S&P 500 Index — Historical Levels & Returns
S&P 500 at 7,743.41 on 25 Sep 2026 (+13.1% YTD): year-end closing levels, returns and valuation data for 500 large-cap US companies.
Data
| Year | Year-End Level | Price Return (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD (Sep 25) | 7,743.41 | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 6,845.5 | +16.39% |
| 2024 | 5,881.63 | +23.31% |
| 2023 | 4,769.83 | +24.23% |
| 2022 | 3,839.5 | -19.44% |
| 2021 | 4,766.18 | +26.89% |
| 2020 | 3,756.07 | +16.26% |
| 2019 | 3,230.78 | +28.88% |
| 2018 | 2,506.85 | -6.24% |
| 2017 | 2,673.61 | +19.42% |
| 2016 | 2,238.83 | +9.54% |
| 2015 | 2,043.94 | -0.73% |
| 2014 | 2,058.9 | +11.39% |
| 2013 | 1,848.36 | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 1,426.19 | +13.41% |
| 2011 | 1,257.6 | unchanged |
| 2010 | 1,257.64 | +12.78% |
| 2009 | 1,115.1 | +23.45% |
| 2008 | 903.25 | -38.49% |
| 2007 | 1,468.36 | +3.53% |
| 2006 | 1,418.3 | +13.62% |
About this Dataset
The S&P 500 is the world's most widely followed equity index and the primary benchmark for US large-cap equities. Maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, it covers 500 companies selected for size, liquidity, and sector representation. The index closed at 7,743.41 on September 25, 2026 — up 13.1% year-to-date on a price-return basis, building on the 16.39% price-return gain recorded for full-year 2025, when the index closed at 6,845.50.
- Constituents: 500 large-cap US-listed companies across 11 GICS sectors
- Weighting: Float-adjusted market capitalisation — larger companies have proportionally greater weight
- History: Continuous daily data from January 1928; monthly data available from 1871 (Shiller CAPE series)
- Rebalancing: Quarterly constituent reviews; annual reconstitution
The index family includes sector sub-indices (S&P 500 Information Technology, Financials, etc.), factor indices (S&P 500 Value, Growth, Quality), and derivative instruments (futures, ETFs, options) with trillions in assets under management tracking or benchmarked against it.