cyclical

[sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li-]

adjective

1. cyclic.

2. of or denoting a business or stock whose income, value, or earnings fluctuate widely according to variations in the economy or the cycle of the seasons.

   Selling Christmas decorations is a cyclical business.

noun

1. Usually cyclicals. stocks of cyclical companies.

Other Word Forms

• cyclically adverb
• cyclicality noun
• noncyclical adjective
• noncyclically adverb
• procyclical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclical¹

First recorded in 1810–20; cyclic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Of course, at some point the cyclical chip industry will add too much capacity and the fundamentals will deteriorate for Nvidia.

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Other themes Barclays likes: cyclical/growth equities that would benefit from Fed rate cuts; potential for deal activity driven by easier financial conditions; and financials owing to U.S. economic resiliency.

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The issue for investors is that a large majority of these top performers have ties to the AI or are in highly cyclical industries, making them less-than-ideal as hedges against a stock market dip.

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Many investors once again buying the dip in equities on Monday will be thinking of the cyclical factors driving stocks: reasonable economic growth and falling interest rates, for example.

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Alternative indicators from various sources suggest a strong labor market with no sudden rise in unemployment from AI or cyclical reasons.

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Related Words

• periodic 
• repetitive 
• seasonal