Seasonality
MO seasonality — Altria
Over the last 11 years, MO's strongest month on average has been October (+2.7%) and its weakest September (-4.8%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.19% | -0.10% | 40% | +7.5% | -4.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.62% | +4.17% | 80% | +11.4% | -15.1% | 10 |
| Mar | +2.47% | +0.44% | 50% | +17.3% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.19% | +0.47% | 60% | +10.1% | -10.0% | 10 |
| May | -0.80% | -0.58% | 40% | +5.6% | -9.7% | 10 |
| Jun | -2.77% | -1.40% | 40% | +3.4% | -22.8% | 10 |
| Jul | +0.91% | +2.04% | 70% | +7.6% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.98% | +1.55% | 60% | +9.7% | -7.1% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.83% | -4.99% | 20% | +3.1% | -11.7% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.69% | +3.98% | 60% | +15.9% | -14.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.66% | +4.66% | 78% | +11.0% | -15.7% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.20% | -0.72% | 50% | +11.1% | -9.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — MO
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.5 | 11.4 | -4.4 | 10.1 | -4.2 | 3.4 | -5.0 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 15.9 | -2.5 | +32.0% | |
| 2025 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -3.3 | 5.7 | 8.5 | -1.7 | -14.7 | 4.7 | -2.3 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | -0.6 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 5.6 | -1.5 | 7.6 | 9.7 | -5.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | -9.4 | +29.6% |
| 2023 | -1.5 | 3.1 | -3.9 | 6.5 | -6.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -4.9 | -4.5 | 4.7 | -4.0 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 6.3 | -2.7 | -22.8 | 5.0 | 2.9 | -10.5 | 14.6 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 17.3 | -6.7 | 3.1 | -3.1 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -9.4 | -3.1 | -3.3 | 11.1 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | -4.8 | -15.1 | -4.2 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 6.3 | -11.7 | -6.6 | 10.4 | 2.9 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | -0.1 | 6.2 | 9.6 | -5.4 | -9.7 | -3.5 | -0.6 | -7.1 | -6.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 0.4 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -1.5 | -10.5 | -1.0 | -10.0 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 7.8 | -15.7 | -9.9 | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 5.2 | -4.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 | -1.3 | -12.8 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8 |