Mosaic Company (The) (MOS)
S&P 500 · Materials · data since 1988-01-26 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.09%
7d
+0.77%
30d
+6.90%
YTD
-5.70%
1y
-38.27%
Mosaic Company (The) (MOS) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14.2 | 1.2 | -7.6 | -8.8 | 3.8 | -11.3 | 5.2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 13.5 | -14.2 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 18.9 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -7.3 | 4.5 | -20.9 | -10.8 | -0.7 |
| 2024 | -14.1 | 1.5 | 4.9 | -3.3 | -1.5 | -5.9 | 3.0 | -4.0 | -5.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -6.4 |
| 2023 | 12.9 | 7.4 | -13.0 | -6.6 | -25.0 | 9.5 | 16.5 | -4.7 | -7.9 | -8.8 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 31.2 | 27.1 | -6.1 | 0.4 | -24.4 | 11.5 | 2.6 | -10.3 | 11.2 | -4.3 | -14.5 |
| 2021 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 2.7 | -11.5 | -2.1 | 3.0 | 11.3 | 16.4 | -17.7 | 15.1 |
| 2020 | -8.3 | -14.2 | -36.3 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 35.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 18.7 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | -3.1 | -12.6 | -4.4 | -17.8 | 16.8 | 0.6 | -27.0 | 11.8 | -3.0 | -4.2 | 13.9 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | -3.5 | -7.8 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -4.7 | 16.4 | -18.8 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -6.4 | -7.7 | -15.4 | 0.9 | 5.7 | -17.2 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | -12.7 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -8.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 11.4 | -17.9 | -3.8 | 21.9 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | 6.7 | 9.4 | -13.1 | -4.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | -8.3 | -4.9 | -23.3 | 8.6 | -6.4 | -12.0 |
| 2014 | -5.5 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -6.8 | 3.6 | -6.5 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 8.2 | -4.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -1.3 | -11.5 | -23.3 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| 2012 | 11.1 | 3.2 | -4.3 | -4.5 | -9.5 | 14.8 | 6.6 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -8.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 6.0 | -8.3 | -4.9 | -5.4 | -4.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | -31.1 | 19.6 | -9.8 | -4.4 |
| 2010 | -10.4 | 9.2 | 4.1 | -15.8 | -9.6 | -15.6 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 24.5 | -7.5 | 12.9 |
| 2009 | 3.1 | 20.9 | -2.5 | -3.6 | 35.4 | -19.0 | 17.7 | -7.0 | -0.8 | -2.8 | 19.7 | 9.7 |
| 2008 | -3.6 | 22.4 | -7.8 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 15.5 | -12.1 | -16.1 | -36.3 | -42.1 | -22.9 | 14.0 |
| 2007 | -6.7 | 27.7 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 19.1 | 11.1 | -3.7 | 11.9 | 27.4 | 30.4 | -0.9 | 36.4 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 2.9 | -9.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 0.3 |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 3.6 | -24.7 | 1.8 | 19.0 | 11.8 | -7.2 | -0.8 | -17.6 | 2.6 | 8.1 |
| 2004 | 13.9 | -0.1 | 26.6 | -12.1 | -0.9 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 16.8 | 9.1 | -13.5 | 15.6 | -6.1 |
| 2003 | -8.4 | -9.8 | 9.5 | -5.8 | -3.5 | -23.0 | 8.9 | 7.1 | -17.9 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 36.6 |
| 2002 | 4.2 | -1.9 | 11.1 | -14.6 | 11.3 | -10.7 | -13.2 | 22.0 | -8.8 | -8.7 | 18.6 | -18.1 |
| 2001 | 1.6 | -13.1 | -10.4 | -2.4 | -7.6 | -7.9 | 10.8 | 4.5 | -23.8 | 19.4 | 9.3 | 10.8 |
| 2000 | 0.0 | -17.6 | 9.5 | 5.1 | -0.4 | -14.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | -0.7 | -10.8 | -8.2 | 31.8 |
| 1999 | -14.9 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 22.3 | -16.3 | -16.7 | 5.0 | -12.7 | -8.2 | -12.4 | 26.5 | 2.1 |
| 1998 | -1.5 | 18.4 | -0.1 | -5.4 | -9.7 | -7.1 | -15.2 | -28.1 | 5.8 | 34.2 | -12.0 | -6.2 |
| 1997 | -2.6 | -8.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 6.5 | -10.4 | -9.8 | 11.5 | 0.4 | -4.4 | -6.3 | 4.0 |
| 1996 | -7.7 | 9.6 | -11.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.9 | -8.8 | -4.2 | -3.7 | 8.5 |
| 1995 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -0.8 | -8.4 | 20.5 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
| 1994 | -3.9 | 5.4 | -14.1 | -6.3 | -7.1 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 10.9 | -4.5 | -10.6 | 15.4 |
| 1993 | 1.8 | -12.7 | -14.6 | 9.7 | -10.6 | -6.8 | 1.7 | -4.6 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 18.2 |
| 1992 | 10.8 | 0.2 | -13.9 | -7.6 | -7.8 | -6.3 | 5.3 | -3.9 | -3.2 | 3.6 | -12.1 | 12.9 |
| 1991 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 13.8 | -4.6 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 | -13.0 | 3.7 | 15.8 |
| 1990 | 0.7 | 7.3 | -4.1 | -10.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 1.1 | -9.2 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 1989 | 10.2 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -8.7 | -11.4 | -8.8 | 3.4 | 11.9 | -6.8 | -10.1 | -2.3 | 8.1 |
| 1988 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 0.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | 37.3 | -5.1 | 9.4 | -8.0 | 12.4 | -3.3 | 9.3 |
| Avg | 2.2 | 3.8 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.2% | +3.8% | -1.1% | -1.4% | -1.5% | -0.7% | +2.7% | +1.6% | -2.6% | +1.0% | +1.9% | +5.8% |
| Win rate | 64%/39 | 64%/39 | 49%/39 | 38%/39 | 41%/39 | 51%/39 | 71%/38 | 61%/38 | 47%/38 | 47%/38 | 53%/38 | 74%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-94.7%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±11.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
55%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+37.29%
1988-06
Worst month
-42.06%
2008-10
Longest streaks
14▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Mosaic Company (The)
Mosaic Company (The) supplies the raw ingredients everyone else takes credit for — with price receipts on this site going back to 1988. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $304 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 1988 at +37.29%; its worst, October 2008 at -42.06%.
- It has closed December in the green 28 out of 38 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.