Seasonality
LECO seasonality — Lincoln Electric
Over the last 11 years, LECO's strongest month on average has been July (+5.8%) and its weakest September (-2.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.17% | +6.29% | 70% | +15.5% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.36% | +0.82% | 60% | +15.5% | -10.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.20% | +0.12% | 50% | +8.1% | -15.7% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.20% | +0.86% | 50% | +16.7% | -14.1% | 10 |
| May | -0.32% | +0.61% | 70% | +9.9% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.81% | +2.62% | 70% | +17.1% | -9.2% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.81% | +6.45% | 80% | +17.4% | -5.2% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.14% | -0.42% | 40% | +7.6% | -5.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.58% | -3.82% | 20% | +5.6% | -8.0% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.45% | +1.76% | 60% | +12.9% | -13.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.49% | +4.14% | 78% | +13.5% | -5.2% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.75% | +0.29% | 60% | +9.8% | -14.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — LECO
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.7 | 8.2 | -13.2 | 6.4 | -2.5 | 2.7 | -1.6 | 7.6 | -5.9 | 4.7 | -0.6 | +14.9% | |
| 2025 | 6.0 | 4.0 | -8.5 | -6.8 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 17.4 | -0.4 | -2.8 | -0.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | 15.5 | -0.5 | -14.1 | -10.6 | -3.9 | 8.9 | -5.7 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 13.5 | -14.2 | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 17.1 | 1.1 | -4.1 | -5.5 | -3.9 | 13.3 | 9.8 | +50.5% |
| 2022 | -8.3 | -0.3 | 8.1 | -2.2 | 0.8 | -9.2 | 14.7 | -3.4 | -8.0 | 12.9 | 4.1 | -2.3 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | -1.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 | -7.8 | 10.6 | -5.2 | 3.3 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | -7.8 | -8.2 | -15.7 | 16.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | -4.8 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 1.1 | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6 | -0.0 | -3.0 | 4.0 | -13.0 | 8.4 | 2.7 | -2.3 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5 | -10.3 | 2.8 | -7.9 | 8.1 | -2.0 | 7.0 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -13.4 | 6.2 | -8.3 | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -5.2 | -0.5 | 5.6 | -0.0 | -0.6 | 0.5 | +19.4% |
| 2016 | -2.3 |