Seasonality
MSEX seasonality — Middlesex Water Company
Over the last 11 years, MSEX's strongest month on average has been July (+6.2%) and its weakest February (-4.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.36% | -0.56% | 50% | +9.8% | -15.8% | 10 |
| Feb | -4.12% | -3.56% | 20% | +4.8% | -13.7% | 10 |
| Mar | +4.77% | +2.64% | 70% | +27.9% | -4.9% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.48% | -0.61% | 50% | +13.5% | -15.4% | 10 |
| May | +2.70% | +4.02% | 70% | +12.5% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.09% | -0.93% | 40% | +12.1% | -6.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +6.23% | +3.53% | 60% | +27.2% | -4.8% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.80% | -1.21% | 50% | +7.5% | -6.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.27% | -1.00% | 50% | +6.4% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Oct | +3.65% | +4.86% | 70% | +15.9% | -7.1% | 10 |
| Nov | +1.81% | +4.45% | 67% | +15.2% | -10.7% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.58% | +1.95% | 60% | +16.8% | -19.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — MSEX
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.9 | 3.1 | -3.6 | -2.2 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | -8.7 | 7.2 | 5.4 | +18.7% | |
| 2025 | -3.8 | -1.0 | 27.9 | -1.5 | -8.2 | -6.5 | -4.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 6.2 | -10.7 | -1.7 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | -14.7 | -9.1 | 3.2 | -3.4 | 6.2 | -3.0 | 27.2 | -5.2 | 3.5 | -6.2 | 7.0 | -19.6 | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 6.6 | -8.8 | 2.1 | -6.6 | 11.5 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -6.4 | -12.0 | -4.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | -16.6% |
| 2022 | -15.8 | -1.2 | 5.2 | -15.4 | -4.4 | 3.1 | 8.5 | -6.7 | -13.0 | 15.9 | 4.5 | -15.8 | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8 | -13.7 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | -4.9 | 24.5 | 7.5 | -6.1 | 7.1 | -6.4 | 16.8 | +66.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -8.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.5 | -1.0 | -4.6 | 0.1 | -3.1 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 4.8 | -4.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5.7 | -2.5 | 6.4 | 3.5 | -6.6 | 1.2 | +19.2% |
| 2018 | -5.6 | -5.9 | 3.6 | 13.5 | 6.7 | -5.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 5.7 | -7.1 | 15.2 | 2.9 | +33.7% |
| 2017 | -11.9 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 3.2 | -7.3 | 12.1 | -0.9 | -3.2 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 6.1 | -13.5 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4 |