| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | † 3.16% |
| Jan 1, 2025 | 3.55% |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 4.00% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 4.38% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 2.78% |
| Jan 1, 2020 | 4.02% |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 5.10% |
| Jan 1, 2018 | 4.01% |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 4.24% |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 4.51% |
| Jan 1, 2015 | 4.99% |
| Jan 1, 2014 | 5.51% |
| Jan 1, 2013 | 5.87% |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 6.73% |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 6.13% |
| Jan 1, 2010 | 4.83% |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 1.41% |
| Jan 1, 2008 | 4.66% |
| Jan 1, 2007 | 5.76% |
| Jan 1, 2006 | 5.53% |
| Jan 1, 2005 | 5.00% |
| Jan 1, 2004 | 4.40% |
| Jan 1, 2003 | 3.18% |
| Jan 1, 2002 | 2.17% |
| Jan 1, 2001 | 3.63% |
| Jan 1, 2000 | 3.44% |
| Jan 1, 1999 | 3.04% |
| Jan 1, 1998 | 4.12% |
| Jan 1, 1997 | 5.12% |
| Jan 1, 1996 | 5.53% |
| Jan 1, 1995 | 6.72% |
| Jan 1, 1994 | 4.69% |
| Jan 1, 1993 | 4.44% |
| Jan 1, 1992 | 3.86% |
| Jan 1, 1991 | 6.52% |
| Jan 1, 1990 | 6.61% |
| Jan 1, 1989 | 8.46% |
| Jan 1, 1988 | 7.13% |
| Jan 1, 1987 | 5.55% |
| Jan 1, 1986 | 7.00% |
| Jan 1, 1985 | 9.65% |
| Jan 1, 1984 | 8.68% |
| Jan 1, 1983 | 8.71% |
| Jan 1, 1982 | 12.94% |
| Jan 1, 1981 | 11.08% |
| Jan 1, 1980 | 13.53% |
| Jan 1, 1979 | 12.69% |
| Jan 1, 1978 | 12.08% |
| Jan 1, 1977 | 9.60% |
| Jan 1, 1976 | 8.46% |
| Jan 1, 1975 | 12.05% |
| Jan 1, 1974 | 8.56% |
| Jan 1, 1973 | 5.53% |
| Jan 1, 1972 | 5.55% |
| Jan 1, 1971 | 5.52% |
| Jan 1, 1970 | 6.34% |
| Jan 1, 1969 | 5.67% |
| Jan 1, 1968 | 5.65% |
| Jan 1, 1967 | 6.53% |
| Jan 1, 1966 | 5.62% |
| Jan 1, 1965 | 5.33% |
| Jan 1, 1964 | 5.33% |
| Jan 1, 1963 | 5.66% |
| Jan 1, 1962 | 4.71% |
| Jan 1, 1961 | 5.38% |
| Jan 1, 1960 | 5.84% |
| Jan 1, 1959 | 5.33% |
| Jan 1, 1958 | 8.01% |
| Jan 1, 1957 | 7.50% |
| Jan 1, 1956 | 8.25% |
| Jan 1, 1955 | 7.96% |
| Jan 1, 1954 | 9.91% |
| Jan 1, 1953 | 9.21% |
| Jan 1, 1952 | 10.03% |
| Jan 1, 1951 | 13.37% |
| Jan 1, 1950 | 13.84% |
| Jan 1, 1949 | 15.10% |
| Jan 1, 1948 | 11.08% |
| Jan 1, 1947 | 7.43% |
| Jan 1, 1946 | 5.22% |
| Jan 1, 1945 | 6.97% |
| Jan 1, 1944 | 7.90% |
| Jan 1, 1943 | 10.34% |
| Jan 1, 1942 | 12.54% |
| Jan 1, 1941 | 9.98% |
| Jan 1, 1940 | 7.56% |
| Jan 1, 1939 | 5.31% |
| Jan 1, 1938 | 9.52% |
| Jan 1, 1937 | 5.97% |
| Jan 1, 1936 | 5.60% |
| Jan 1, 1935 | 6.16% |
| Jan 1, 1934 | 4.21% |
| Jan 1, 1933 | 5.82% |
| Jan 1, 1932 | 7.15% |
| Jan 1, 1931 | 5.88% |
| Jan 1, 1930 | 7.17% |
| Jan 1, 1929 | 5.63% |
| Jan 1, 1928 | 6.46% |
| Jan 1, 1927 | 9.17% |
| Jan 1, 1926 | 9.87% |
| Jan 1, 1925 | 9.04% |
| Jan 1, 1924 | 11.05% |
| Jan 1, 1923 | 8.02% |
| Jan 1, 1922 | 4.43% |
| Jan 1, 1921 | 10.65% |
| Jan 1, 1920 | 10.41% |
| Jan 1, 1919 | 12.55% |
| Jan 1, 1918 | 17.42% |
| Jan 1, 1917 | 15.77% |
| Jan 1, 1916 | 10.01% |
| Jan 1, 1915 | 7.35% |
| Jan 1, 1914 | 7.42% |
| Jan 1, 1913 | 7.46% |
| Jan 1, 1912 | 6.57% |
| Jan 1, 1911 | 7.75% |
| Jan 1, 1910 | 7.51% |
| Jan 1, 1909 | 6.57% |
| Jan 1, 1908 | 9.54% |
| Jan 1, 1907 | 7.86% |
| Jan 1, 1906 | 6.86% |
| Jan 1, 1905 | 5.99% |
| Jan 1, 1904 | 7.88% |
| Jan 1, 1903 | 7.35% |
| Jan 1, 1902 | 6.29% |
| Jan 1, 1901 | 6.81% |
| Jan 1, 1900 | 7.87% |
| Jan 1, 1899 | 5.93% |
| Jan 1, 1898 | 6.42% |
| Jan 1, 1897 | 5.17% |
| Jan 1, 1896 | 5.78% |
| Jan 1, 1895 | 3.94% |
| Jan 1, 1894 | 5.83% |
| Jan 1, 1893 | 6.43% |
| Jan 1, 1892 | 6.22% |
| Jan 1, 1891 | 6.08% |
| Jan 1, 1890 | 5.56% |
| Jan 1, 1889 | 5.02% |
| Jan 1, 1888 | 6.62% |
| Jan 1, 1887 | 5.96% |
| Jan 1, 1886 | 5.29% |
| Jan 1, 1885 | 7.23% |
| Jan 1, 1884 | 7.58% |
| Jan 1, 1883 | 7.36% |
| Jan 1, 1882 | 7.42% |
| Jan 1, 1881 | 7.85% |
| Jan 1, 1880 | 7.62% |
| Jan 1, 1879 | 8.82% |
| Jan 1, 1878 | 9.26% |
| Jan 1, 1877 | 7.94% |
| Jan 1, 1876 | 7.92% |
| Jan 1, 1875 | 9.95% |
| Jan 1, 1874 | 9.87% |
| Jan 1, 1873 | 8.46% |
| Jan 1, 1872 | 8.28% |
| Jan 1, 1871 | 9.01% |
S&P 500 Earnings Yield. Earnings Yield = trailing 12 month earnings divided by index price (or inverse PE)
Yields following March, 2025 (including current yield) are estimated based on 12 month earnings through March, 2025 — the latest reported by S&P.
Source: Standard & Poor’s