| Date | Yield |
|---|---|
| May 22, 2013 | 1.94% estimate |
| Jan 1, 2013 | 2.13% |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 2.06% |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 1.79% |
| Jan 1, 2010 | 1.98% |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 3.24% |
| Jan 1, 2008 | 2.03% |
| Jan 1, 2007 | 1.76% |
| Jan 1, 2006 | 1.75% |
| Jan 1, 2005 | 1.67% |
| Jan 1, 2004 | 1.55% |
| Jan 1, 2003 | 1.80% |
| Jan 1, 2002 | 1.38% |
| Jan 1, 2001 | 1.21% |
| Jan 1, 2000 | 1.16% |
| Jan 1, 1999 | 1.30% |
| Jan 1, 1998 | 1.61% |
| Jan 1, 1997 | 1.95% |
| Jan 1, 1996 | 2.26% |
| Jan 1, 1995 | 2.83% |
| Jan 1, 1994 | 2.67% |
| Jan 1, 1993 | 2.85% |
| Jan 1, 1992 | 2.94% |
| Jan 1, 1991 | 3.72% |
| Jan 1, 1990 | 3.28% |
| Jan 1, 1989 | 3.44% |
| Jan 1, 1988 | 3.54% |
| Jan 1, 1987 | 3.14% |
| Jan 1, 1986 | 3.81% |
| Jan 1, 1985 | 4.41% |
| Jan 1, 1984 | 4.28% |
| Jan 1, 1983 | 4.77% |
| Jan 1, 1982 | 5.68% |
| Jan 1, 1981 | 4.66% |
| Jan 1, 1980 | 5.14% |
| Jan 1, 1979 | 5.12% |
| Jan 1, 1978 | 5.22% |
| Jan 1, 1977 | 3.95% |
| Jan 1, 1976 | 3.80% |
| Jan 1, 1975 | 4.99% |
| Jan 1, 1974 | 3.54% |
| Jan 1, 1973 | 2.67% |
| Jan 1, 1972 | 2.97% |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 3.35% |
| Jan 1, 1970 | 3.50% |
| Jan 1, 1969 | 3.02% |
| Jan 1, 1968 | 3.08% |
| Jan 1, 1967 | 3.41% |
| Jan 1, 1966 | 2.94% |
| Jan 1, 1965 | 2.93% |
| Jan 1, 1964 | 3.01% |
| Jan 1, 1963 | 3.29% |
| Jan 1, 1962 | 2.94% |
| Jan 1, 1961 | 3.27% |
| Jan 1, 1960 | 3.22% |
| Jan 1, 1959 | 3.16% |
| Jan 1, 1958 | 4.33% |
| Jan 1, 1957 | 3.83% |
| Jan 1, 1956 | 3.78% |
| Jan 1, 1955 | 4.35% |
| Jan 1, 1954 | 5.73% |
| Jan 1, 1953 | 5.39% |
| Jan 1, 1952 | 5.83% |
| Jan 1, 1951 | 7.02% |
| Jan 1, 1950 | 6.81% |
| Jan 1, 1949 | 6.18% |
| Jan 1, 1948 | 5.66% |
| Jan 1, 1947 | 4.67% |
| Jan 1, 1946 | 3.72% |
| Jan 1, 1945 | 4.74% |
| Jan 1, 1944 | 5.15% |
| Jan 1, 1943 | 5.85% |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 7.84% |
| Jan 1, 1941 | 6.35% |
| Jan 1, 1940 | 5.04% |
| Jan 1, 1939 | 4.08% |
| Jan 1, 1938 | 6.98% |
| Jan 1, 1937 | 4.15% |
| Jan 1, 1936 | 3.49% |
| Jan 1, 1935 | 4.86% |
| Jan 1, 1934 | 4.17% |
| Jan 1, 1933 | 7.05% |
| Jan 1, 1932 | 9.52% |
| Jan 1, 1931 | 6.07% |
| Jan 1, 1930 | 4.47% |
| Jan 1, 1929 | 3.46% |
| Jan 1, 1928 | 4.45% |
| Jan 1, 1927 | 5.22% |
| Jan 1, 1926 | 4.82% |
| Jan 1, 1925 | 5.20% |
| Jan 1, 1924 | 6.00% |
| Jan 1, 1923 | 5.73% |
| Jan 1, 1922 | 6.30% |
| Jan 1, 1921 | 7.17% |
| Jan 1, 1920 | 6.00% |
| Jan 1, 1919 | 7.26% |
| Jan 1, 1918 | 9.43% |
| Jan 1, 1917 | 5.96% |
| Jan 1, 1916 | 4.72% |
| Jan 1, 1915 | 5.61% |
| Jan 1, 1914 | 5.73% |
| Jan 1, 1913 | 5.16% |
| Jan 1, 1912 | 5.15% |
| Jan 1, 1911 | 5.07% |
| Jan 1, 1910 | 4.37% |
| Jan 1, 1909 | 4.42% |
| Jan 1, 1908 | 6.42% |
| Jan 1, 1907 | 4.18% |
| Jan 1, 1906 | 3.44% |
| Jan 1, 1905 | 3.68% |
| Jan 1, 1904 | 5.24% |
| Jan 1, 1903 | 3.90% |
| Jan 1, 1902 | 3.94% |
| Jan 1, 1901 | 4.24% |
| Jan 1, 1900 | 3.61% |
| Jan 1, 1899 | 3.29% |
| Jan 1, 1898 | 3.69% |
| Jan 1, 1897 | 4.27% |
| Jan 1, 1896 | 4.45% |
| Jan 1, 1895 | 4.94% |
| Jan 1, 1894 | 5.79% |
| Jan 1, 1893 | 4.28% |
| Jan 1, 1892 | 3.99% |
| Jan 1, 1891 | 4.55% |
| Jan 1, 1890 | 4.09% |
| Jan 1, 1889 | 4.39% |
| Jan 1, 1888 | 4.71% |
| Jan 1, 1887 | 3.94% |
| Jan 1, 1886 | 4.62% |
| Jan 1, 1885 | 7.08% |
| Jan 1, 1884 | 6.37% |
| Jan 1, 1883 | 5.51% |
| Jan 1, 1882 | 5.41% |
| Jan 1, 1881 | 4.36% |
| Jan 1, 1880 | 4.11% |
| Jan 1, 1879 | 5.03% |
| Jan 1, 1878 | 5.85% |
| Jan 1, 1877 | 8.17% |
| Jan 1, 1876 | 6.73% |
| Jan 1, 1875 | 7.27% |
| Jan 1, 1874 | 7.08% |
| Jan 1, 1873 | 5.87% |
| Jan 1, 1872 | 5.35% |
| Jan 1, 1871 | 5.86% |
S&P 500 dividend yield — (12 month dividend per share)/price.
Yields following March 2013 (including the current yield) are estimated based on 12 month dividends through March 2013, as reported by S&P.
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Sources:
- Standard & Poor’s for current S&P 500 Dividend Yield.
- Robert Shiller and his book Irrational Exuberance for historic S&P 500 Dividend Yields.
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See also:
- S&P 500 Dividend
- S&P 500 Dividend Growth