Seasonality
POST seasonality — Post Holdings
Over the last 11 years, POST's strongest month on average has been November (+3.7%) and its weakest May (-2.8%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.59% | -0.43% | 50% | +5.5% | -7.2% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.29% | +0.71% | 60% | +12.2% | -5.3% | 10 |
| Mar | +0.44% | +1.35% | 60% | +10.1% | -18.1% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.38% | +4.06% | 70% | +10.7% | -3.8% | 10 |
| May | -2.82% | -3.98% | 30% | +10.5% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.34% | -1.24% | 40% | +11.9% | -6.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +1.62% | +2.20% | 70% | +7.2% | -5.7% | 10 |
| Aug | +2.75% | +3.74% | 70% | +12.4% | -8.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.30% | -1.93% | 30% | +6.2% | -12.6% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.73% | -4.48% | 20% | +14.2% | -9.8% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.71% | +3.53% | 78% | +10.3% | -4.8% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.38% | +1.40% | 50% | +16.7% | -7.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — POST
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -7.0 | 6.0 | -12.3 | -3.9 | 3.6 | -8.8 | -12.6 | 14.2 | -0.2 | -16.1% | |
| 2025 | -7.2 | 6.9 | 2.5 | -2.7 | -2.3 | -1.4 | -3.0 | 6.9 | -5.0 | -3.3 | 0.1 | -4.8 | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -2.3 | 5.0 | 5.9 | -0.0 | -5.7 | 10.3 | -5.0 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2 | -5.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -6.1 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 5.2 | -4.4 | -6.4 | 6.4 | 3.1 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | -6.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 2.1 | -7.7 | 10.4 | 3.5 | -3.6 | +22.3% |
| 2021 | -6.1 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 1.5 | -6.1 | -5.7 | 9.3 | -1.6 | -7.9 | -4.8 | 16.7 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | -4.2 | -3.2 | -18.1 | 10.7 | -5.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 10.0 | 6.9 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 3.1 | -6.8 | -1.1 | 3.1 | -7.0 | 6.2 | -2.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | +22.4% |
| 2018 | -4.5 | 0.1 | -0.0 | 5.0 | -3.4 | 11.9 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 0.8 | -9.8 | 9.4 | -7.9 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | -2.2 | 6.9 | -3.8 | -4.6 | -3.4 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 3.7 | -6.0 | -4.2 | -0.3 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3 |