S&P 500 1 Year Return Monthly Analysis: S&P 500 Returns (2024)

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What is the 1 year return of the S&P 500? ›

Basic Info. S&P 500 1 Year Return is at 20.78%, compared to 27.86% last month and 0.91% last year.

Basic Info

S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is at -4.08%, compared to 3.22% last month and 1.56% last year.

If the S&P 500 profit margin continues to follow that trendline, for calendar 2024 it will be above 12% - well-above the 30-year average of 8%. That's precisely what analysts are estimating, according to John Butters, FactSet Senior Vice President and Senior Earnings Analyst.

S&P 500 Annual Total Return (I:SP500ATR)

S&P 500 Annual Total Return is at 26.29%, compared to -18.11% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 9.95%.

S&P 500 12 Month Total Return is at 22.66%, compared to 29.88% last month and 2.66% last year.

There is a related index called the S&P 500 Total Return, which calculates what the performance would be if dividends paid by index constituents on the ex-dividend date of each index share were reinvested. Total return indices, therefore, represent changes in market capitalization plus reinvested dividends.

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.

The index has returned a historic annualized average return of around 10.26% since its 1957 inception through the end of 2023. While that average number may sound attractive, timing is everything: Get in at a high or out at a relative low, and you will not enjoy such returns.

That suggests the S&P 500 could trade to 6,000 by August 2025, and to as high as 6,150 by November 2025. But in the short-term, amid the ongoing weakness in stocks, Suttmeier said investors should keep an eye on potential support levels for the S&P 500 at 5,000 as well as a range from 4,600 to 4,800.

Is S&P 500 a guaranteed return? ›

From March 1957 through March 2024, the S&P 500 averaged approximately 10.5% per year, with dividends reinvested, according to DQYDJ's S&P 500 Return Calculator. However, that certainly doesn't mean you're guaranteed to achieve a 10-plus-percentage point increase each year.

Basic Info. S&P 500 Monthly Return is at -4.16%, compared to 3.10% last month and 1.46% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.55%. The S&P 500 Monthly Return is the investment return received each month, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

S&P 500 2 Year Return is at 15.98%, compared to 16.51% last month and 3.43% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 14.07%. The S&P 500 2 Year Return is the investment return received for a 2 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

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

S&P 500 5 Year Return is at 70.94%, compared to 85.38% last month and 57.45% last year.