S&P 500 Returns by Year (1928–2026)
Nearly a century of S&P 500 market history, including annual returns, average return, positive and negative years, and 2026 YTD performance.
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Nearly a century of S&P 500 market history, including annual returns, average return, positive and negative years, and 2026 YTD performance.
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Dow Jones historical returns by year from 1921 to present, including 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year and 20-year performance, average returns, positive and negative years, and 2026 YTD performance.
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Nasdaq Composite historical annual returns by year, including average return, positive and negative years, long-term performance, and 2026 YTD return.
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Explore NVIDIA annual returns, historical performance, positive and negative years, major gains and declines, and current-year performance.
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Explore more than 150 years of U.S. stock market returns, comparing total return with dividends reinvested, inflation-adjusted real return, and price return.
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STOCK INTELLIGENCEMicrosoft (MSFT) Stock ReturnsExplore Microsoft (MSFT) stock returns by year, historical performance, 5-year and 10-year returns, positive and negative years, major gains and declines, and current-year performance.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
STOCK INTELLIGENCEApple (AAPL) Stock ReturnsExplore Apple (AAPL) stock returns by year, historical performance, 5-year and 10-year returns, positive and negative years, major gains and declines, current-year performance, and comparison with the S&P 500.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
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STOCK INTELLIGENCEGoldman Sachs (GS) Stock ReturnsExplore Goldman Sachs GS historical returns, long-term performance, growth of $10,000, rolling 10-year performance, and comparison with the S&P 500.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
STOCK INTELLIGENCEAlphabet (GOOGL) Stock ReturnsExplore Alphabet GOOGL historical returns, long-term performance, growth of $10,000, rolling performance, and comparison with the S&P 500.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
STOCK INTELLIGENCENike (NKE) Stock ReturnsExplore Nike NKE historical returns, long-term performance, growth of $10,000, rolling performance, and comparison with the S&P 500.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
STOCK INTELLIGENCEAmazon (AMZN) Stock ReturnsExplore Amazon AMZN historical returns, long-term performance, growth of $10,000, rolling performance, and comparison with the S&P 500.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
STOCK INTELLIGENCESalesforce (CRM) Stock ReturnsExplore Salesforce CRM historical returns, long-term performance, growth of $10,000, rolling performance, and comparison with the S&P 500.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
STOCK INTELLIGENCETesla (TSLA) Stock ReturnsExplore Tesla TSLA historical returns, long-term performance, growth of $10,000, rolling performance, and comparison with the S&P 500.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
INDEX HISTORYTQQQ ReturnsExplore TQQQ historical returns, price return, total return, growth of $10,000, annual performance, and comparison with QQQ.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
INDEX HISTORYQQQ Historical Returns by YearExplore QQQ historical annual returns, performance by year, positive and negative years, major gains and declines, and current-year performance.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
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INDEX HISTORYS&P 500 Monthly Returns: Historical Returns by MonthExplore S&P 500 monthly returns from 1928 to the present, including average returns by month, positive and negative frequency, seasonal patterns, historical monthly performance, and current month-to-date performance.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
MARKET RISKStock Market Corrections: 100 Years of S&P 500 Drawdown HistoryExplore nearly 100 years of S&P 500 stock market corrections, bear markets, drawdowns and recoveries using daily historical closing-price data.EXPLORE STUDY ↗
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