Seasonality
MTX seasonality — Minerals Technologies
Over the last 11 years, MTX's strongest month on average has been November (+5.9%) and its weakest August (-3.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.03% | +2.19% | 60% | +14.4% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.74% | -1.79% | 50% | +15.6% | -17.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.66% | -0.77% | 30% | +5.7% | -19.2% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.15% | +2.09% | 60% | +21.5% | -18.9% | 10 |
| May | +3.74% | +6.39% | 70% | +19.0% | -17.2% | 10 |
| Jun | -2.13% | -3.49% | 40% | +3.7% | -9.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +1.66% | +1.15% | 60% | +8.9% | -5.8% | 10 |
| Aug | -3.32% | -4.47% | 20% | +12.6% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.76% | -2.46% | 50% | +10.4% | -15.2% | 10 |
| Oct | -2.07% | -1.90% | 40% | +11.3% | -19.0% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.94% | +8.34% | 89% | +15.9% | -7.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.40% | +1.55% | 60% | +13.8% | -8.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — MTX
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 7.1 | -4.0 | 3.1 | -7.0 | -7.8 | -4.1 | -1.8 | +1.1% | |
| 2025 | 0.6 | -10.4 | -7.5 | -18.9 | 10.1 | -3.0 | 5.6 | 12.6 | -5.1 | -8.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | -8.4 | 10.7 | 4.0 | -3.2 | 19.0 | -4.1 | -5.8 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -2.5 | 8.3 | -6.6 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 14.4 | -12.5 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -6.2 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -0.4 | -10.4 | -1.3 | 15.9 | 13.8 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | -4.3 | 0.0 | -5.5 | -3.8 | 4.2 | -7.4 | 8.9 | -12.8 | -15.2 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 0.7 | -17.0% |
| 2021 | -0.8 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 11.3 | -9.6 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -11.2 | 1.6 | -7.4 | 11.4 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | -6.1 | -17.1 | -19.2 | 21.5 | 12.0 | -4.8 | -0.1 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 2.4 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 14.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 6.8 | -17.2 | 2.9 | -0.5 | -9.5 | 10.2 | -6.9 | 9.2 | 6.7 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 9.2 | -8.6 | -2.5 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -11.2 | 0.7 | -19.0 | 2.8 | -8.8 | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8 | -3.6 | -0.8 | 2.7 | -8.6 | 1.7 | -3.3 | -9.6 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -5.0 | -10.9% |
| 2016 | -4.6 |