Seasonality
MP seasonality — MP Materials
Over the last 7 years, MP's strongest month on average has been November (+24.4%) and its weakest October (-5.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +8.21% | +3.50% | 50% | +40.8% | -20.4% | 6 |
| Feb | +11.95% | +8.50% | 83% | +44.1% | -3.8% | 6 |
| Mar | -5.10% | -10.22% | 33% | +25.7% | -19.5% | 6 |
| Apr | -4.05% | -8.12% | 50% | +36.8% | -33.7% | 6 |
| May | -3.14% | -3.21% | 33% | +3.6% | -10.9% | 6 |
| Jun | +6.80% | -1.50% | 50% | +52.7% | -21.5% | 6 |
| Jul | +13.46% | +4.64% | 86% | +84.8% | -26.1% | 7 |
| Aug | +5.59% | +4.23% | 57% | +32.3% | -12.2% | 7 |
| Sep | -2.38% | -5.72% | 29% | +36.8% | -22.0% | 7 |
| Oct | -5.37% | -5.93% | 43% | +10.0% | -18.2% | 7 |
| Nov | +24.38% | +13.90% | 67% | +93.7% | -3.2% | 6 |
| Dec | +1.09% | -7.54% | 50% | +49.5% | -27.0% | 6 |
Monthly returns heat map — MP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.3 | 0.2 | -18.0 | 36.8 | -2.0 | -13.4 | -26.1 | 32.3 | -13.6 | -16.3 | -10.5 | -29.9% | |
| 2025 | 40.8 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | -10.9 | 52.7 | 84.8 | 15.7 | -5.7 | -5.9 | -1.8 | -18.4 | +223.8% |
| 2024 | -20.4 | -3.8 | -6.0 | 11.9 | 1.4 | -21.5 | 6.2 | -4.6 | 36.8 | 1.9 | 17.1 | -26.0 | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 33.9 | 7.7 | -19.5 | -23.1 | -4.4 | 10.4 | 4.2 | -12.2 | -8.8 | -14.1 | -3.2 | 25.1 | -18.2% |
| 2022 | -12.1 | 14.2 | 25.7 | -33.7 | 3.6 | -18.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | -22.0 | 10.0 | 10.7 | -27.0 | -46.5% |
| 2021 | -9.3 | 44.1 | -14.5 | -16.4 | -6.5 | 31.3 | 2.1 | -10.8 | -4.0 | 5.0 | 29.8 | 3.4 | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 18.4 | 14.4 | 0.6 | -18.2 | 93.7 | 49.5 |