S&P 500 Returns since 1980 (2024)

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How much has the S&P 500 gained since 1980? ›

S&P 500: $100 in 1980 → $12,097.47 in 2023

This is a return on investment of 11,997.47%, or 11.61% per year. This lump-sum investment beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 3,171.49% cumulatively, or 8.32% per year.

The average yearly return of the S&P 500 is 11.3% over the last 50 years, as of the end of February 2024. This assumes dividends are reinvested. Adjusted for inflation, the 50-year average stock market return (including dividends) is 7.18%.

Average Market Return for the Last 30 Years

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).

Craziest thing I learned recently: $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 1980 would be worth over $1M today.

The S&P 500 returned 345% over the last two decades, compounding at 7.7% annually. But with dividends reinvested, the S&P 500 delivered a total return of 546% over the same period, compounding at 9.8% annually. Investors can get direct, inexpensive exposure to the index with a fund like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

The most recent 10 year annual gain through January 2023 was 12.7%. The previous 20 years were up 10.3% per year. And the past 30 years were up 9.8% per year.

40 Years (1982 – 2022): 11.6% annual return. 30 Years (1992 – 2022): 9.64% annual return. 20 Years (2002 – 2022): 8.14% annual return. 10 Years (2012 – 2022): 12.74% annual return.

Optimistic: 6%-7% per year.

If you assume margins and P/E multiples will remain at their current high level, and expect sales and buybacks to grow at their historical rates, then you can anticipate making about 6% in returns per year over the next decade.

S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is at 3.22%, compared to 5.34% last month and 3.67% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.72%. The S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is the investment return received each month, including dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

For a point of reference, the S&P 500 has a historical average annual total return of about 10%, not accounting for inflation. This doesn't mean you can expect 10% growth every year; you could experience a gain one year and a loss the next.

What is the Vanguard S&P 500 performance over 10 years? ›

The fund has returned 10.10 percent over the past year, 10.32 percent over the past three years, 10.97 percent over the past five years and 11.14 percent over the past decade.

For example, if an investment scheme promises an 8% annual compounded rate of return, it will take approximately nine years (72 / 8 = 9) to double the invested money.

Investing in an S&P 500 fund can instantly diversify your portfolio and is generally considered less risky. S&P 500 index funds or ETFs will track the performance of the S&P 500, which means when the S&P 500 does well, your investment will, too. (The opposite is also true, of course.)

The one time it's okay to choose a single investment

That's because your investment gives you access to the broad stock market. Meanwhile, if you only invest in S&P 500 ETFs, you won't beat the broad market. Rather, you can expect your portfolio's performance to be in line with that of the broad market.

Basic Info. S&P 500 10 Year Return is at 180.6%, compared to 174.1% last month and 161.9% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 114.4%.

While the S&P 500 annually had an average rate of return of around 10.5% between March 1957 and March 2024, that average is significantly lower after adjusting for inflation – around 6.6%. In other words, the S&P 500 grows by an average of 6.6% each year after inflation.

The blended (year-over-year) revenue growth rate for the S&P 500 for Q4 2023 is 4.0%. This growth rate is below the 5-year average revenue growth rate of 6.9% and below the 10-year average revenue growth rate of 5.0%.