch Capital GroupACNAccentureADBEAdobe Inc.ADIAnalog DevicesADMArcher Daniels MidlandADPADPADSKAutodeskAEEAmerenAEPAmerican Electric PowerAESAES CorporationAFLAflacAIGAmerican International GroupAIZAssurantAJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.AKAMAkamai TechnologiesALBAlbemarle CorporationALGNAlign TechnologyALLAllstateALLEAllegionAMATApplied MaterialsAMCRAmcorAMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc.AMEAmetekAMGNAmgen Inc.AMPAmeriprise FinancialAMTAmerican TowerAMZNAmazon.com, Inc.amazon.comANETArista NetworksAONAonAOSA. O. SmithAPAAPA CorporationAPDAir ProductsAPHAmphenolAPOApollo Global ManagementAPTVAptivAREAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesARESAres Management CorporationATOAtmos EnergyAVGOBroadcom Inc.AVYAvery DennisonAWKAmerican Water WorksAXONAxon Enterprise Inc.AXPAmerican Express CompanyAZOAutoZone
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BAThe Boeing CompanyBACBank of AmericaBALLBall CorporationBAXBaxter InternationalBBYBest BuyBDXBecton DickinsonBENFranklin ResourcesBGBunge GlobalBIIBBiogenBKBNY MellonBKNGBooking HoldingsBKRBaker HughesBLDRBuilders FirstSourceBLKBlackRockBMYBristol Myers SquibbBRBroadridge Financial SolutionsBROBrown & BrownBSXBoston ScientificBXBlackstone Inc.BXPBXP, Inc.
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CCitigroupCAGConagra BrandsCAHCardinal HealthCATCaterpillar Inc.CBChubb LimitedCBOECboe Global MarketsCBRECBRE GroupCCICrown CastleCCLCarnivalCDNSCadence Design SystemsCDWCDWCFCF IndustriesCFGCitizens Financial GroupCHDChurch & DwightCHRWC.H. RobinsonCHTRCharter CommunicationsCICignaCIENCiena CorporationCINFCincinnati FinancialCLColgate-PalmoliveCLXCloroxCMCSAComcastCMECME GroupCMGChipotle Mexican GrillCMICumminsCMSCMS EnergyCNCCentene CorporationCNPCenterPoint EnergyCOFCapital OneCOHRCoherent, Inc.COOCooper Companies (The)COPConocoPhillipsCORCencoraCOSTCostcoCPAYCorpayCPBCampbell Soup CompanyCPRTCopartCPTCamden Property TrustCRHCRH plcCRLCharles River LaboratoriesCRMSalesforce, Inc.CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.CSGPCoStar GroupCSXCSX CorporationCTASCintasCTRACoterraCTSHCognizantCVSCVS HealthCVXChevron Corporation
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DDominion EnergyDALDelta Air LinesDDDuPontDEDeere & CompanyDECKDeckers BrandsDELLDell TechnologiesDGDollar GeneralDGXQuest DiagnosticsDHID. R. HortonDHRDanaher CorporationDISThe Walt Disney CompanyDLRDigital RealtyDLTRDollar TreeDOCHealthpeak PropertiesDOVDover CorporationDPZDomino'sDRIDarden RestaurantsDTEDTE EnergyDUKDuke EnergyDVADaVitaDVNDevon EnergyDXCMDexCom
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EAElectronic ArtsEBAYeBayECLEcolabEDConsolidated EdisonEFXEquifaxEGEverest GroupEIXEdison InternationalELEstée Lauder Companies (The)ELVElevance HealthEMEEMCOR Group, Inc.EMREmerson ElectricEOGEOG ResourcesEPAMEPAM SystemsEQIXEquinixEQREquity ResidentialEQTEQT CorporationERIEErie IndemnityESEversource EnergyESSEssex Property TrustETNEaton CorporationETREntergyEVRGEvergyEWEdwards LifesciencesEXCExelonEXPDExpeditors InternationalEXPEExpedia GroupEXRExtra Space Storage
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FFord Motor CompanyFANGDiamondback EnergyFASTFastenalFCXFreeport-McMoRanFDSFactSetFDXFedExFEFirstEnergyFFIVF5, Inc.FICOFair IsaacFISFidelity National Information ServicesFISVFiserv, Inc.FITBFifth Third BancorpFIXComfort Systems USA, Inc.FRTFederal Realty Investment TrustFSLRFirst SolarFTNTFortinetFTVFortive
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GDGeneral DynamicsGDDYGoDaddyGEGE AerospaceGENGen DigitalGILDGilead SciencesGISGeneral MillsGLGlobe LifeGLWCorning Inc.GMGeneral MotorsGNRCGeneracGOOGAlphabet Inc. (Class C)GOOGLAlphabet Inc. (Class A)GPCGenuine Parts CompanyGPNGlobal PaymentsGRMNGarminGSThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.GWWW. W. Grainger
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HALHalliburtonHASHasbroHBANHuntington BancsharesHCAHCA HealthcareHDThe Home Depot, Inc.HIGHartford (The)HIIHuntington Ingalls IndustriesHLTHilton WorldwideHOLXHologicHONHoneywell International Inc.HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseHPQHP Inc.HRLHormel FoodsHSICHenry ScheinHSTHost Hotels & ResortsHSYHershey Company (The)HUBBHubbell IncorporatedHUMHumana
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IBKRInteractive Brokers GroupIBMInternational Business Machines CorporationICEIntercontinental ExchangeIDXXIdexx LaboratoriesIEXIDEX CorporationIFFInternational Flavors & FragrancesINCYIncyteINTCIntelINTUIntuitIPInternational PaperIQVIQVIAIRMIron MountainISRGIntuitive SurgicalITGartnerITWIllinois Tool WorksIVZInvesco
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MAMastercardMAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesMARMarriott InternationalMASMascoMCDMcDonald's CorporationMCHPMicrochip TechnologyMCKMcKesson CorporationMCOMoody's CorporationMDLZMondelez InternationalMDTMedtronicMETMetLifeMETAMeta PlatformsMGMMGM ResortsMKCMcCormick & CompanyMLMMartin Marietta MaterialsMMM3M CompanyMNSTMonster BeverageMOAltriaMOSMosaic Company (The)MPCMarathon PetroleumMPWRMonolithic Power SystemsMRKMerck & Co., Inc.MRSHMarsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.MSMorgan StanleyMSCIMSCIMSFTMicrosoft CorporationMSIMotorola SolutionsMTBM&T BankMTDMettler ToledoMUMicron Technology
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NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line HoldingsNDAQNasdaq, Inc.NDSNNordson CorporationNEENextEra EnergyNEMNewmontNFLXNetflixNINiSourceNKENike, Inc.NOCNorthrop GrummanNOWServiceNowNRGNRG EnergyNSCNorfolk Southern RailwayNTAPNetAppNTRSNorthern TrustNUENucorNVDANvidiaNVRNVR, Inc.NWSNews Corp (Class B)NWSANews Corp (Class A)NXPINXP Semiconductors
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PANWPalo Alto NetworksPAYXPaychexPCARPaccarPCGPG&E CorporationPEGPublic Service Enterprise GroupPEPPepsiCoPFEPfizerPFGPrincipal Financial GroupPGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyPGRProgressive CorporationPHParker HannifinPHMPulteGroupPKGPackaging Corporation of AmericaPLDPrologisPMPhilip Morris InternationalPNCPNC Financial ServicesPNRPentairPNWPinnacle WestPODDInsulet CorporationPOOLPool CorporationPPGPPG IndustriesPPLPPL CorporationPRUPrudential FinancialPSAPublic StoragePSKYParamount Skydance CorpPSXPhillips 66PTCPTC Inc.PWRQuanta ServicesPYPLPayPal
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SATSEchoStar CorporationSBACSBA CommunicationsSBUXStarbucksSCHWCharles Schwab CorporationSHWSherwin-WilliamsSJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The)SLBSchlumbergerSMCISupermicroSNASnap-onSNPSSynopsysSOSouthern CompanySPGSimon Property GroupSPGIS&P GlobalSRESempraSTESterisSTLDSteel DynamicsSTTState Street CorporationSTXSeagate Technology HoldingsSTZConstellation BrandsSWSmurfit WestRockSWKStanley Black & DeckerSWKSSkyworks SolutionsSYFSynchrony FinancialSYKStryker CorporationSYYSysco
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TAT&TTAPMolson Coors Beverage CompanyTDGTransDigm GroupTDYTeledyne TechnologiesTECHBio-TechneTELTE ConnectivityTERTeradyneTFCTruist FinancialTGTTarget CorporationTJXTJX CompaniesTKOTKO Group HoldingsTMOThermo Fisher ScientificTMUST-Mobile USTPLTexas Pacific Land CorporationTPRTapestry, Inc.TRGPTarga ResourcesTRMBTrimble Inc.TROWT. Rowe PriceTRVThe Travelers Companies, Inc.TSCOTractor SupplyTSLATesla, Inc.TSNTyson FoodsTTTrane TechnologiesTTDThe Trade Desk, Inc.TTWOTake-Two InteractiveTXNTexas InstrumentsTXTTextronTYLTyler Technologies
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WABWabtecWATWaters CorporationWBDWarner Bros. DiscoveryWDAYWorkday, Inc.WDCWestern DigitalWECWEC Energy GroupWELLWelltowerWFCWells FargoWMWaste ManagementWMBWilliams CompaniesWMTWalmart Inc.WRBW. R. Berkley CorporationWSMWilliams-SonomaWSTWest Pharmaceutical ServicesWTWWillis Towers WatsonWYWeyerhaeuserWYNNWynn Resorts
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Seasonality screener
FreeThe next yearly windows with a perfect record
- ICG.LICG PLCLongOct 21 → Nov 25 · won 10 of 10 years · +13.3% avg
- PHParker HannifinLongOct 21 → Nov 22 · won 10 of 10 years · +11.4% avg
- ODFLOld Dominion Freight LineLongOct 22 → Dec 2 · won 10 of 10 years · +9.0% avg
Price cycle screener
FreeCycle models with an entry in the next two weeks
- LITELumentum Holdings Inc.Shortentry Oct 29 · +302.9% net · 100% won
- XMR-USDMoneroLongentry Oct 27 · +278.2% net · 80% won
- AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc.Shortentry Oct 27 · +217.1% net · 80% won
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