Date Yield Value
Nov 30, 2023 1.52% estimate
Dec 31, 2022 1.71%
Dec 31, 2021 1.29%
Dec 31, 2020 1.58%
Dec 31, 2019 1.83%
Dec 31, 2018 2.09%
Dec 31, 2017 1.84%
Dec 31, 2016 2.03%
Dec 31, 2015 2.11%
Dec 31, 2014 1.92%
Dec 31, 2013 1.94%
Dec 31, 2012 2.20%
Dec 31, 2011 2.13%
Dec 31, 2010 1.83%
Dec 31, 2009 2.02%
Dec 31, 2008 3.23%
Dec 31, 2007 1.87%
Dec 31, 2006 1.76%
Dec 31, 2005 1.76%
Dec 31, 2004 1.62%
Dec 31, 2003 1.61%
Dec 31, 2002 1.79%
Dec 31, 2001 1.37%
Dec 31, 2000 1.22%
Dec 31, 1999 1.17%
Dec 31, 1998 1.36%
Dec 31, 1997 1.61%
Dec 31, 1996 2.00%
Dec 31, 1995 2.24%
Dec 31, 1994 2.89%
Dec 31, 1993 2.70%
Dec 31, 1992 2.84%
Dec 31, 1991 3.14%
Dec 31, 1990 3.68%
Dec 31, 1989 3.17%
Dec 31, 1988 3.53%
Dec 31, 1987 3.66%
Dec 31, 1986 3.33%
Dec 31, 1985 3.81%
Dec 31, 1984 4.58%
Dec 31, 1983 4.31%
Dec 31, 1982 4.93%
Dec 31, 1981 5.36%
Dec 31, 1980 4.61%
Dec 31, 1979 5.24%
Dec 31, 1978 5.28%
Dec 31, 1977 4.98%
Dec 31, 1976 3.87%
Dec 31, 1975 4.15%
Dec 31, 1974 5.37%
Dec 31, 1973 3.57%
Dec 31, 1972 2.68%
Dec 31, 1971 3.10%
Dec 31, 1970 3.49%
Dec 31, 1969 3.47%
Dec 31, 1968 2.88%
Dec 31, 1967 3.06%
Dec 31, 1966 3.53%
Dec 31, 1965 2.97%
Dec 31, 1964 2.98%
Dec 31, 1963 3.07%
Dec 31, 1962 3.40%
Dec 31, 1961 2.82%
Dec 31, 1960 3.43%
Dec 31, 1959 3.10%
Dec 31, 1958 3.27%
Dec 31, 1957 4.44%
Dec 31, 1956 3.75%
Dec 31, 1955 3.61%
Dec 31, 1954 4.40%
Dec 31, 1953 5.84%
Dec 31, 1952 5.41%
Dec 31, 1951 6.02%
Dec 31, 1950 7.44%
Dec 31, 1949 6.89%
Dec 31, 1948 6.12%
Dec 31, 1947 5.59%
Dec 31, 1946 4.69%
Dec 31, 1945 3.81%
Dec 31, 1944 4.89%
Dec 31, 1943 5.31%
Dec 31, 1942 6.20%
Dec 31, 1941 8.11%
Dec 31, 1940 6.36%
Dec 31, 1939 5.01%
Dec 31, 1938 4.02%
Dec 31, 1937 7.26%
Dec 31, 1936 4.22%
Dec 31, 1935 3.60%
Dec 31, 1934 4.86%
Dec 31, 1933 4.41%
Dec 31, 1932 7.33%
Dec 31, 1931 9.72%
Dec 31, 1930 6.32%
Dec 31, 1929 4.53%
Dec 31, 1928 3.67%
Dec 31, 1927 4.41%
Dec 31, 1926 5.11%
Dec 31, 1925 4.82%
Dec 31, 1924 5.41%
Dec 31, 1923 6.20%
Dec 31, 1922 5.81%
Dec 31, 1921 6.29%
Dec 31, 1920 7.49%
Dec 31, 1919 5.94%
Dec 31, 1918 7.22%
Dec 31, 1917 10.15%
Dec 31, 1916 5.71%
Dec 31, 1915 4.54%
Dec 31, 1914 5.71%
Dec 31, 1913 5.97%
Dec 31, 1912 5.12%
Dec 31, 1911 5.16%
Dec 31, 1910 5.19%
Dec 31, 1909 4.27%
Dec 31, 1908 4.43%
Dec 31, 1907 6.70%
Dec 31, 1906 4.07%
Dec 31, 1905 3.46%
Dec 31, 1904 3.76%
Dec 31, 1903 5.33%
Dec 31, 1902 4.10%
Dec 31, 1901 4.03%
Dec 31, 1900 4.37%
Dec 31, 1899 3.49%
Dec 31, 1898 3.54%
Dec 31, 1897 3.79%
Dec 31, 1896 4.27%
Dec 31, 1895 4.40%
Dec 31, 1894 4.88%
Dec 31, 1893 5.67%
Dec 31, 1892 4.36%
Dec 31, 1891 4.07%
Dec 31, 1890 4.78%
Dec 31, 1889 4.14%
Dec 31, 1888 4.47%
Dec 31, 1887 4.74%
Dec 31, 1886 3.90%
Dec 31, 1885 4.62%
Dec 31, 1884 7.14%
Dec 31, 1883 6.18%
Dec 31, 1882 5.48%
Dec 31, 1881 5.32%
Dec 31, 1880 4.45%
Dec 31, 1879 4.07%
Dec 31, 1878 5.22%
Dec 31, 1877 5.85%
Dec 31, 1876 8.38%
Dec 31, 1875 6.86%
Dec 31, 1874 7.27%
Dec 31, 1873 7.47%
Dec 31, 1872 5.92%
Dec 31, 1871 5.49%

S&P 500 dividend yield — (12 month dividend per share)/price.

Yields following September 2023 (including the current yield) are estimated based on 12 month dividends through September 2023, as reported by S&P.