MSA Safety (MSA) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns

Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.

2026

Jan+10.6%
Feb+10.6%
Mar16.1%
Apr+5.1%
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2025

Jan0.6%
Feb0.3%
Mar10.4%
Apr+7.3%
May+3.9%
Jun+2.8%
Jul+6.2%
Aug3.8%
Sep+0.9%
Oct8.7%
Nov+3.1%
Dec0.7%

2024

Jan2.3%
Feb+11.9%
Mar+5.1%
Apr6.8%
May+0.0%
Jun+4.3%
Jul+0.5%
Aug2.9%
Sep2.9%
Oct6.4%
Nov+5.1%
Dec4.6%

2023

Jan5.4%
Feb1.2%
Mar0.6%
Apr2.8%
May+6.4%
Jun+26.5%
Jul4.6%
Aug+10.3%
Sep13.7%
Oct+0.1%
Nov+10.6%
Dec3.0%

2022

Jan9.0%
Feb+1.6%
Mar4.6%
Apr9.0%
May+6.0%
Jun5.0%
Jul+6.0%
Aug7.1%
Sep8.1%
Oct+22.8%
Nov+5.4%
Dec+2.3%

2021

Jan+4.5%
Feb+3.4%
Mar6.8%
Apr+7.2%
May+4.8%
Jun1.5%
Jul0.7%
Aug0.7%
Sep10.5%
Oct+5.0%
Nov6.1%
Dec+5.3%

2020

Jan+7.3%
Feb10.0%
Mar16.8%
Apr+11.2%
May+6.1%
Jun3.8%
Jul+3.6%
Aug+6.6%
Sep+6.5%
Oct1.7%
Nov+13.6%
Dec0.0%

2019

Jan+6.3%
Feb+3.6%
Mar+0.0%
Apr+6.3%
May9.2%
Jun+6.0%
Jul0.0%
Aug+0.7%
Sep+3.3%
Oct+10.0%
Nov+3.6%
Dec+2.0%

2018

Jan+1.0%
Feb+3.5%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+4.3%
May+7.6%
Jun+3.6%
Jul+4.7%
Aug+0.6%
Sep+5.3%
Oct1.9%
Nov+4.7%
Dec13.5%

2017

Jan+2.9%
Feb+1.8%
Mar2.2%
Apr+10.1%
May+4.7%
Jun+0.1%
Jul1.2%
Aug8.6%
Sep+9.1%
Oct0.0%
Nov+8.7%
Dec9.9%

2016

Jan1.6%
Feb+2.9%
Mar+10.7%
Apr0.6%
May+5.5%
Jun+4.3%
Jul+6.4%
Aug+4.9%
Sep0.4%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+7.3%
Dec+11.5%

2015

Jan17.8%
Feb+16.6%
Mar1.4%
Apr8.3%
May1.6%
Jun+8.5%
Jul+6.5%
Aug11.4%
Sep12.1%
Oct+8.8%
Nov+8.6%
Dec7.3%

2014

Jan1.6%
Feb+2.8%
Mar+10.8%
Apr7.5%
May+4.3%
Jun+5.2%
Jul9.9%
Aug+7.5%
Sep10.8%
Oct+16.3%
Nov3.9%
Dec3.3%

2013

Jan+8.2%
Feb+2.0%
Mar+5.9%
Apr3.3%
May+4.6%
Jun6.7%
Jul+14.1%
Aug8.9%
Sep+7.2%
Oct6.7%
Nov+4.1%
Dec+2.8%

2012

Jan+3.1%
Feb+8.7%
Mar+11.4%
Apr+3.4%
May2.6%
Jun2.0%
Jul14.7%
Aug+2.4%
Sep+6.9%
Oct+3.6%
Nov+1.0%
Dec+11.2%

2011

Jan+0.2%
Feb+16.7%
Mar+1.5%
Apr+8.2%
May4.6%
Jun0.6%
Jul8.6%
Aug8.7%
Sep12.8%
Oct+24.5%
Nov+5.8%
Dec6.0%

2010

Jan9.2%
Feb+6.6%
Mar+10.1%
Apr+5.1%
May6.1%
Jun9.4%
Jul+1.1%
Aug8.0%
Sep+18.9%
Oct+3.9%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+8.0%

2009

Jan17.9%
Feb5.9%
Mar+9.7%
Apr+23.1%
May4.0%
Jun+2.9%
Jul+16.5%
Aug4.0%
Sep+2.9%
Oct7.3%
Nov2.0%
Dec+7.2%

2008

Jan14.0%
Feb9.7%
Mar+2.7%
Apr9.8%
May+11.6%
Jun3.1%
Jul17.4%
Aug+10.7%
Sep+4.9%
Oct29.2%
Nov8.6%
Dec2.2%

2007

Jan+4.7%
Feb+6.5%
Mar+3.5%
Apr+0.2%
May+2.6%
Jun+1.8%
Jul+4.3%
Aug+5.5%
Sep1.7%
Oct2.8%
Nov+7.5%
Dec+5.8%

2006

Jan+10.0%
Feb+0.4%
Mar+5.4%
Apr0.5%
May1.0%
Jun2.5%
Jul1.1%
Aug10.3%
Sep+0.5%
Oct+6.1%
Nov4.1%
Dec+1.5%

2005

Jan3.4%
Feb4.8%
Mar16.7%
Apr7.9%
May+28.7%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+5.8%
Aug19.1%
Sep1.8%
Oct+8.3%
Nov7.0%
Dec6.7%

2004

Jan+7.6%
Feb17.6%
Mar+21.1%
Apr4.5%
May+10.6%
Jun+12.8%
Jul+10.2%
Aug+6.7%
Sep+3.0%
Oct7.3%
Nov+25.9%
Dec+7.0%

2003

Jan+1.7%
Feb+9.9%
Mar0.7%
Apr+7.5%
May+3.2%
Jun+11.1%
Jul+0.4%
Aug+24.5%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+3.7%
Nov+18.9%
Dec+18.4%

2002

Jan4.3%
Feb2.6%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+19.2%
May+0.7%
Jun11.0%
Jul7.5%
Aug+5.0%
Sep+1.3%
Oct10.6%
Nov5.0%
Dec2.6%

2001

Jan5.8%
Feb+3.6%
Mar+4.7%
Apr+3.7%
May+10.9%
Jun+17.0%
Jul5.2%
Aug+3.1%
Sep+35.1%
Oct5.2%
Nov13.7%
Dec+9.4%

2000

Jan3.1%
Feb+3.0%
Mar+8.9%
Apr6.2%
May+7.5%
Jun+3.3%
Jul7.6%
Aug7.1%
Sep+7.6%
Oct4.8%
Nov+13.9%
Dec+5.5%

1999

Jan2.9%
Feb5.7%
Mar10.6%
Apr+1.9%
May+6.3%
Jun+2.5%
Jul+0.5%
Aug+0.0%
Sep6.3%
Oct+10.5%
Nov3.5%
Dec+0.7%

1998

Jan9.8%
Feb+5.7%
Mar+11.3%
Apr+4.4%
May+0.4%
Jun+4.0%
Jul4.7%
Aug+4.0%
Sep+9.0%
Oct12.7%
Nov7.0%
Dec+9.4%

1997

Jan+3.4%
Feb+6.5%
Mar+9.2%
Apr11.2%
May+8.0%
Jun0.5%
Jul+2.9%
Aug+1.8%
Sep+11.0%
Oct+0.7%
Nov5.0%
Dec1.7%

1996

Jan+3.5%
Feb8.1%
Mar+2.2%
Apr1.4%
May+5.5%
Jun14.5%
Jul+9.7%
Aug+9.6%
Sep+3.4%
Oct0.6%
Nov+1.0%
Dec+5.5%

1995

Jan1.5%
Feb+0.8%
Mar+3.1%
Apr1.1%
May+3.7%
Jun+13.4%
Jul2.9%
Aug+3.6%
Sep4.7%
Oct1.3%
Nov11.4%
Dec+9.1%

1994

Jan+3.0%
Feb+2.1%
Mar5.0%
Apr5.7%
May+0.9%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+11.8%
Aug+4.5%
Sep5.1%
Oct+0.8%
Nov+2.8%
Dec+4.3%

1993

Jan+7.8%
Feb+1.8%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+3.0%
May+3.0%
Jun7.4%
Jul3.1%
Aug2.7%
Sep+5.2%
Oct+4.0%
Nov1.7%
Dec+0.4%

1992

Jan+10.5%
Feb6.6%
Mar0.4%
Apr+0.0%
May0.4%
Jun3.1%
Jul+2.3%
Aug1.8%
Sep+0.0%
Oct7.3%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+1.0%

1991

Jan+6.1%
Feb+10.4%
Mar3.1%
Apr1.1%
May4.0%
Jun+0.0%
Jul8.3%
Aug3.3%
Sep0.4%
Oct+2.6%
Nov6.7%
Dec1.3%

1990

Jan11.4%
Feb+7.3%
Mar+6.8%
Apr+6.3%
May2.5%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+0.4%
Aug9.0%
Sep4.3%
Oct4.9%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+4.3%

1989

Jan+2.3%
Feb+6.7%
Mar+6.8%
Apr+6.9%
May+3.7%
Jun+4.9%
Jul+3.0%
Aug+3.3%
Sep4.0%
Oct+0.0%
Nov+5.0%
Dec+4.3%

1988

Jan+21.5%
Feb+10.0%
Mar+15.7%
Apr+2.1%
May+1.4%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+7.6%
Aug+10.3%
Sep1.2%
Oct+2.4%
Nov+1.1%
Dec1.1%

1987

Jan+10.7%
Feb+7.9%
Mar+5.7%
Apr3.8%
May+0.8%
Jun1.6%
Jul2.4%
Aug+5.0%
Sep+5.5%
Oct26.7%
Nov0.3%
Dec7.5%

1986

Jan+7.5%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+1.7%
Apr16.4%
May+3.4%
Jun+2.9%
Jul5.5%
Aug+1.8%
Sep+3.0%
Oct4.0%
Nov1.1%
Dec+4.4%

1985

Jan+8.1%
Feb+18.3%
Mar+6.0%
Apr+7.6%
May+6.1%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+6.0%
Aug1.8%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+0.0%
Nov+18.8%
Dec+3.9%

1984

Jan+4.9%
Feb9.0%
Mar+0.0%
Apr+0.0%
May+0.0%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+24.6%
Sep+3.1%
Oct+4.6%
Nov+0.0%
Dec10.7%

1983

Jan+1.7%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+12.4%
Apr+0.0%
May1.8%
Jun4.1%
Jul+2.0%
Aug1.9%
Sep+2.0%
Oct+0.0%
Nov4.2%
Dec2.4%

1982

Jan+1.1%
Feb+0.0%
Mar2.2%
Apr1.9%
May1.2%
Jun5.5%
Jul10.5%
Aug5.1%
Sep+1.5%
Oct+2.4%
Nov+11.8%
Dec0.4%

1981

Jan+6.9%
Feb7.4%
Mar3.5%
Apr+0.0%
May2.0%
Jun3.7%
Jul1.0%
Aug13.8%
Sep+4.9%
Oct+4.3%
Nov+0.0%
Dec1.1%

1980

Jan+6.2%
Feb+1.0%
Mar13.0%
Apr+11.0%
May+25.9%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+19.8%
Aug+21.1%
Sep+4.4%
Oct7.1%
Nov0.8%
Dec10.2%

1979

Jan+3.3%
Feb+0.0%
Mar+11.2%
Apr+3.6%
May1.4%
Jun+17.6%
Jul3.0%
Aug+8.0%
Sep+0.0%
Oct8.0%
Nov+3.7%
Dec+16.2%

1978

Jan+3.5%
Feb+2.5%
Mar+18.0%
Apr+2.1%
May+6.8%
Jun+2.6%
Jul8.7%
Aug+4.1%
Sep2.0%
Oct20.7%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+0.0%

1977

Jan+1.8%
Feb+18.7%
Mar+9.4%
Apr+2.0%
May4.3%
Jun+5.5%
Jul+2.9%
Aug13.0%
Sep+10.7%
Oct+0.0%
Nov+14.6%
Dec2.5%

1976

Jan+7.5%
Feb+11.6%
Mar+2.1%
Apr8.2%
May6.7%
Jun+2.4%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+1.2%
Sep3.4%
Oct2.4%
Nov+19.5%
Dec+12.2%

1975

Jan+15.0%
Feb+13.0%
Mar+3.8%
Apr+51.8%
May+4.9%
Jun2.3%
Jul9.5%
Aug+2.6%
Sep1.3%
Oct+6.5%
Nov+2.4%
Dec4.8%

1974

Jan8.8%
Feb+12.9%
Mar+2.9%
Apr11.1%
May9.4%
Jun3.5%
Jul+0.0%
Aug12.5%
Sep22.4%
Oct+21.1%
Nov4.3%
Dec9.1%

1973

Jan
Feb+0.0%
Mar8.0%
Apr3.9%
May19.2%
Jun+11.3%
Jul11.2%
Aug2.5%
Sep+11.7%
Oct7.0%
Nov12.5%
Dec2.9%

Avg

Jan+1.4%
Feb+3.1%
Mar+2.3%
Apr+1.7%
May+2.4%
Jun+1.6%
Jul+0.1%
Aug+0.5%
Sep+1.1%
Oct0.4%
Nov+2.4%
Dec+1.1%

Median

Jan+2.9%
Feb+2.6%
Mar+2.8%
Apr+0.1%
May+3.0%
Jun+0.1%
Jul+0.4%
Aug+0.7%
Sep+0.9%
Oct+0.0%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+0.4%

Win %

Jan64%
Feb70%
Mar65%
Apr50%
May64%
Jun51%
Jul53%
Aug53%
Sep55%
Oct45%
Nov57%
Dec51%

Frequently asked questions

What is the best performing month for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, February is the best performing month for MSA Safety (MSA) stock with an average return of +3.08%.

What is the worst performing month for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, October is the worst performing month for MSA Safety (MSA) stock with an average return of 0.41%.

What is the best performing quarter for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, Q1 is the best performing quarter for MSA Safety (MSA) stock with an average return of +7.01%.

What is the worst performing quarter for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for MSA Safety (MSA) stock with an average return of +1.78%.

What is the best performing year for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, 2003 is the best performing year for MSA Safety (MSA) stock with a return of +151.05%.

What is the worst performing year for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for MSA Safety (MSA) stock with a return of 52.63%.

Which month has the highest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, February has the highest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock — positive in 70% of years.

Which month has the lowest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, October has the lowest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock — positive in 45% of years.

Which quarter has the highest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, Q1 has the highest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock — positive in 69% of years.

Which quarter has the lowest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock?

Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for MSA Safety (MSA) stock — positive in 47% of years.

Data & methodology

How are returns calculated?

We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.

What is average vs median?

Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.

What does the heatmap show?

Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.

What is Win %?

Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.