Meta Platforms (META): seasonality, best and worst months, and drawdowns
Communication Services · 14.4 years of daily prices, May 18, 2012 to Oct 29, 2026
Since 2012, META has closed higher in 61% of months and 85% of calendar years. Its strongest month on average has been January (+9.1%), and its weakest October (-2.5%). Its deepest drop was -77%, from Sep 7, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022, and it was back to the old high by Jan 19, 2024.
Average return by calendar month
| Average | Up | Years | |||
| Jan | +9.1% | 71% | 14 | ||
| Feb | -1.0% | 36% | 14 | ||
| Mar | -0.6% | 50% | 14 | ||
| Apr | +4.5% | 64% | 14 | ||
| May | +3.3% | 79% | 14 | ||
| Jun | +2.5% | 73% | 15 | ||
| Jul | +4.5% | 67% | 15 | ||
| Aug | +1.3% | 67% | 15 | ||
| Sep | +2.5% | 53% | 15 | ||
| Oct | -2.5% | 43% | 14 | ||
| Nov | +4.3% | 64% | 14 | ||
| Dec | +1.4% | 64% | 14 | ||
"Up" is the share of years that month closed higher. Unfinished months aren't counted.
Best and worst
| Best | Worst | |
|---|---|---|
| Day | +29.6% Jul 25, 2013 |
-26.4% Feb 3, 2022 |
| Month | +47.9% July 2013 |
-32.6% February 2022 |
| Year | +194% 2023 |
-64% 2022 |
This year so far: -5.2%.
Drawdowns
META has fallen 20% or more from a high 8 times and 10% or more 17 times since 2012. In a typical year it has dropped 20% from that year's high at some point, even in years it ended up.
How it moves
| Days that close higher | 52% |
| Typical daily move (1 std. dev.) | ±2.5% |
| Typical monthly move | ±11.0% |
| Moves beyond 3 std. dev. vs. a bell curve | 5.2× as often |
| Beta to the S&P 500 (5 yrs) | 1.62 |
| Price growth per year | +21.5% |
| ... missing its 10 best days | +8.3% |
Price only, before dividends.
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