Carvana (CVNA)
S&P 500 · Consumer Discretionary · data since 2017-04-28 · last close 2026-09-09
Carvana (CVNA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -5.0 | -16.7 | -5.9 | 25.9 | -7.8 | -9.8 | -5.3 | 17.8 | -0.1 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 21.7 | -5.8 | -10.3 | 16.9 | 33.9 | 3.0 | 15.8 | -4.7 | 1.4 | -18.7 | 22.2 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | -18.7 | 76.3 | 15.8 | -5.7 | 20.6 | 28.8 | 3.5 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 42.0 | 5.3 | -21.9 |
| 2023 | 114.6 | -7.4 | 3.9 | -29.1 | 86.2 | 100.6 | 77.3 | 9.6 | -16.6 | -35.7 | 16.0 | 69.0 |
| 2022 | -30.1 | -7.2 | -20.7 | -51.4 | -49.2 | -23.3 | 29.1 | 13.2 | -38.5 | -33.4 | -43.0 | -38.5 |
| 2021 | 9.0 | 8.5 | -7.4 | 8.7 | -7.1 | 13.9 | 11.8 | -2.8 | -8.1 | 0.5 | -7.5 | -17.3 |
| 2020 | -13.9 | 4.6 | -33.5 | 45.4 | 16.1 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 39.4 | 3.3 | -16.9 | 35.0 | -4.3 |
| 2019 | 13.6 | 20.8 | 29.4 | 23.3 | -19.1 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 27.7 | -18.7 | 22.9 | 17.6 | -3.4 |
| 2018 | -0.2 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 44.2 | 3.4 | 50.6 | -8.7 | -34.4 | 11.7 | -24.4 |
| 2017 | · | · | · | 0.0 | -9.5 | 103.7 | -4.6 | -8.6 | -17.8 | -3.4 | 14.3 | 17.9 |
| Avg | 10.1 | 8.7 | -1.6 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 29.8 | 16.1 | 15.5 | -8.8 | -8.6 | 7.9 | -1.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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CVNA seasonality — average by calendar month
Carvana has monthly history back to 2017. Its strongest month by median is June — positive in 8 of 10 years, median +21.3%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. October is the soft spot, down in 6 of 9 with a median of -16.9%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±30.1% in an average month and has fallen 99% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +10.1% | +8.7% | -1.6% | +4.8% | +7.4% | +29.8% | +16.1% | +15.5% | -9.8% | -8.6% | +8.0% | -1.1% |
| Win rate | 44%/9 | 56%/9 | 44%/9 | 60%/10 | 50%/10 | 80%/10 | 80%/10 | 70%/10 | 33%/9 | 33%/9 | 78%/9 | 33%/9 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
CVNA risk & extremes
CVNA drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Carvana's best month?+
Carvana's strongest completed month on record is January 2023, at +114.56%.
What was Carvana's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is April 2022, at -51.41%.
Is Carvana up this year?+
Carvana is down 13.03% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Carvana's 1-year return?+
-2.12% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Carvana's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 99.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2017.
Which calendar month is historically best for Carvana?+
June has the highest average return across every completed June since 2017. An average is not a forecast.
About Carvana
Carvana is an S&P 500 company, a consumer discretionary business worth about $53 billion. It lives in your shopping cart, physical or digital — with price receipts on this site going back to 2017. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2017) would be about $3,310 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 2023 at +114.56%; its worst, April 2022 at -51.41%.
- It has closed June in the green 8 out of 10 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
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