S&P 500 Annual Total Return Yearly Analysis: S&P 500 Returns (2024)

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S&P 500 Annual Total Return Yearly Analysis: S&P 500 Returns? ›

S&P 500 Annual Total Return is at 26.29%, compared to -18.11% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 9.95%. The S&P 500 Annual Total Return is the investment return received each year, including dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

Basic Info. S&P 500 2 Year Return is at 21.87%, compared to 15.98% last month and -0.28% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 14.10%. The S&P 500 2 Year Return is the investment return received for a 2 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

S&P 500 Monthly Return is at -4.16%, compared to 3.10% last month and 1.46% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.55%. The S&P 500 Monthly Return is the investment return received each month, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

Example: The S&P 500

The S&P 500 Total Return Index (SPTR) is one example of a total return index. The SPTR is different from the standard S&P Index (SPX), which does not include dividend gains.

In summary, price return focuses solely on changes in the market price of an asset, while total return provides a measure of the returns you would have achieved from holding the security by considering both price changes and income generated by the asset, giving a more accurate representation of an investor's actual ...

S&P 500 10 Year Return is at 167.3%, compared to 180.6% last month and 161.0% last year.

Looking at the S&P 500 for the years 1993 to mid-2023, the average stock market return for the last 30 years is 9.90% (7.22% when adjusted for inflation).

Since it was expanded to include 500 stocks in 1957, the average annualized return in the S&P 500 is closer to 10.15%. That means the average annualized return in SPY is roughly 10%.

The S&P 500 has hit 20 intraday highs in 2024. As stocks climb higher many stock valuations may be stretched beyond their intrinsic value. But it's still possible to find great investment opportunities as the stock market hits new all-time highs.

Stock Market Average Yearly Return for the Last 50 Years

The average yearly return of the S&P 500 is 11.35% over the last 50 years, as of the end of April 2024. This assumes dividends are reinvested. Adjusted for inflation, the 50-year average stock market return (including dividends) is 7.26%.

What is the average return of the S&P 500 last 3 years? ›

S&P 500 3 Year Return is at 20.44%, compared to 32.26% last month and 43.16% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 23.24%. The S&P 500 3 Year Return is the investment return received for a 3 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

Stock Market Historical Returns

40 Years (1982 – 2022): 11.6% annual return. 30 Years (1992 – 2022): 9.64% annual return. 20 Years (2002 – 2022): 8.14% annual return.