Seasonality
ESI seasonality — Element Solutions
Over the last 11 years, ESI's strongest month on average has been November (+6.6%) and its weakest March (-6.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +6.58% | +5.15% | 70% | +23.8% | -7.6% | 10 |
| Feb | +3.01% | +3.44% | 80% | +20.6% | -11.2% | 10 |
| Mar | -6.43% | -6.87% | 20% | +6.3% | -19.5% | 10 |
| Apr | +5.89% | +6.05% | 60% | +24.8% | -9.7% | 10 |
| May | +1.84% | +3.57% | 60% | +19.8% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.87% | +3.77% | 60% | +12.9% | -16.4% | 10 |
| Jul | +1.47% | +2.14% | 70% | +11.0% | -23.1% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.22% | -2.22% | 20% | +9.0% | -16.6% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.45% | -3.39% | 30% | +9.1% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.48% | +2.27% | 50% | +11.5% | -13.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.61% | +7.64% | 78% | +17.8% | -7.0% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.53% | -0.19% | 40% | +28.4% | -12.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ESI
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.4 | 20.6 | -2.7 | 24.8 | -0.4 | 12.5 | -23.1 | -3.2 | 2.1 | -5.5 | -8.5 | +25.4% | |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -13.4 | -9.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 9.0 | -2.1 | 6.2 | -3.0 | -3.6 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | -3.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | -7.4 | 3.9 | 12.9 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 5.8 | -11.3 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 0.3 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -1.2 | 7.1 | 9.2 | -1.6 | -4.9 | -7.0 | 15.0 | 10.4 | +27.2% |
| 2022 | -7.6 | 9.5 | -10.9 | -5.8 | 3.2 | -16.4 | 11.0 | -5.5 | -12.8 | 5.7 | 13.7 | -7.0 | -25.1% |
| 2021 | -4.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 19.6 | 6.9 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -2.8 | -4.6 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 6.2 | +36.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | -11.2 | -19.5 | 22.6 | 6.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -2.2 | 11.5 | 17.8 | 28.4 | +51.8% |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 0.2 | -10.3 | 7.5 | -12.9 | 9.3 | -3.1 | -6.9 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | -0.1 | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 18.0 | -10.8 | -7.8 | 4.6 | 19.8 | -3.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | -6.0 | -13.2 | 8.8 | -12.2 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23.8 | 8.7 | -1.3 | 8.8 | -11.9 | 1.6 | 10.5 | -16.6 | -4.5 | -4.0 | -7.0 | -0.3 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9 |