Seasonality
MSA seasonality — MSA Safety
Over the last 11 years, MSA's strongest month on average has been November (+5.0%) and its weakest March (-4.9%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.54% | +1.97% | 60% | +10.6% | -9.0% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.13% | +2.11% | 70% | +11.6% | -10.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.91% | -3.38% | 30% | +5.1% | -16.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.92% | +5.31% | 70% | +11.2% | -9.1% | 10 |
| May | +2.65% | +4.36% | 70% | +7.1% | -9.6% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.83% | +3.19% | 70% | +26.5% | -5.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.34% | +2.04% | 60% | +9.0% | -4.6% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.98% | -1.42% | 40% | +10.1% | -9.1% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.48% | -1.02% | 50% | +9.1% | -13.7% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.97% | +0.07% | 50% | +22.8% | -8.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.05% | +4.74% | 89% | +13.3% | -6.3% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.07% | -0.38% | 40% | +11.5% | -13.5% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — MSA
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.6 | 10.3 | -16.1 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 9.0 | -1.8 | -4.8 | 0.4 | -4.7 | +6.2% | |
| 2025 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -10.4 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.2 | -4.1 | 0.9 | -8.7 | 2.7 | -0.7 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | -2.2 | 11.6 | 5.1 | -6.8 | -0.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -3.2 | -2.9 | -6.4 | 4.7 | -4.6 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | -5.4 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -2.8 | 6.0 | 26.5 | -4.6 | 10.1 | -13.7 | 0.1 | 10.3 | -3.0 | +17.1% |
| 2022 | -9.0 | 1.2 | -4.6 | -9.1 | 5.6 | -5.0 | 6.0 | -7.4 | -8.1 | 22.8 | 5.0 | 2.3 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 3.1 | -6.8 | 7.2 | 4.5 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -10.5 | 5.0 | -6.3 | 5.3 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3 | -10.3 | -16.8 | 11.2 | 5.7 | -3.8 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | -1.7 | 13.3 | -0.0 | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 6.3 | -9.6 | 6.0 | -0.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -1.9 | 4.4 | -13.5 | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 1.3 | -2.2 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -9.1 | 9.1 | -0.0 | 8.2 | -9.9 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 11.5 |