Seasonality
AFG seasonality — American Financial Group
Over the last 11 years, AFG's strongest month on average has been November (+5.1%) and its weakest May (-1.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.93% | +0.50% | 50% | +7.4% | -5.1% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.00% | +3.00% | 60% | +13.3% | -15.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.47% | +0.47% | 50% | +7.6% | -24.2% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.32% | +0.95% | 60% | +7.7% | -6.4% | 10 |
| May | -1.58% | -2.36% | 40% | +8.3% | -9.1% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.89% | +0.66% | 50% | +7.8% | -6.3% | 10 |
| Jul | +0.95% | +1.35% | 60% | +6.5% | -4.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.91% | +0.49% | 60% | +10.0% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.40% | -0.08% | 50% | +7.3% | -8.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.32% | -0.05% | 50% | +18.0% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.11% | +4.59% | 67% | +19.3% | -2.0% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.74% | -0.40% | 40% | +7.2% | -11.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — AFG
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.7 | 2.1 | -4.0 | 4.3 | -2.6 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -4.1 | 12.5 | 0.4 | +13.1% | |
| 2025 | -0.3 | -7.5 | 4.0 | -3.6 | -2.1 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 8.8 | 7.3 | -9.6 | 4.6 | -0.8 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | -6.4 | 1.7 | -5.3 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -4.2 | 13.9 | -6.8 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9 | -6.0 | -9.4 | 1.0 | -8.5 | 5.8 | 2.4 | -4.7 | -3.7 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | -5.1 | 3.9 | 7.6 | -4.9 | 2.0 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -4.5 | -3.7 | 18.0 | -2.0 | -3.5 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | -6.3 | 1.4 | 9.1 | -8.8 | 8.1 | -1.8 | 2.8 | +56.7% |
| 2020 | -0.8 | -15.1 | -24.2 | -5.5 | -9.1 | 5.3 | -4.2 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 19.3 | -2.0 | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 4.5 | -3.5 | 7.6 | -5.2 | 4.3 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 6.8 | -3.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -3.0 | -2.3 | 5.0 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -9.9 | 2.3 | -11.6 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | -2.2 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 3.3 | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 7.2 |