Seasonality
SMP seasonality — Standard Motor Products, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, SMP's strongest month on average has been October (+4.3%) and its weakest February (-5.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.76% | +0.74% | 60% | +16.3% | -8.7% | 10 |
| Feb | -5.08% | -3.75% | 20% | +7.1% | -21.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.86% | -1.16% | 30% | +5.6% | -12.6% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.99% | +0.35% | 50% | +8.7% | -4.7% | 10 |
| May | -0.60% | -1.07% | 40% | +11.8% | -15.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.42% | +3.81% | 60% | +12.6% | -9.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.39% | +1.15% | 60% | +18.0% | -3.7% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.69% | -1.31% | 30% | +27.8% | -19.8% | 10 |
| Sep | +0.17% | +0.13% | 50% | +9.6% | -11.4% | 10 |
| Oct | +4.33% | +5.87% | 70% | +16.7% | -9.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +1.12% | +1.27% | 78% | +4.5% | -3.8% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.07% | -1.25% | 40% | +10.7% | -12.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — SMP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.4 | -0.6 | -12.4 | 7.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -1.6 | 14.3 | 4.8 | +20.6% | |
| 2025 | 0.1 | -8.0 | -12.6 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 27.8 | 5.2 | -9.0 | 1.1 | -1.8 | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4 | -21.3 | 5.6 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -9.7 | 18.0 | -1.3 | 2.8 | -3.0 | 2.1 | -5.8 | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 16.3 | -3.7 | -5.3 | -2.4 | -1.9 | 6.2 | 1.7 | -3.0 | -9.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 10.7 | +14.4% |
| 2022 | -8.6 | -8.7 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -6.4 | 12.6 | 1.7 | -19.8 | -11.4 | 16.7 | 1.3 | -9.4 | -33.6% |
| 2021 | -3.0 | 7.1 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 5.1 | -3.7 | -3.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +29.5% |
| 2020 | -8.7 | -9.4 | -5.5 | -2.1 | 4.6 | -3.2 | 10.4 | -0.1 | -1.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | -12.6 | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -15.2 | 7.0 | 1.5 | -3.7 | 9.6 | 7.8 | -3.8 | 5.7 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7 | -2.6 | 1.9 | -4.7 | -0.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -3.0 | 9.9 | -2.7 | -8.1 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | -6.3 | -3.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | -4.3 | 7.3 | -3.5 | -12.5 | 9.4 | -9.5 | 3.5 | -0.7 | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 6.6 |