Seasonality
FE seasonality — FirstEnergy
Over the last 11 years, FE's strongest month on average has been October (+2.8%) and its weakest September (-2.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.91% | +0.69% | 80% | +7.5% | -2.4% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.62% | -0.23% | 40% | +8.1% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Mar | +1.98% | +3.18% | 70% | +9.6% | -10.0% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.15% | +0.18% | 50% | +9.3% | -6.2% | 10 |
| May | -0.82% | -1.34% | 30% | +5.0% | -6.1% | 10 |
| Jun | -1.53% | -1.06% | 40% | +4.3% | -10.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +1.42% | +2.85% | 80% | +9.5% | -25.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.19% | +1.77% | 60% | +5.5% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.02% | -2.90% | 40% | +5.0% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.77% | +2.72% | 90% | +8.3% | -5.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +1.10% | +1.72% | 67% | +9.4% | -10.6% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.38% | -0.75% | 40% | +15.2% | -10.3% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — FE
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.7 | 8.1 | -1.0 | -6.2 | -2.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | -5.1 | -5.5 | 8.3 | -1.0 | +3.7% | |
| 2025 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 4.3 | 6.1 | -2.2 | -4.0 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | -6.2 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 5.5 | -0.7 | 5.0 | -4.9 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 | -5.7 | 1.7 | -6.5 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | -2.4 | -3.4 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -6.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | -8.4 | -5.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | -0.8 | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 9.6 | -5.6 | -0.8 | -10.6 | 7.1 | -3.8 | -6.5 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 1.7 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 9.3 | -0.0 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | -8.4 | 8.2 | -2.3 | 10.4 | +35.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5 | -12.3 | -10.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -8.2 | -25.2 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -10.6 | 15.2 | -37.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 1.9 | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 7.5 | -1.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -1.3 | 5.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.7 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | -2.1 | 7.0 | -1.9 | -5.9 | -2.3 | -0.3 | 9.4 | 2.1 | -5.4 | 6.9 | 3.6 | -10.3 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | -1.0 |