S&P 500 Returns since 2000 (2024)

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What is the S&P 500 total return since 2000? ›

Stock market returns since 2000

This is a return on investment of 453.47%, or 7.28% per year. This lump-sum investment beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 203.96% cumulatively, or 4.67% per 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). Some of this success can be attributed to the dot-com boom in the late 1990s (before the bust), which resulted in high return rates for five consecutive years.

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

In 1980, had you invested a mere $1,000 in what went on to become the top-performing stock of S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.70%), then you would be sitting on a cool $1.2 million today. That equates to a total return of 120,936%. The stock? None other than Gap (GPS 0.57%).

General ROI: A positive ROI is generally considered good, with a normal ROI of 5-7% often seen as a reasonable expectation. However, a strong general ROI is something greater than 10%. Return on Stocks: On average, a ROI of 7% after inflation is often considered good, based on the historical returns of the market.

Imagine you wish to amass $3000 monthly from your investments, amounting to $36,000 annually. If you park your funds in a savings account offering a 2% annual interest rate, you'd need to inject roughly $1.8 million into the account.

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

The average yearly return of the S&P 500 is 10.62% over the last 100 years, as of the end of April 2024. This assumes dividends are reinvested. Dividends account for about 40% of the total gain over this period. Adjusted for inflation, the 100-year average stock market return (including dividends) is 7.44%.

Overall, the S&P 500 grew at a compound annual growth rate of 13.8% over the last 15 years. Adjusting for inflation, the index grew 11.2% per year during that period.

How much would I have earned if I invested in the S&P 500? ›

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.

Analysts expect overall S&P 500 earnings to rise 10.4% in 2024, LSEG data showed. But stocks are also at high valuation levels. The S&P 500 trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio - a commonly used metric to value stocks - of 20.9, well above the index's historic average of 15.7, according to LSEG Datastream.

Stock market returns since 2001

This is a return on investment of 483.89%, or 7.86% per year. This lump-sum investment beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 229.80% cumulatively, or 5.25% per year.

Stock market returns since 2005

This is a return on investment of 519.66%, or 9.89% per year.

If you purchase a 10-year Treasury at time of writing, you could expect a yield of about 4.45%. Based on yields over the past 20 years, you can expect average interest payments of between 3% and 4%.

S&P 500 5 Year Return is at 70.94%, compared to 85.38% last month and 57.45% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 45.28%. The S&P 500 5 Year Return is the investment return received for a 5 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.