Seasonality
RPM seasonality — RPM International
Over the last 11 years, RPM's strongest month on average has been July (+6.9%) and its weakest January (-4.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.10% | -3.68% | 20% | +2.9% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.83% | -1.78% | 40% | +8.2% | -10.2% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.42% | -2.63% | 40% | +15.3% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.33% | +1.56% | 60% | +11.6% | -10.1% | 10 |
| May | +2.42% | +3.59% | 70% | +12.6% | -11.8% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.70% | +0.48% | 60% | +17.8% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +6.88% | +9.54% | 70% | +15.1% | -4.9% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.28% | -1.50% | 40% | +6.7% | -5.6% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.78% | -4.37% | 30% | +4.8% | -10.6% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.92% | +3.85% | 70% | +13.5% | -7.3% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.22% | +4.40% | 78% | +12.8% | -1.9% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.38% | +0.35% | 50% | +10.9% | -11.3% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — RPM
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.9 | 6.7 | -12.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | -3.7 | -2.8 | -5.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | -0.7% | |
| 2025 | 2.9 | -2.1 | -6.6 | -7.7 | 6.6 | -3.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | -5.9 | -7.3 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -15.5% |
| 2024 | -4.5 | 8.2 | 3.1 | -10.1 | 4.8 | -3.9 | 12.8 | -4.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 9.2 | -11.3 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | -7.7 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -6.0 | -2.7 | 12.5 | 15.1 | -3.5 | -4.9 | -3.7 | 12.8 | 8.4 | +14.6% |
| 2022 | -12.3 | -4.6 | -3.7 | 1.8 | 6.3 | -10.7 | 14.8 | 3.0 | -10.6 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -6.0 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | -9.2 | -3.4 | 15.3 | 3.3 | -1.4 | -5.2 | -2.4 | -5.0 | -5.6 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 10.9 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | -7.0 | -10.2 | -7.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 3.9 | -2.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | -2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 | -11.8 | 14.2 | 11.0 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 4.1 | +30.6% |
| 2018 | -0.4 | -4.7 | -4.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 17.8 | 10.4 | 4.9 | -3.8 | -5.8 | 7.8 | -10.9 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | -2.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | -4.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | -4.9 | -5.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7 |