Waste Management (WM) seasonality heatmap
Returns across monthly, quarterly, and yearly periods. Cell color encodes signed magnitude; the scale auto-fits each table.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.2% | +8.4% | -4.2% | +1.2% | -9.1% | +3.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +9.1% | +5.7% | -0.2% | +0.8% | +3.3% | -4.7% | +0.2% | -1.2% | -2.1% | -9.5% | +9.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | +3.6% | +10.8% | +4.0% | -2.4% | +1.3% | +1.6% | -5.0% | +4.6% | -1.7% | +4.0% | +5.7% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | -1.4% | -3.2% | +9.5% | +1.8% | -2.5% | +7.6% | -5.6% | -4.3% | -2.3% | +7.8% | +4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | -9.9% | -4.0% | +10.2% | +3.7% | -3.6% | -3.1% | +7.6% | +2.7% | -4.9% | -1.2% | +5.9% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | -5.6% | -0.4% | +16.9% | +6.9% | +2.0% | +0.0% | +5.8% | +4.6% | -3.4% | +7.3% | +0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | +6.8% | -8.9% | -16.1% | +8.1% | +6.7% | -0.3% | +3.5% | +4.0% | -0.3% | -4.6% | +10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | +7.5% | +5.8% | +3.2% | +3.3% | +1.9% | +6.0% | +1.4% | +2.0% | -3.2% | -2.4% | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | +2.5% | -2.4% | -2.0% | -3.4% | +1.7% | -1.1% | +10.6% | +1.0% | -0.1% | -1.0% | +5.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | -2.0% | +5.5% | +0.0% | -0.2% | +0.2% | +1.2% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.1% | +5.0% | +0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | +5.5% | +6.4% | -0.4% | +3.7% | +9.5% | -0.2% | -3.3% | +0.4% | +3.0% | +6.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | +0.2% | +5.9% | +0.2% | -8.6% | +0.2% | -5.9% | +10.3% | -2.1% | +0.3% | +7.9% | +0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -6.9% | -0.7% | +2.3% | +5.7% | +0.5% | +0.9% | +0.4% | +4.6% | +2.0% | +2.9% | -0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | +7.8% | +2.6% | +6.1% | +4.5% | +2.3% | -3.0% | +4.2% | -3.8% | +2.9% | +5.6% | +4.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | +6.3% | +0.6% | +1.0% | -2.2% | -5.2% | +4.1% | +3.0% | +0.5% | -6.3% | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | +2.7% | -2.1% | +1.6% | +5.7% | -0.6% | -4.1% | -15.5% | +4.9% | -0.4% | +1.1% | -3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | -5.2% | +3.1% | +5.2% | +0.7% | -5.3% | -3.8% | +8.5% | -2.6% | +9.0% | -0.0% | -3.2% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | -13.4% | -4.1% | +4.2% | +4.5% | +2.1% | -0.2% | +6.5% | +0.6% | +0.2% | +10.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% | +7.6% | +5.8% | -0.6% | -5.7% | -0.2% | -10.5% | -0.9% | -5.6% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | +3.3% | -10.3% | +1.8% | +8.7% | +4.0% | +1.0% | -2.6% | -0.3% | +0.2% | -3.6% | -5.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | +4.1% | +5.3% | +6.8% | +6.1% | -2.3% | -1.4% | -4.2% | +0.3% | +7.0% | +2.2% | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -3.2% | +1.5% | -1.3% | -1.3% | +4.3% | -3.9% | -0.8% | -1.7% | +4.3% | +3.2% | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | -6.3% | +3.4% | +5.9% | -5.9% | +2.0% | +6.6% | -8.2% | -0.6% | -1.6% | +4.2% | +5.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | +0.3% | -13.5% | +6.4% | +2.5% | +17.3% | -5.4% | -0.8% | +11.4% | -1.6% | -1.0% | +13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -9.7% | -8.7% | +3.6% | -3.3% | +4.2% | -5.1% | -9.1% | +7.5% | -8.3% | -1.3% | +8.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | -12.1% | +3.9% | -2.6% | -1.2% | +14.6% | +10.2% | +0.6% | -0.2% | -13.5% | -8.4% | +19.6% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | +1.9% | -14.3% | -8.8% | +16.8% | +27.4% | -6.7% | -1.6% | +1.3% | -7.9% | +14.7% | +19.7% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | +7.1% | -2.1% | -9.2% | +27.3% | -6.4% | +1.6% | -52.5% | -14.2% | -12.0% | -4.6% | -11.6% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | -6.4% | +13.3% | +7.1% | +10.1% | -3.8% | +4.7% | +11.6% | -20.2% | +9.3% | -6.1% | -5.0% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | +14.5% | -1.3% | -1.4% | -7.8% | +10.7% | +6.6% | +4.4% | +4.2% | -5.0% | -7.2% | -10.7% | +18.8% |
| 1996 | +9.8% | +3.0% | +19.3% | +2.0% | +13.4% | +0.4% | -15.6% | +10.0% | +14.5% | +1.6% | +0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | +6.7% | -8.2% | +7.8% | +24.9% | -0.7% | +4.1% | +22.6% | +2.7% | +0.0% | +7.7% | +0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | +26.5% | -8.6% | -3.8% | -4.0% | -2.1% | -2.1% | +10.9% | +13.6% | +1.7% | -9.3% | -11.1% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | -7.0% | +3.7% | -5.4% | -7.5% | -1.0% | +7.1% | +3.9% | -8.3% | -2.0% | -10.3% | -1.3% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | -2.2% | -0.7% | -8.8% | -21.7% | +7.1% | +1.9% | +0.0% | -8.4% | -7.3% | +15.5% | +3.9% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | +0.0% | +2.2% | +55.5% | -4.1% | +5.6% | +52.8% | +2.7% | -1.7% | +19.2% | -1.5% | -4.4% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | -11.5% | +8.7% | +53.8% | -15.6% | +0.0% | +102.8% | +52.1% | -22.8% | +2.7% | +18.2% | -6.7% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | +25.9% | -21.2% | +19.4% | -6.9% | -9.4% | -20.0% | -3.7% | -6.6% | +17.4% | -5.3% | +5.6% | -24.1% |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -11.0% | -30.1% | -2.6% | -2.0% | +0.0% | -7.5% |
| Avg | +1.3% | -0.6% | +5.0% | +1.5% | +2.4% | +4.4% | +0.6% | -1.1% | -0.1% | +0.9% | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| Median | +0.3% | +1.0% | +2.7% | +1.0% | +1.8% | +0.9% | +0.3% | +0.1% | -0.3% | +0.1% | +0.6% | +1.7% |
| Last 5Y Avg | +0.5% | +3.5% | +3.9% | +1.0% | -2.1% | +0.3% | +0.6% | +1.3% | -2.9% | +1.7% | +5.1% | -1.4% |
| Std Dev (σ) | 8.7% | 7.6% | 14.0% | 9.2% | 7.2% | 19.6% | 14.3% | 8.8% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 8.0% |
| Consistency (μ/σ) | 0.15 | -0.08 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.22 | 0.04 | -0.13 | -0.01 | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.21 |
| Win Rate (%) | 53% | 53% | 66% | 55% | 63% | 57% | 53% | 50% | 42% | 50% | 61% | 66% |
| Winning / Losing Months | ▲20▼18 | ▲20▼18 | ▲25▼13 | ▲21▼17 | ▲24▼14 | ▲21▼16 | ▲20▼18 | ▲19▼19 | ▲16▼22 | ▲19▼19 | ▲23▼15 | ▲25▼13 |
| Longest Win / Loss Streak | ▲4▼4 | ▲3▼4 | ▲8▼3 | ▲6▼6 | ▲9▼3 | ▲5▼2 | ▲6▼8 | ▲6▼6 | ▲5▼8 | ▲7▼3 | ▲11▼3 | ▲5▼3 |
| Best | +26.5%in January 1994 | +13.3%in February 1998 | +55.5%in March 1991 | +27.3%in April 1999 | +27.4%in May 2000 | +102.8%in June 1990 | +52.1%in July 1990 | +13.6%in August 1994 | +19.2%in September 1991 | +18.2%in October 1990 | +19.7%in November 2000 | +18.8%in December 1997 |
| Worst | -12.1%in January 2001 | -21.2%in February 1989 | -16.1%in March 2020 | -21.7%in April 1992 | -9.4%in May 1989 | -20.0%in June 1989 | -52.5%in July 1999 | -30.1%in August 1988 | -13.5%in September 2001 | -10.3%in October 1993 | -11.6%in November 1999 | -24.1%in December 1989 |
−52.5%+102.8%
2026
Jan+1.2%
Feb+8.4%
Mar-4.2%
Apr+1.2%
May-9.1%
Jun+3.8%
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+9.1%
Feb+5.7%
Mar-0.2%
Apr+0.8%
May+3.3%
Jun-4.7%
Jul+0.2%
Aug-1.2%
Sep-2.1%
Oct-9.5%
Nov+9.1%
Dec+1.2%
2024
Jan+3.6%
Feb+10.8%
Mar+4.0%
Apr-2.4%
May+1.3%
Jun+1.6%
Jul-5.0%
Aug+4.6%
Sep-1.7%
Oct+4.0%
Nov+5.7%
Dec-11.3%
2023
Jan-1.4%
Feb-3.2%
Mar+9.5%
Apr+1.8%
May-2.5%
Jun+7.6%
Jul-5.6%
Aug-4.3%
Sep-2.3%
Oct+7.8%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+4.7%
2022
Jan-9.9%
Feb-4.0%
Mar+10.2%
Apr+3.7%
May-3.6%
Jun-3.1%
Jul+7.6%
Aug+2.7%
Sep-4.9%
Oct-1.2%
Nov+5.9%
Dec-6.1%
2021
Jan-5.6%
Feb-0.4%
Mar+16.9%
Apr+6.9%
May+2.0%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+5.8%
Aug+4.6%
Sep-3.4%
Oct+7.3%
Nov+0.3%
Dec+4.3%
2020
Jan+6.8%
Feb-8.9%
Mar-16.1%
Apr+8.1%
May+6.7%
Jun-0.3%
Jul+3.5%
Aug+4.0%
Sep-0.3%
Oct-4.6%
Nov+10.4%
Dec-0.5%
2019
Jan+7.5%
Feb+5.8%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+3.3%
May+1.9%
Jun+6.0%
Jul+1.4%
Aug+2.0%
Sep-3.2%
Oct-2.4%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+1.4%
2018
Jan+2.5%
Feb-2.4%
Mar-2.0%
Apr-3.4%
May+1.7%
Jun-1.1%
Jul+10.6%
Aug+1.0%
Sep-0.1%
Oct-1.0%
Nov+5.3%
Dec-5.1%
2017
Jan-2.0%
Feb+5.5%
Mar+0.0%
Apr-0.2%
May+0.2%
Jun+1.2%
Jul+2.5%
Aug+2.6%
Sep+2.1%
Oct+5.0%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+4.9%
2016
Jan-0.8%
Feb+5.5%
Mar+6.4%
Apr-0.4%
May+3.7%
Jun+9.5%
Jul-0.2%
Aug-3.3%
Sep+0.4%
Oct+3.0%
Nov+6.5%
Dec+2.0%
2015
Jan+0.2%
Feb+5.9%
Mar+0.2%
Apr-8.6%
May+0.2%
Jun-5.9%
Jul+10.3%
Aug-2.1%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+7.9%
Nov+0.0%
Dec-0.0%
2014
Jan-6.9%
Feb-0.7%
Mar+2.3%
Apr+5.7%
May+0.5%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+0.4%
Aug+4.6%
Sep+2.0%
Oct+2.9%
Nov-0.3%
Dec+6.1%
2013
Jan+7.8%
Feb+2.6%
Mar+6.1%
Apr+4.5%
May+2.3%
Jun-3.0%
Jul+4.2%
Aug-3.8%
Sep+2.9%
Oct+5.6%
Nov+4.9%
Dec-1.0%
2012
Jan+6.3%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+1.0%
Apr-2.2%
May-5.2%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+3.0%
Aug+0.5%
Sep-6.3%
Oct+2.1%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+3.6%
2011
Jan+2.7%
Feb-2.1%
Mar+1.6%
Apr+5.7%
May-0.6%
Jun-4.1%
Jul-15.5%
Aug+4.9%
Sep-0.4%
Oct+1.1%
Nov-3.9%
Dec+4.5%
2010
Jan-5.2%
Feb+3.1%
Mar+5.2%
Apr+0.7%
May-5.3%
Jun-3.8%
Jul+8.5%
Aug-2.6%
Sep+9.0%
Oct-0.0%
Nov-3.2%
Dec+7.7%
2009
Jan-5.9%
Feb-13.4%
Mar-4.1%
Apr+4.2%
May+4.5%
Jun+2.1%
Jul-0.2%
Aug+6.5%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+0.2%
Nov+10.9%
Dec+3.0%
2008
Jan-0.8%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+3.1%
Apr+7.6%
May+5.8%
Jun-0.6%
Jul-5.7%
Aug-0.2%
Sep-10.5%
Oct-0.9%
Nov-5.6%
Dec+13.5%
2007
Jan+3.3%
Feb-10.3%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+8.7%
May+4.0%
Jun+1.0%
Jul-2.6%
Aug-0.3%
Sep+0.2%
Oct-3.6%
Nov-5.0%
Dec-4.8%
2006
Jan+4.1%
Feb+5.3%
Mar+6.8%
Apr+6.1%
May-2.3%
Jun-1.4%
Jul-4.2%
Aug+0.3%
Sep+7.0%
Oct+2.2%
Nov-1.7%
Dec+0.5%
2005
Jan-3.2%
Feb+1.5%
Mar-1.3%
Apr-1.3%
May+4.3%
Jun-3.9%
Jul-0.8%
Aug-1.7%
Sep+4.3%
Oct+3.2%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+1.4%
2004
Jan-6.3%
Feb+3.4%
Mar+5.9%
Apr-5.9%
May+2.0%
Jun+6.6%
Jul-8.2%
Aug-0.6%
Sep-1.6%
Oct+4.2%
Nov+5.3%
Dec+0.5%
2003
Jan+0.3%
Feb-13.5%
Mar+6.4%
Apr+2.5%
May+17.3%
Jun-5.4%
Jul-0.8%
Aug+11.4%
Sep-1.6%
Oct-1.0%
Nov+13.5%
Dec+0.7%
2002
Jan-9.7%
Feb-8.7%
Mar+3.6%
Apr-3.3%
May+4.2%
Jun-5.1%
Jul-9.1%
Aug+7.5%
Sep-8.3%
Oct-1.3%
Nov+8.3%
Dec-8.0%
2001
Jan-12.1%
Feb+3.9%
Mar-2.6%
Apr-1.2%
May+14.6%
Jun+10.2%
Jul+0.6%
Aug-0.2%
Sep-13.5%
Oct-8.4%
Nov+19.6%
Dec+8.9%
2000
Jan+1.9%
Feb-14.3%
Mar-8.8%
Apr+16.8%
May+27.4%
Jun-6.7%
Jul-1.6%
Aug+1.3%
Sep-7.9%
Oct+14.7%
Nov+19.7%
Dec+15.9%
1999
Jan+7.1%
Feb-2.1%
Mar-9.2%
Apr+27.3%
May-6.4%
Jun+1.6%
Jul-52.5%
Aug-14.2%
Sep-12.0%
Oct-4.6%
Nov-11.6%
Dec+5.8%
1998
Jan-6.4%
Feb+13.3%
Mar+7.1%
Apr+10.1%
May-3.8%
Jun+4.7%
Jul+11.6%
Aug-20.2%
Sep+9.3%
Oct-6.1%
Nov-5.0%
Dec+8.8%
1997
Jan+14.5%
Feb-1.3%
Mar-1.4%
Apr-7.8%
May+10.7%
Jun+6.6%
Jul+4.4%
Aug+4.2%
Sep-5.0%
Oct-7.2%
Nov-10.7%
Dec+18.8%
1996
Jan+9.8%
Feb+3.0%
Mar+19.3%
Apr+2.0%
May+13.4%
Jun+0.4%
Jul-15.6%
Aug+10.0%
Sep+14.5%
Oct+1.6%
Nov+0.7%
Dec-1.1%
1995
Jan+6.7%
Feb-8.2%
Mar+7.8%
Apr+24.9%
May-0.7%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+22.6%
Aug+2.7%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+7.7%
Nov+0.0%
Dec-10.0%
1994
Jan+26.5%
Feb-8.6%
Mar-3.8%
Apr-4.0%
May-2.1%
Jun-2.1%
Jul+10.9%
Aug+13.6%
Sep+1.7%
Oct-9.3%
Nov-11.1%
Dec-5.3%
1993
Jan-7.0%
Feb+3.7%
Mar-5.4%
Apr-7.5%
May-1.0%
Jun+7.1%
Jul+3.9%
Aug-8.3%
Sep-2.0%
Oct-10.3%
Nov-1.3%
Dec+5.9%
1992
Jan-2.2%
Feb-0.7%
Mar-8.8%
Apr-21.7%
May+7.1%
Jun+1.9%
Jul+0.0%
Aug-8.4%
Sep-7.3%
Oct+15.5%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+7.5%
1991
Jan+0.0%
Feb+2.2%
Mar+55.5%
Apr-4.1%
May+5.6%
Jun+52.8%
Jul+2.7%
Aug-1.7%
Sep+19.2%
Oct-1.5%
Nov-4.4%
Dec+9.3%
1990
Jan-11.5%
Feb+8.7%
Mar+53.8%
Apr-15.6%
May+0.0%
Jun+102.8%
Jul+52.1%
Aug-22.8%
Sep+2.7%
Oct+18.2%
Nov-6.7%
Dec+9.6%
1989
Jan+25.9%
Feb-21.2%
Mar+19.4%
Apr-6.9%
May-9.4%
Jun-20.0%
Jul-3.7%
Aug-6.6%
Sep+17.4%
Oct-5.3%
Nov+5.6%
Dec-24.1%
1988
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May—
Jun—
Jul-11.0%
Aug-30.1%
Sep-2.6%
Oct-2.0%
Nov+0.0%
Dec-7.5%
Avg
Jan+1.3%
Feb-0.6%
Mar+5.0%
Apr+1.5%
May+2.4%
Jun+4.4%
Jul+0.6%
Aug-1.1%
Sep-0.1%
Oct+0.9%
Nov+1.9%
Dec+1.7%
Median
Jan+0.3%
Feb+1.0%
Mar+2.7%
Apr+1.0%
May+1.8%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+0.3%
Aug+0.1%
Sep-0.3%
Oct+0.1%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+1.7%
Last 5Y Avg
Jan+0.5%
Feb+3.5%
Mar+3.9%
Apr+1.0%
May-2.1%
Jun+0.3%
Jul+0.6%
Aug+1.3%
Sep-2.9%
Oct+1.7%
Nov+5.1%
Dec-1.4%
Std Dev (σ)
Jan8.7%
Feb7.6%
Mar14.0%
Apr9.2%
May7.2%
Jun19.6%
Jul14.3%
Aug8.8%
Sep7.2%
Oct6.7%
Nov7.4%
Dec8.0%
Consistency (μ/σ)
Jan0.15
Feb-0.08
Mar0.36
Apr0.16
May0.34
Jun0.22
Jul0.04
Aug-0.13
Sep-0.01
Oct0.13
Nov0.26
Dec0.21
Win Rate (%)
Jan53%
Feb53%
Mar66%
Apr55%
May63%
Jun57%
Jul53%
Aug50%
Sep42%
Oct50%
Nov61%
Dec66%
Winning / Losing Months
Jan▲20▼18
Feb▲20▼18
Mar▲25▼13
Apr▲21▼17
May▲24▼14
Jun▲21▼16
Jul▲20▼18
Aug▲19▼19
Sep▲16▼22
Oct▲19▼19
Nov▲23▼15
Dec▲25▼13
Longest Win / Loss Streak
Jan▲4▼4
Feb▲3▼4
Mar▲8▼3
Apr▲6▼6
May▲9▼3
Jun▲5▼2
Jul▲6▼8
Aug▲6▼6
Sep▲5▼8
Oct▲7▼3
Nov▲11▼3
Dec▲5▼3
Best
Jan+26.5%1994
Feb+13.3%1998
Mar+55.5%1991
Apr+27.3%1999
May+27.4%2000
Jun+102.8%1990
Jul+52.1%1990
Aug+13.6%1994
Sep+19.2%1991
Oct+18.2%1990
Nov+19.7%2000
Dec+18.8%1997
Worst
Jan-12.1%2001
Feb-21.2%1989
Mar-16.1%2020
Apr-21.7%1992
May-9.4%1989
Jun-20.0%1989
Jul-52.5%1999
Aug-30.1%1988
Sep-13.5%2001
Oct-10.3%1993
Nov-11.6%1999
Dec-24.1%1989
−52.5%+102.8%
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