The takeaway
Frequency Electronics Inc shows a pronounced seasonal pattern over 10 years of data — strongest in December (+16.5%) and softest in May (−4.8%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 80% of years, averaging +10.4%, about +8.2 pts better than the S&P 500.
The full picture
Frequency Electronics Inc's most dependable month has been December, higher in 8 of 10 years; May has been its least reliable, up just 30% of the time.
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in December (+15.5 pts); it has trailed the market most in May (−5.5 pts).
“vs S&P” is Frequency Electronics Inc’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Frequency Electronics Inc’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, December has closed higher 100% of the time versus 80% across the last 10 years — the pattern is strengthening.
Figures are the typical (median) December return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 10(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 10-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
Dependability is the through-line here. December stands out, higher in 8 of 10 Decembers, but it heads a clutch of months that pull the year reliably upward.
The headline flatters a touch — its +16.5% average sits well above the +5.2% a typical year delivers, the work of a few big Decembers. That reliability comes with real swings, mind — even December ranges by 27.7% from year to year, so any single year can land far from the average. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: December has cleared the S&P 500 by +15.5 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages December only about 58% of the time.
A few other months pull their weight: March, July, and September have also closed higher more often than not. On the other side of the ledger, May has been the soft spot — the weakest of 2 months that average a loss (−4.8%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in May and October. Its roughest month on record was a −19.8% November in 2025 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
December has now closed higher 7 years running. If anything it has sharpened recently — the last five Decembers run ahead of the earlier years.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: December aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt.
Short answers on the stock's best month (December), its worst (May), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a pronounced degree. Since 2016 its best month (December, +16.5%) has run well ahead of its worst (May, −4.8%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
December has been the strongest, averaging +16.5% and closing higher in 8 of 10 years since 2016.
It's the weakest, averaging −4.8% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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