Seasonality
MTH seasonality — Meritage Homes Corporation
Over the last 11 years, MTH's strongest month on average has been July (+9.9%) and its weakest March (-4.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.64% | +3.43% | 60% | +22.8% | -16.4% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.73% | -3.32% | 30% | +8.5% | -10.6% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.29% | +2.74% | 60% | +11.3% | -42.5% | 10 |
| Apr | +9.16% | +7.37% | 70% | +44.0% | -5.5% | 10 |
| May | +2.55% | +1.44% | 60% | +32.2% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.62% | +3.88% | 60% | +28.5% | -15.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +9.89% | +10.05% | 70% | +30.3% | -16.3% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.26% | -0.61% | 30% | +15.4% | -11.3% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.39% | -7.15% | 40% | +14.9% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.78% | -2.08% | 50% | +12.1% | -21.1% | 10 |
| Nov | +7.35% | +5.45% | 89% | +23.9% | -7.7% | 9 |
| Dec | -2.19% | -5.41% | 30% | +23.3% | -19.5% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — MTH
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.6 | 8.5 | -18.0 | 8.9 | -3.1 | 28.5 | -16.3 | -1.1 | -9.5 | 2.6 | 5.5 | +3.4% | |
| 2025 | 1.2 | -6.9 | -2.2 | -3.9 | -6.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 15.4 | -6.8 | -6.7 | 8.2 | -10.0 | -14.4% |
| 2024 | -4.9 | -4.8 | 11.3 | -5.5 | 6.4 | -8.2 | 25.3 | -2.4 | 3.5 | -11.6 | 5.5 | -19.5 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 9.7 | -9.9 | 23.4 | 4.7 | -6.7 | -12.0 | -6.8 | 23.9 | 23.3 | +88.9% |
| 2022 | -16.4 | -3.4 | -19.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | -15.0 | 21.8 | -11.3 | -10.3 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 6.7 | -24.5% |
| 2021 | -3.1 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 15.7 | 1.2 | -12.6 | 15.4 | 2.7 | -13.0 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 8.2 | +47.4% |
| 2020 | 16.1 | -10.6 | -42.5 | 44.0 | 32.2 | 9.5 | 30.3 | -3.2 | 14.9 | -21.1 | 3.5 | -8.1 | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8 | -2.7 | 2.0 | 14.4 | -2.0 | 2.5 | 22.3 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 2.5 | -7.7 | -8.2 | +66.4% |
| 2018 | -7.3 | -10.6 | 6.7 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -2.9 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -7.5 | -6.6 | 2.7 | -4.0 | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6 | -3.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | -3.4 | -0.1 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 12.8 | -6.8 | +47.1% |
| 2016 | -3.5 |