S&P 500: $40000000 in 1974 → $7,238,416,502.85 in 2021

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Stock market returns between 1974 and 2021

If you invested $40000000 in the S&P 500 at the beginning of 1974, you would have about $7,238,416,502.85 at the end of 2021, assuming you reinvested all dividends. This is a return on investment of 17,996.04%, or 11.44% per year.

This lump-sum investment beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 3,192.37% cumulatively, or 7.55% per year.

If you used dollar-cost averaging (monthly) instead of a lump-sum investment, you'd have $7,986,070,518.46.

The graph below shows the performance of $40000000 over time if invested in an S&P 500 index fund. The returns assume that all dividends are automatically reinvested.

This chart shows the rate of gains and loss by month, including dividends:

Adjusting stock market return for inflation

The nominal return on investment of $40000000 is $7,198,416,502.85, or 17,996.04%. This means by 2021 you would have $7,238,416,502.85 in your pocket.

However, it's important to take into account the effect of inflation when considering an investment and especially a long-term investment. You can convert S&P returns to their real (inflation-adjusted) value using an inflation calculation based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI).

In the case of the returns described above, the CPI in 1974 was 49.300 and the CPI in 2021 was 270.970.

The ratio between these CPIs describes how relative buying power of a dollar has changed over 47 years.

Adjusted for inflation, the $7,238,416,502.85 nominal end value of the original $40000000 investment would have a real return of roughly $1,276,949,160.79 in 1974 dollars. This means the inflation-adjusted return is 3,192.37% as opposed to the original 17,996.04%.

For more information on inflation, see our U.S. inflation calculator for 1974.

Full monthly data

The table below shows the full dataset pertaining to a $40000000 investment, including gains and losses over the 576-month period between 1974 and 2021.

Note that data shown is the monthly average closing price. Returns include dividends.

YearMonthReturn (%)Amount ($)CPI
19741-2.47%39,010,855.62-
197424.57%40,795,461.37-
19743-4.82%38,830,491.15-
19744-2.71%37,779,864.44-
197450.46%37,952,606.10-
19746-11.35%33,646,182.20-
19747-3.76%32,379,483.27-
19748-10.01%29,137,134.20-
197492.38%29,829,704.32-
1974103.74%30,946,361.16-
197411-6.09%29,061,162.03-
1974128.63%31,569,945.81-
1975110.81%34,981,877.34-
197524.97%36,721,751.53-
197531.49%37,267,814.81-
197546.71%39,769,467.11-
197552.89%40,920,643.47-
197560.43%41,097,420.06-
19757-7.00%38,222,141.05-
19758-0.85%37,896,227.92-
197594.97%39,780,148.31-
1975102.04%40,592,339.43-
197511-1.18%40,113,496.75-
1975129.55%43,942,443.83-
197614.18%45,778,419.63-
197620.80%46,145,749.36-
197631.10%46,651,252.99-
19764-0.38%46,472,451.04-
197650.90%46,890,973.65-
197662.67%48,140,785.46-
19767-0.56%47,870,898.30-
197682.44%49,037,934.88-
19769-3.11%47,513,730.51-
197610-0.37%47,339,523.99-
1976113.79%49,132,037.95-
197612-0.54%48,868,076.42-
19771-2.37%47,710,585.27-
19772-0.05%47,684,735.34-
19773-1.19%47,115,536.34-
197740.06%47,145,926.77-
197750.90%47,570,130.71-
197761.28%48,180,188.45-
19777-2.08%47,178,705.30-
19778-1.18%46,624,197.84-
19779-2.20%45,599,463.58-
1977100.98%46,046,859.06-
197711-0.08%46,009,957.19-
197712-3.39%44,450,055.19-
19781-0.97%44,018,004.34-
197820.27%44,134,945.00-
197834.83%46,266,659.86-
197845.50%48,813,325.25-
197850.67%49,142,110.30-
19786-0.06%49,111,499.22-
197877.33%52,710,460.27-
197880.40%52,921,138.50-
19789-2.77%51,453,370.64-
197810-5.44%48,655,515.61-
1978111.92%49,591,077.71-
1978124.19%51,666,617.30-
19791-1.06%51,120,524.75-
197922.34%52,317,338.57-
197932.43%53,589,122.02-
19794-1.89%52,574,667.08-
197952.42%53,845,732.45-
197961.42%54,610,797.19-
197975.01%57,349,165.75-
197981.54%58,232,601.43-
19799-3.35%56,280,343.64-
197910-0.32%56,098,876.33-
1979114.40%58,569,468.77-
1979123.31%60,509,559.79-
198014.40%63,169,470.55-
19802-8.78%57,624,564.37-
19803-1.16%56,954,937.94-
198045.04%59,823,267.42-
198056.86%63,928,749.31-
198064.97%67,105,662.29-
198073.50%69,457,503.36-
198082.84%71,427,184.58-
198093.32%73,801,973.78-
1980104.61%77,207,710.03-
198011-1.24%76,246,643.78-
1980120.01%76,254,258.93-
19811-3.07%73,913,119.40-
198124.14%76,975,563.28-
198131.29%77,971,468.34-
19814-1.62%76,710,459.21-
198150.86%77,368,319.35-
19816-2.02%75,808,379.88-
198170.80%76,416,791.06-
19818-8.30%70,072,146.94-
198191.73%71,282,466.08-
1981103.04%73,452,112.26-
1981111.18%74,318,383.50-
198112-4.80%70,748,039.51-
19821-1.91%69,393,995.62-
19822-2.74%67,489,448.62-
198235.47%71,180,658.53-
198240.57%71,586,137.35-
19825-5.27%67,813,105.11-
198260.24%67,978,465.23-
198270.79%68,518,198.61-
1982812.10%76,806,416.31-
198298.88%83,627,901.20-
1982104.50%87,391,086.91-
1982111.36%88,575,672.25-
1982123.93%92,052,934.56-
198312.13%94,013,675.36-
198323.87%97,647,881.89-
198334.20%101,746,542.98-
198344.42%106,247,822.09-
198351.75%108,110,881.86-
198360.71%108,876,450.70-
19837-2.41%106,255,592.43-
198383.31%109,776,726.54-
198390.65%110,487,999.19-
198310-1.14%109,226,863.56-
198311-0.13%109,086,913.89-
1983121.58%110,806,050.22-
19841-5.11%105,141,446.05-
198420.44%105,606,550.45-
198430.51%106,142,187.23-
19844-0.25%105,874,100.20-
19845-1.85%103,917,224.90-
19846-0.91%102,973,191.32-
198479.21%112,453,479.06-
198481.41%114,035,663.83-
19849-0.41%113,565,378.28-
1984101.29%115,025,717.87-
198411-0.71%114,211,845.78-
1984124.70%119,577,025.35-
198515.79%126,497,379.03-
19852-0.48%125,892,319.13-
198531.02%127,182,352.83-
198542.74%130,661,597.10-
198552.51%133,942,466.35-
198562.25%136,952,449.25-
19857-1.85%134,425,251.47-
19858-1.88%131,891,343.22-
198591.50%133,863,862.67-
1985106.42%142,458,612.82-
1985115.29%150,001,105.12-
1985120.75%151,128,706.29-
198615.70%159,738,880.82-
198626.18%169,615,170.33-
198632.74%174,265,045.24-
198640.49%175,122,133.33-
198653.13%180,609,130.14-
19866-1.80%177,351,097.52-
198672.28%181,396,216.77-
19868-2.46%176,940,698.11-
19869-0.09%176,781,676.71-
1986103.53%183,027,284.36-
1986111.71%186,155,110.01-
1986126.67%198,577,930.91-
198716.46%211,409,794.05-
198724.38%220,661,951.65-
19873-0.86%218,772,180.06-
198740.17%219,150,286.15-
198754.50%229,008,637.83-
198763.12%236,158,509.37-
198776.45%251,400,206.34-
19878-3.03%243,781,709.69-
19879-11.85%214,884,104.77-
198710-12.30%188,446,023.25-
198711-1.33%185,930,845.72-
1987124.25%193,826,477.51-
198813.33%200,278,118.20-
198823.23%206,751,225.06-
19883-0.89%204,919,358.88-
19884-2.19%200,435,176.16-
198856.00%212,457,678.08-
19886-0.31%211,805,602.28-
19887-1.72%208,165,753.96-
198881.93%212,177,459.46-
198893.80%220,243,633.64-
198810-2.02%215,794,167.06-
1988112.33%220,813,438.52-
1988123.51%228,569,859.94-
198913.30%236,112,326.95-
19892-0.16%235,730,630.09-
198933.56%244,133,953.23-
198944.12%254,180,803.00-
198953.39%262,804,197.82-
198962.80%270,163,175.42-
198974.69%282,835,861.97-
198980.46%284,124,284.32-
198990.29%284,937,606.78-
198910-1.81%279,770,118.93-
1989112.74%287,426,605.54-
198912-2.21%281,070,954.12-
19901-2.53%273,967,774.58-
199022.71%281,384,539.75-
199030.20%281,936,013.32-
199043.85%292,793,157.88-
199053.17%302,074,575.59-
199060.17%302,587,267.26-
19907-7.86%278,800,195.78-
19908-4.34%266,697,309.99-
19909-2.32%260,521,216.65-
1990102.98%268,294,686.98-
1990114.59%280,600,305.72-
199012-0.69%278,677,713.51-
1991111.61%311,023,208.45-
199123.04%320,492,684.34-
199132.26%327,732,064.37-
19914-0.18%327,145,821.50-
199150.35%328,281,053.30-
199160.78%330,843,240.54-
199172.68%339,706,310.49-
19918-0.30%338,676,657.53-
199190.18%339,291,850.15-
1991100.02%339,345,441.85-
1991110.94%342,518,796.27-
1991127.36%367,721,418.23-
19921-0.60%365,511,978.83-
19922-1.01%361,811,615.97-
199230.26%362,767,896.68-
199242.07%370,271,208.19-
19925-1.33%365,349,849.99-
199261.91%372,335,826.17-
199270.94%375,842,186.64-
199280.38%377,263,574.19-
19929-1.18%372,804,108.63-
1992102.76%383,081,956.40-
1992113.27%395,613,332.99-
1992120.14%396,178,637.59-
199311.72%403,009,737.19-
199322.15%411,675,062.41-
19933-1.34%406,151,432.20-
199340.72%409,094,910.23-
199350.87%412,634,327.73-
199360.06%412,886,050.08-
199371.76%420,163,025.56-
199381.35%425,856,115.97-
199391.24%431,144,852.54-
1993100.01%431,177,381.25-
1993110.89%435,002,699.97-
1993121.74%442,553,825.28-
19941-0.08%442,218,807.44-
19942-1.42%435,922,415.77-
19943-3.35%421,334,806.27-
199441.06%425,793,547.49-
199451.11%430,511,736.30-
19946-0.52%428,277,917.74-
199473.08%441,477,777.13-
199480.82%445,086,703.90-
19949-0.44%443,110,489.45-
199410-0.37%441,471,495.27-
199411-1.03%436,943,294.59-
1994122.45%447,653,536.05-
199513.82%464,749,843.94-
199522.56%476,638,935.48-
199533.22%491,965,513.44-
199543.35%508,435,338.61-
199553.18%524,595,558.68-
199563.55%543,205,481.15-
199570.51%545,992,799.59-
199583.72%566,290,979.44-
199590.91%571,458,766.62-
1995102.36%584,935,966.57-
1995113.39%604,760,253.49-
1995120.16%605,743,471.49-
199615.90%641,508,950.10-
19962-0.20%640,221,459.86-
199630.20%641,482,965.36-
199642.35%656,588,770.61-
199651.28%664,983,869.83-
19966-3.48%641,865,277.03-
199673.08%661,607,465.20-
199682.02%674,996,593.36-
199694.12%702,803,063.09-
1996105.05%738,309,249.07-
1996111.20%747,155,873.28-
1996123.26%771,494,775.33-
199714.36%805,140,925.25-
19972-0.62%800,119,379.05-
19973-3.41%772,873,342.58-
199749.22%844,115,499.77-
199755.34%889,164,469.77-
199765.74%940,166,272.98-
199770.35%943,436,069.37-
199781.19%954,681,902.82-
199791.65%970,390,007.49-
199710-1.15%959,210,694.47-
1997112.63%984,482,218.13-
1997120.24%986,816,310.28-
199816.40%1,049,993,853.76-
199825.31%1,105,778,687.51-
199833.41%1,143,437,919.15-
19984-0.22%1,140,901,115.46-
199850.12%1,142,229,775.34-
199864.47%1,193,260,790.25-
19987-6.97%1,110,078,494.72-
19988-4.90%1,055,701,853.04-
199891.29%1,069,329,451.32-
19981010.97%1,186,681,774.14-
1998114.10%1,235,384,439.63-
1998125.05%1,297,742,780.28-
19991-0.07%1,296,877,054.94-
199922.92%1,334,791,383.17-
199934.25%1,391,520,312.04-
19994-0.10%1,390,145,048.16-
19995-0.61%1,381,640,597.43-
199964.52%1,444,123,736.44-
19997-3.77%1,389,616,936.84-
19998-0.60%1,381,306,796.31-
19999-1.27%1,363,730,065.44-
1999107.11%1,460,636,036.73-
1999112.81%1,501,661,369.94-
199912-0.12%1,499,875,404.61-
20001-2.48%1,462,707,332.64-
200023.94%1,520,351,949.88-
200031.42%1,542,011,877.86-
20004-2.84%1,498,237,337.19-
200053.16%1,545,633,778.06-
200060.85%1,558,776,958.39-
200070.94%1,573,424,958.43-
20008-1.08%1,556,437,466.45-
20009-5.21%1,475,281,240.87-
200010-0.77%1,463,883,748.01-
200011-3.32%1,415,281,727.81-
2000120.46%1,421,721,367.96-
20011-2.14%1,391,349,734.40-
20012-9.08%1,265,016,528.22-
200130.45%1,270,692,576.72-
200146.88%1,358,107,750.25-
20015-2.39%1,325,667,278.24-
20016-2.66%1,290,401,517.10-
20017-2.05%1,264,001,976.09-
20018-11.25%1,121,835,568.95-
200193.18%1,157,555,166.85-
2001105.05%1,216,048,121.77-
2001111.47%1,233,875,987.75-
200112-0.30%1,230,202,871.79-
20021-3.35%1,188,957,007.28-
200224.95%1,247,754,149.90-
20023-3.51%1,203,902,676.94-
20024-2.82%1,169,948,150.32-
20025-5.92%1,100,676,006.05-
20026-10.76%982,259,787.02-
200271.14%993,445,671.34-
20028-4.76%946,180,206.91-
20029-1.37%933,245,519.38-
2002106.63%995,078,417.63-
200211-1.04%984,778,745.97-
200212-0.22%982,587,440.40-
20031-6.41%919,556,067.71-
200321.31%931,582,924.64-
200335.29%980,825,082.98-
200345.31%1,032,928,587.78-
200355.70%1,091,848,744.20-
200360.60%1,098,355,079.70-
20037-0.17%1,096,528,250.38-
200383.16%1,131,191,491.96-
200392.03%1,154,130,121.13-
2003101.21%1,168,101,861.31-
2003113.06%1,203,890,286.57-
2003124.93%1,263,301,807.28-
200411.09%1,277,029,630.40-
20042-1.57%1,257,041,604.39-
200430.97%1,269,211,489.73-
20044-2.56%1,236,665,691.07-
200452.86%1,272,005,600.38-
20046-2.24%1,243,528,198.26-
20047-1.39%1,226,273,372.24-
200482.78%1,260,395,955.40-
200490.10%1,261,689,062.45-
2004104.77%1,321,920,787.20-
2004112.73%1,357,975,479.74-
200412-1.35%1,339,653,381.64-
200511.68%1,362,175,724.47-
20052-0.26%1,358,694,165.88-
20053-2.41%1,325,964,331.32-
200541.34%1,343,677,498.70-
200552.18%1,372,979,040.01-
200561.81%1,397,799,630.80-
200570.31%1,402,133,064.31-
200580.28%1,406,054,697.04-
20059-2.62%1,369,156,733.62-
2005103.96%1,423,396,457.23-
2005112.14%1,453,915,941.44-
2005121.47%1,475,241,547.21-
20061-0.02%1,474,996,070.35-
200621.49%1,496,916,543.99-
200630.80%1,508,866,899.58-
20064-0.79%1,496,997,614.76-
20065-2.71%1,456,491,958.41-
200660.72%1,466,979,292.49-
200672.29%1,500,598,925.99-
200682.53%1,538,581,688.69-
200693.62%1,594,215,465.59-
2006102.00%1,626,125,967.47-
2006112.15%1,661,059,461.98-
2006120.69%1,672,567,722.38-
200711.60%1,699,262,706.74-
20072-2.47%1,657,224,798.85-
200734.18%1,726,501,102.58-
200743.39%1,785,059,757.81-
200750.34%1,791,216,455.60-
200760.57%1,801,509,137.39-
20077-4.20%1,725,825,796.22-
200783.07%1,778,890,512.03-
200792.99%1,832,108,384.49-
200710-4.81%1,744,051,575.06-
2007111.24%1,765,646,785.18-
200712-6.64%1,648,492,635.98-
20081-1.56%1,622,710,776.76-
20082-2.63%1,580,088,075.13-
200834.24%1,647,143,893.19-
200842.56%1,689,353,672.31-
20085-4.25%1,617,613,882.20-
20086-6.08%1,519,287,682.18-
200872.11%1,551,352,779.46-
20088-4.85%1,476,150,391.79-
20089-20.19%1,178,062,706.88-
200810-8.61%1,076,686,311.67-
200811-0.35%1,072,904,803.51-
200812-1.10%1,061,150,523.92-
20091-6.70%990,026,841.34-
20092-5.69%933,719,694.00-
2009312.32%1,048,770,301.49-
200946.66%1,118,616,533.65-
200952.87%1,150,708,087.54-
200961.28%1,165,410,019.74-
200978.12%1,260,049,995.27-
200983.65%1,306,046,145.48-
200992.40%1,337,431,847.46-
2009102.09%1,365,442,026.37-
2009112.23%1,395,834,821.61-
2009121.36%1,414,775,851.87-
20101-2.90%1,373,768,951.09-
201025.94%1,455,412,529.07-
201034.09%1,514,908,777.55-
20104-5.88%1,425,795,834.95-
20105-3.54%1,375,271,845.65-
20106-0.16%1,373,084,159.37-
201070.86%1,384,942,273.09-
201083.37%1,431,630,817.16-
201094.58%1,497,162,809.40-
2010102.49%1,534,455,854.21-
2010113.71%1,591,441,495.69-
2010123.46%1,646,540,274.21-
201113.15%1,698,420,518.02-
20112-1.11%1,679,526,252.56-
201132.22%1,716,828,243.64-
201140.66%1,728,146,173.51-
20115-3.66%1,664,851,088.68-
201163.10%1,716,490,369.05-
20117-10.40%1,537,964,265.81-
20118-0.79%1,525,825,959.62-
201193.02%1,571,889,210.52-
2011101.77%1,599,666,417.54-
2011111.55%1,624,537,247.90-
2011124.78%1,702,231,683.85-
201214.16%1,773,088,927.13-
201222.88%1,824,221,926.99-
20123-0.04%1,823,524,885.58-
20124-3.09%1,767,160,602.61-
20125-1.15%1,746,795,647.57-
201262.92%1,797,821,065.20-
201273.39%1,858,725,863.60-
201283.02%1,914,881,059.18-
20129-0.22%1,910,723,186.64-
201210-2.84%1,856,506,531.76-
2012112.18%1,896,895,484.37-
2012124.27%1,977,869,426.80-
201312.33%2,024,013,552.81-
201322.72%2,079,116,391.22-
201331.45%2,109,342,406.73-
201344.57%2,205,829,419.16-
20135-1.12%2,181,173,208.48-
201363.25%2,252,158,992.47-
201370.25%2,257,846,330.82-
201381.19%2,284,770,410.88-
201392.12%2,333,151,564.45-
2013103.86%2,423,211,075.88-
2013111.52%2,460,084,149.86-
2013120.97%2,483,893,032.73-
20141-0.13%2,480,663,080.08-
201422.72%2,548,193,409.72-
201430.20%2,553,333,726.83-
201441.53%2,592,451,686.92-
201453.20%2,675,314,682.55-
201461.50%2,715,332,627.35-
20147-0.43%2,703,739,492.38-
201481.78%2,751,812,894.79-
20149-2.65%2,678,983,863.65-
2014105.71%2,831,837,366.12-
2014110.63%2,849,788,034.91-
201412-1.11%2,818,154,088.79-
201512.83%2,897,834,523.17-
201520.06%2,899,438,864.37-
201530.88%2,924,907,815.78-
201540.98%2,953,539,853.06-
20155-0.44%2,940,677,185.18-
20156-0.08%2,938,335,521.08-
20157-2.42%2,867,098,588.21-
20158-4.51%2,737,875,716.88-
201594.32%2,856,073,078.73-
2015102.93%2,939,826,563.02-
201511-1.10%2,907,401,162.65-
201512-6.42%2,720,757,004.93-
20161-0.55%2,705,795,315.19-
201626.36%2,877,957,698.52-
201632.83%2,959,440,170.91-
20164-0.30%2,950,432,663.84-
201651.07%2,981,898,739.86-
201663.30%3,080,225,029.60-
201671.20%3,117,164,843.39-
20168-0.44%3,103,490,737.65-
20169-0.51%3,087,787,666.25-
2016101.20%3,124,876,953.99-
2016113.95%3,248,183,468.18-
2016121.44%3,294,880,482.10-
201712.58%3,379,771,275.30-
201721.75%3,438,892,157.06-
20173-0.15%3,433,596,121.91-
201741.69%3,491,705,387.11-
201751.78%3,553,733,017.20-
201760.99%3,588,839,780.33-
201770.25%3,597,733,114.09-
201781.65%3,657,213,106.43-
201792.73%3,757,230,538.70-
2017101.59%3,816,954,308.32-
2017112.88%3,927,015,662.68-
2017124.86%4,117,943,168.70-
20181-2.89%3,999,071,062.42-
201820.06%4,001,653,591.72-
20183-1.66%3,935,067,200.41-
201841.96%4,012,258,309.90-
201852.11%4,097,036,114.53-
201861.58%4,161,799,684.24-
201872.45%4,263,797,275.81-
201881.68%4,335,418,313.90-
20189-3.85%4,168,548,663.17-
201810-2.08%4,082,005,077.76-
201811-5.56%3,854,943,048.78-
2018121.74%3,921,850,843.24-
201915.83%4,150,451,707.09-
201921.95%4,231,303,417.80-
201933.72%4,388,844,136.58-
20194-1.53%4,321,616,324.94-
201951.40%4,382,324,194.75-
201963.83%4,550,050,808.54-
20197-3.13%4,407,433,377.97-
201983.09%4,543,412,722.20-
201990.01%4,543,858,101.65-
2019104.43%4,745,318,785.05-
2019112.47%4,862,495,884.77-
2019123.35%5,025,214,325.53-
202010.12%5,031,348,947.23-
20202-18.92%4,079,532,998.47-
202034.32%4,255,712,295.70-
202045.89%4,506,261,626.90-
202056.51%4,799,541,384.22-
202063.48%4,966,394,315.61-
202075.89%5,259,089,005.74-
20208-0.63%5,226,114,379.04-
202091.73%5,316,317,184.60-
2020103.95%5,526,530,564.16-
2020114.26%5,761,965,212.65-
2020122.80%5,923,029,412.42-
202112.49%6,070,603,381.68-
202120.82%6,120,464,747.90-
202136.02%6,489,007,682.73-
202140.76%6,538,339,164.38-
202151.81%6,656,710,747.06-
202163.07%6,860,952,044.05-
202172.19%7,010,874,951.15-
20218-0.08%7,004,950,843.77-
202190.45%7,036,625,555.12-
2021104.74%7,370,495,428.21-
2021110.27%7,390,056,990.99-
202112-2.05%7,238,416,502.85-
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Remember, returns are based on the average closing price across the entire month. Some losses are offset by dividend returns.

Dollar-cost averaging

Dollar-cost averaging is an alternative to investing the full lump-sum of $40,000,000.00 up-front. Instead, the capital is invested over a period of time.

Consider a strategy in which $40,000,000.00 was invested in the S&P 500 over a period of no more than 24 months beginning in 1974. This would result in a final amount of $7,986,070,518.46, including dividend reinvestments. In this particular case, dollar-cost average returns are greater than the returns of a lump-sum investment (which ends with $7,238,416,502.85).

YearMonthContribution ($)Amount ($)
197411666666.661,620,538.96
197421666666.663,432,500.47
197431666666.664,848,655.34
197441666666.666,333,841.15
197451666666.668,031,698.57
197461666666.668,592,492.76
197471666666.669,866,744.62
197481666666.6610,371,999.35
197491666666.6612,317,497.42
1974101666666.6614,500,465.63
1974111666666.6615,175,295.22
1974121666666.6618,288,435.10
197511666666.6622,104,819.97
197521666666.6624,947,472.73
197531666666.6627,003,815.44
197541666666.6630,588,988.45
197551666666.6633,183,636.49
197561666666.6634,995,279.36
197571666666.6634,091,412.77
197581666666.6635,447,165.02
197591666666.6638,952,771.39
1975101666666.6641,442,962.89
1975111666666.6642,595,401.94
1975121666666.8248,481,246.56
19761-50,506,859.79
19762-50,912,130.90
19763-51,469,847.86
19764-51,272,577.51
19765-51,734,329.20
19766-53,113,233.72
19767-52,815,469.99
19768-54,103,049.46
19769-52,421,410.44
197610-52,229,210.17
197611-54,206,872.40
197612-53,915,646.37
19771-52,638,598.27
19772-52,610,078.31
19773-51,982,086.91
19774-52,015,616.36
19775-52,483,636.21
19776-53,156,706.64
19777-52,051,780.57
19778-51,439,998.20
19779-50,309,419.41
197710-50,803,026.25
197711-50,762,312.79
197712-49,041,288.95
19781-48,564,611.70
19782-48,693,631.12
19783-51,045,530.21
19784-53,855,239.96
19785-54,217,985.13
19786-54,184,212.23
19787-58,154,908.97
19788-58,387,348.09
19789-56,767,974.90
197810-53,681,130.21
197811-54,713,326.26
197812-57,003,247.75
19791-56,400,749.45
19792-57,721,181.83
19793-59,124,327.45
19794-58,005,089.74
19795-59,407,443.10
19796-60,251,531.15
19797-63,272,745.03
19798-64,247,430.54
19799-62,093,524.59
197910-61,893,313.58
197911-64,619,092.82
197912-66,759,575.29
19801-69,694,227.50
19802-63,576,589.50
19803-62,837,797.55
19804-66,002,395.97
19805-70,531,931.94
19806-74,036,987.37
19807-76,631,749.45
19808-78,804,878.50
19809-81,424,959.01
198010-85,182,472.80
198011-84,122,138.29
198012-84,130,540.00
19811-81,547,584.82
19812-84,926,347.68
19813-86,025,119.50
19814-84,633,861.08
19815-85,359,671.41
19816-83,638,606.23
19817-84,309,860.03
19818-77,309,879.40
19819-78,645,212.06
198110-81,038,960.38
198111-81,994,708.54
198112-78,055,584.72
19821-76,561,682.01
19822-74,460,414.89
19823-78,532,888.84
19824-78,980,249.45
19825-74,817,501.77
19826-74,999,941.89
19827-75,595,424.18
19828-84,739,729.56
19829-92,265,803.72
198210-96,417,687.83
198211-97,724,628.65
198212-101,561,056.42
19831-103,724,321.58
19832-107,733,904.29
19833-112,255,914.94
19834-117,222,129.91
19835-119,277,624.60
19836-120,122,268.84
19837-117,230,702.84
19838-121,115,533.91
19839-121,900,273.72
198310-120,508,875.74
198311-120,354,470.70
198312-122,251,176.15
19841-116,001,476.60
19842-116,514,621.50
19843-117,105,584.06
19844-116,809,806.39
19845-114,650,805.99
19846-113,609,263.45
19847-124,068,767.46
19848-125,814,375.65
19849-125,295,514.43
198410-126,906,692.09
198411-126,008,755.38
198412-131,928,102.84
19851-139,563,257.92
19852-138,895,701.55
19853-140,318,982.48
19854-144,157,596.92
19855-147,777,346.23
19856-151,098,229.42
19857-148,309,998.09
19858-145,514,363.16
19859-147,690,623.60
198510-157,173,123.09
198511-165,494,677.30
198512-166,738,748.08
19861-176,238,265.13
19862-187,134,673.82
19863-192,264,833.02
19864-193,210,449.49
19865-199,264,196.66
19866-195,669,642.77
19867-200,132,581.26
19868-195,216,853.32
19869-195,041,406.64
198610-201,932,121.36
198611-205,383,019.24
198612-219,088,989.84
19871-233,246,252.54
19872-243,454,062.90
19873-241,369,097.34
19874-241,786,257.89
19875-252,662,875.96
19876-260,551,255.73
19877-277,367,263.33
19878-268,961,854.29
19879-237,079,423.84
198710-207,910,560.27
198711-205,135,590.75
198712-213,846,760.15
19881-220,964,789.00
19882-228,106,501.25
19883-226,085,422.13
19884-221,138,069.43
19885-234,402,372.22
19886-233,682,943.68
19887-229,667,136.45
19888-234,093,209.89
19889-242,992,536.95
198810-238,083,486.21
198811-243,621,196.82
198812-252,178,776.83
19891-260,500,303.15
19892-260,079,180.93
19893-269,350,480.96
19894-280,435,067.04
19895-289,949,169.90
19896-298,068,254.24
19897-312,049,899.03
19898-313,471,402.16
19899-314,368,732.48
198910-308,667,496.25
198911-317,114,819.21
198912-310,102,694.34
19901-302,265,829.37
19902-310,448,670.14
19903-311,057,105.26
19904-323,035,681.25
19905-333,275,774.00
19906-333,841,421.44
19907-307,597,390.01
19908-294,244,400.53
19909-287,430,380.24
199010-296,006,770.14
199011-309,583,432.80
199012-307,462,256.58
19911-343,148,708.64
19912-353,596,284.05
19913-361,583,417.61
19914-360,936,621.88
19915-362,189,111.46
19916-365,015,946.30
19917-374,794,480.27
19918-373,658,474.74
19919-374,337,210.43
199110-374,396,337.61
199111-377,897,466.92
199112-405,703,260.64
19921-403,265,608.87
19922-399,183,036.57
19923-400,238,091.24
19924-408,516,417.70
19925-403,086,733.79
19926-410,794,289.49
19927-414,662,820.95
19928-416,231,023.23
19929-411,310,940.72
199210-422,650,384.51
199211-436,476,123.48
199212-437,099,818.24
19931-444,636,500.20
19932-454,196,864.44
19933-448,102,700.01
19934-451,350,209.07
19935-455,255,212.01
19936-455,532,934.69
19937-463,561,546.93
19938-469,842,675.06
19939-475,677,683.75
199310-475,713,572.34
199311-479,934,007.15
199312-488,265,086.09
19941-487,895,464.35
19942-480,948,720.14
19943-464,854,360.54
19944-469,773,643.90
19945-474,979,173.11
19946-472,514,624.05
19947-487,077,893.22
19948-491,059,585.03
19949-488,879,247.95
199410-487,070,962.51
199411-482,075,045.26
199412-493,891,544.56
19951-512,753,725.31
19952-525,870,837.79
19953-542,780,493.69
19954-560,951,482.50
19955-578,780,887.17
19956-599,313,023.34
19957-602,388,243.12
19958-624,783,016.28
19959-630,484,582.76
199510-645,353,838.92
199511-667,225,770.89
199512-668,310,545.21
19961-707,770,230.10
19962-706,349,755.34
19963-707,741,561.39
19964-724,407,641.04
19965-733,669,867.71
19966-708,163,361.93
19967-729,944,715.20
19968-744,716,802.66
19969-775,395,394.87
199610-814,569,004.86
199611-824,329,394.41
199612-851,182,254.85
19971-888,303,706.18
19972-882,763,485.88
19973-852,703,213.92
19974-931,303,953.60
19975-981,006,019.11
19976-1,037,275,784.30
19977-1,040,883,317.05
19978-1,053,290,729.49
19979-1,070,621,319.89
199710-1,058,287,298.77
199711-1,086,169,111.03
199712-1,088,744,290.91
19981-1,158,447,425.18
19982-1,219,994,258.80
19983-1,261,543,301.94
19984-1,258,744,472.50
19985-1,260,210,369.29
19986-1,316,512,363.46
19987-1,224,738,191.90
19988-1,164,745,002.10
19989-1,179,780,191.20
199810-1,309,253,802.61
199811-1,362,986,952.80
199812-1,431,786,269.00
19991-1,430,831,123.14
19992-1,472,661,611.73
19993-1,535,250,055.79
19994-1,533,732,741.29
19995-1,524,349,868.22
19996-1,593,286,873.18
19997-1,533,150,081.50
19998-1,523,981,588.87
19999-1,504,589,362.39
199910-1,611,504,724.35
199911-1,656,767,552.75
199912-1,654,797,115.56
20001-1,613,789,963.83
20002-1,677,388,677.46
20003-1,701,285,853.34
20004-1,652,989,852.61
20005-1,705,281,858.60
20006-1,719,782,594.35
20007-1,735,943,582.22
20008-1,717,201,456.94
20009-1,627,662,627.53
200010-1,615,087,890.82
200011-1,561,465,781.55
200012-1,568,570,570.33
20011-1,535,061,859.24
20012-1,395,679,731.53
20013-1,401,942,057.49
20014-1,498,386,319.84
20015-1,462,595,080.55
20016-1,423,686,728.81
20017-1,394,560,386.60
20018-1,237,709,651.03
20019-1,277,118,716.20
200110-1,341,653,392.07
200111-1,361,322,693.35
200112-1,357,270,182.26
20021-1,311,764,043.95
20022-1,376,634,326.98
20023-1,328,253,447.65
20024-1,290,791,767.47
20025-1,214,364,522.80
20026-1,083,717,125.63
20027-1,096,058,396.81
20028-1,043,910,895.79
20029-1,029,640,188.00
200210-1,097,859,789.01
200211-1,086,496,267.15
200212-1,084,078,622.24
20031-1,014,536,756.70
20032-1,027,805,864.31
20033-1,082,134,231.41
20034-1,139,619,492.64
20035-1,204,625,495.54
20036-1,211,803,868.62
20037-1,209,788,346.60
20038-1,248,031,944.71
20039-1,273,339,898.47
200310-1,288,754,775.79
200311-1,328,239,777.48
200312-1,393,787,897.55
20041-1,408,933,663.68
20042-1,386,881,080.04
20043-1,400,307,989.44
20044-1,364,400,544.35
20045-1,403,390,702.99
20046-1,371,971,877.98
20047-1,352,934,805.80
20048-1,390,581,901.03
20049-1,392,008,572.75
200410-1,458,461,615.50
200411-1,498,240,387.14
200412-1,478,025,804.66
20051-1,502,874,473.98
20052-1,499,033,306.18
20053-1,462,922,816.16
20054-1,482,465,571.65
20055-1,514,793,660.96
20056-1,542,177,963.63
20057-1,546,958,996.27
20058-1,551,285,693.35
20059-1,510,576,549.61
200510-1,570,418,679.10
200511-1,604,090,512.30
200512-1,627,618,833.92
20061-1,627,348,001.83
20062-1,651,532,635.05
20063-1,664,717,339.52
20064-1,651,622,079.60
20065-1,606,932,605.34
20066-1,618,503,173.22
20067-1,655,595,369.26
20068-1,697,501,360.90
20069-1,758,881,535.04
200610-1,794,088,063.74
200611-1,832,629,829.12
200612-1,845,326,774.52
20071-1,874,779,076.35
20072-1,828,399,084.72
20073-1,904,830,918.47
20074-1,969,438,080.83
20075-1,976,230,702.20
20076-1,987,586,512.22
20077-1,904,085,859.90
20078-1,962,631,615.37
20079-2,021,346,346.99
200710-1,924,194,174.35
200711-1,948,019,947.68
200712-1,818,764,979.18
20081-1,790,320,118.94
20082-1,743,294,930.37
20083-1,817,276,925.12
20084-1,863,846,540.52
20085-1,784,696,767.56
20086-1,676,214,481.84
20087-1,711,591,574.06
20088-1,628,621,552.80
20089-1,299,744,474.30
200810-1,187,896,939.60
200811-1,183,724,840.52
200812-1,170,756,464.68
20091-1,092,286,436.81
20092-1,030,163,339.98
20093-1,157,097,492.54
20094-1,234,158,122.48
20095-1,269,564,403.99
20096-1,285,784,894.65
20097-1,390,200,206.78
20098-1,440,947,286.48
20099-1,475,574,808.83
200910-1,506,478,151.29
200911-1,540,010,209.85
200912-1,560,907,653.82
20101-1,515,665,161.73
20102-1,605,741,682.05
20103-1,671,383,281.38
20104-1,573,065,887.87
20105-1,517,323,289.86
20106-1,514,909,638.07
20107-1,527,992,573.04
20108-1,579,503,563.76
20109-1,651,804,337.14
201010-1,692,949,370.12
201011-1,755,821,042.58
201012-1,816,610,958.51
20111-1,873,849,898.19
20112-1,853,004,049.33
20113-1,894,158,952.64
20114-1,906,645,908.32
20115-1,836,813,091.89
20116-1,893,786,179.08
20117-1,696,820,164.58
20118-1,683,428,096.14
20119-1,734,249,207.34
201110-1,764,895,514.30
201111-1,792,335,245.77
201112-1,878,054,718.27
20121-1,956,230,786.39
20122-2,012,645,299.50
20123-2,011,876,260.88
20124-1,949,690,126.89
20125-1,927,221,681.33
20126-1,983,517,500.08
20127-2,050,713,138.07
20128-2,112,668,588.09
20129-2,108,081,250.06
201210-2,048,264,572.06
201211-2,092,825,288.29
201212-2,182,163,006.58
20131-2,233,073,346.46
20132-2,293,867,741.63
20133-2,327,215,793.83
20134-2,433,668,922.78
20135-2,406,465,979.00
20136-2,484,783,864.76
20137-2,491,058,646.70
20138-2,520,763,707.45
20139-2,574,142,136.84
201310-2,673,503,870.01
201311-2,714,185,553.49
201312-2,740,453,649.21
20141-2,736,890,075.65
20142-2,811,395,594.15
20143-2,817,066,853.17
20144-2,860,225,296.41
20145-2,951,647,187.69
20146-2,995,798,574.81
20147-2,983,007,988.17
20148-3,036,046,878.87
20149-2,955,695,357.48
201410-3,124,337,055.45
201411-3,144,141,843.80
201412-3,109,240,436.24
20151-3,197,151,040.39
20152-3,198,921,093.54
20153-3,227,020,725.83
20154-3,258,610,158.22
20155-3,244,418,908.98
20156-3,241,835,375.05
20157-3,163,240,399.31
20158-3,020,670,133.75
20159-3,151,076,068.04
201510-3,243,480,426.30
201511-3,207,705,815.39
201512-3,001,783,234.84
20161-2,985,276,156.35
20162-3,175,221,144.08
20163-3,265,119,918.25
20164-3,255,182,028.30
20165-3,289,898,226.51
20166-3,398,380,611.20
20167-3,439,135,928.03
20168-3,424,049,427.74
20169-3,406,724,390.48
201610-3,447,644,620.38
201611-3,583,687,429.92
201612-3,635,207,765.35
20171-3,728,866,904.82
20172-3,794,094,365.92
20173-3,788,251,304.78
20174-3,852,362,659.73
20175-3,920,797,106.38
20176-3,959,530,037.26
20177-3,969,341,960.97
20178-4,034,965,625.08
20179-4,145,313,829.95
201710-4,211,206,451.03
201711-4,332,636,011.88
201712-4,543,284,366.59
20181-4,412,133,993.71
20182-4,414,983,271.74
20183-4,341,519,190.69
20184-4,426,683,348.30
20185-4,520,217,828.65
20186-4,591,670,809.35
20187-4,704,203,703.62
20188-4,783,222,458.70
20189-4,599,116,888.42
201810-4,503,634,240.29
201811-4,253,119,037.86
201812-4,326,937,719.70
20191-4,579,150,702.82
20192-4,668,353,564.11
20193-4,842,166,619.66
20194-4,767,994,866.16
20195-4,834,973,234.86
20196-5,020,024,283.67
20197-4,862,675,938.59
20198-5,012,700,551.25
20199-5,013,191,933.81
201910-5,235,461,434.84
201911-5,364,741,724.42
201912-5,544,267,307.40
20201-5,551,035,572.46
20202-4,500,906,820.63
20203-4,695,283,628.18
20204-4,971,712,129.71
20205-5,295,284,671.12
20206-5,479,371,795.11
20207-5,802,298,837.90
20208-5,765,918,271.23
20209-5,865,438,099.35
202010-6,097,364,360.08
202011-6,357,116,987.54
202012-6,534,817,463.44
20211-6,697,634,306.71
20212-6,752,645,839.50
20213-7,159,255,470.96
20214-7,213,682,387.55
20215-7,344,280,537.90
20216-7,569,617,861.31
20217-7,735,026,263.55
20218-7,728,490,256.77
20219-7,763,436,640.20
202110-8,131,791,839.08
202111-8,153,373,910.20
202112-7,986,070,518.46
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Data Sources

The information on this page is derived from Robert Shiller's book, Irrational Exuberance and the accompanying dataset, as well as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly CPI logs.

Note that S&P index value for the current quarter is based on a moving average of closing prices, per Robert Shiller's methodology. The inflation data used is based on annual CPI averages.


Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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S&P 500 from 1974 to 2021
Start Value
Average monthly close
$96.11
End Value
Average monthly close
$3,793.75
Change in price +3,847.30%
+8.13% / yr
Change incl. dividends +17,996.04%
+11.44% / yr
Change incl. dividends, inflation-adjusted +3,192.37%
+7.55% / yr
Final amount, nominal
($40000000 base)
$7,238,416,502.85
Final amount, inflation-adjusted
($40000000 base)
$1,316,949,160.79