If you invested $100 in the S&P 500 at the beginning of 1956, you would have about $58,052.31 at the beginning of 2021, assuming you reinvested all dividends. This is a return on investment of 57,952.31%, or 10.29% per year.
This investment result beats inflation during this period for an inflation-adjusted return of about 5,861.34% cumulatively, or 6.49% per year.
The graph below shows the performance of $100 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:
The nominal return on investment of $100 is $57,952.31, or 57,952.31%. This means by 2021 you would have $58,052.31 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 1956 was 27.200 and the CPI in 2021 was 264.877.
The ratio between these CPIs describes how relative buying power of a dollar has changed over 65 years.
Adjusted for inflation, the $58,052.31 nominal end value of the original $100 investment would have a real value of roughly $5,861.34 in 1956 dollars. This means the inflation-adjusted return is 5,861.34% as opposed to the original 57,952.31%.
For more information on inflation, see our U.S. inflation calculator for 1956.
The table below shows the full dataset pertaining to a $100 investment, including gains and losses over the 780-month period between 1956 and 2021.
Note that data shown is the monthly average closing price. Returns include dividends.
Year | Month | Return (%) | Amount ($) |
---|---|---|---|
1956 | 1 | 0.95% | 100.95 |
1956 | 2 | 7.21% | 108.22 |
1956 | 3 | 1.48% | 109.83 |
1956 | 4 | -2.84% | 106.71 |
1956 | 5 | -0.26% | 106.43 |
1956 | 6 | 5.75% | 112.55 |
1956 | 7 | -0.28% | 112.23 |
1956 | 8 | -3.09% | 108.76 |
1956 | 9 | -0.95% | 107.73 |
1956 | 10 | -0.71% | 106.96 |
1956 | 11 | 1.81% | 108.89 |
1956 | 12 | -1.86% | 106.87 |
1957 | 1 | -4.00% | 102.59 |
1957 | 2 | 1.62% | 104.26 |
1957 | 3 | 2.64% | 107.01 |
1957 | 4 | 4.16% | 111.47 |
1957 | 5 | 1.95% | 113.64 |
1957 | 6 | 2.32% | 116.28 |
1957 | 7 | -5.21% | 110.23 |
1957 | 8 | -3.74% | 106.11 |
1957 | 9 | -5.90% | 99.85 |
1957 | 10 | -1.80% | 98.05 |
1957 | 11 | 0.32% | 98.37 |
1957 | 12 | 2.33% | 100.66 |
1958 | 1 | 0.70% | 101.36 |
1958 | 2 | 2.42% | 103.81 |
1958 | 3 | 0.90% | 104.75 |
1958 | 4 | 3.56% | 108.47 |
1958 | 5 | 2.74% | 111.44 |
1958 | 6 | 3.07% | 114.86 |
1958 | 7 | 4.05% | 119.52 |
1958 | 8 | 2.94% | 123.04 |
1958 | 9 | 4.36% | 128.40 |
1958 | 10 | 3.33% | 132.67 |
1958 | 11 | 2.16% | 135.54 |
1958 | 12 | 4.25% | 141.31 |
1959 | 1 | -1.27% | 139.52 |
1959 | 2 | 2.81% | 143.43 |
1959 | 3 | 1.94% | 146.21 |
1959 | 4 | 1.77% | 148.79 |
1959 | 5 | -0.61% | 147.89 |
1959 | 6 | 4.23% | 154.14 |
1959 | 7 | -0.32% | 153.65 |
1959 | 8 | -3.70% | 147.96 |
1959 | 9 | 0.18% | 148.22 |
1959 | 10 | 0.67% | 149.21 |
1959 | 11 | 3.46% | 154.38 |
1959 | 12 | -1.49% | 152.09 |
1960 | 1 | -3.61% | 146.60 |
1960 | 2 | -1.08% | 145.02 |
1960 | 3 | 1.58% | 147.32 |
1960 | 4 | -0.62% | 146.40 |
1960 | 5 | 3.99% | 152.23 |
1960 | 6 | -2.20% | 148.89 |
1960 | 7 | 1.49% | 151.11 |
1960 | 8 | -2.72% | 147.00 |
1960 | 9 | -1.67% | 144.54 |
1960 | 10 | 3.54% | 149.66 |
1960 | 11 | 2.69% | 153.68 |
1960 | 12 | 5.43% | 162.02 |
1961 | 1 | 4.37% | 169.11 |
1961 | 2 | 3.40% | 174.86 |
1961 | 3 | 2.92% | 179.96 |
1961 | 4 | 1.26% | 182.23 |
1961 | 5 | -1.08% | 180.26 |
1961 | 6 | -0.03% | 180.21 |
1961 | 7 | 3.84% | 187.13 |
1961 | 8 | -0.54% | 186.12 |
1961 | 9 | 1.34% | 188.62 |
1961 | 10 | 4.77% | 197.62 |
1961 | 11 | 1.16% | 199.92 |
1961 | 12 | -3.49% | 192.95 |
1962 | 1 | 1.91% | 196.63 |
1962 | 2 | 0.34% | 197.30 |
1962 | 3 | -2.94% | 191.49 |
1962 | 4 | -7.19% | 177.73 |
1962 | 5 | -11.41% | 157.45 |
1962 | 6 | 2.72% | 161.73 |
1962 | 7 | 3.02% | 166.62 |
1962 | 8 | -0.59% | 165.63 |
1962 | 9 | -2.86% | 160.90 |
1962 | 10 | 7.20% | 172.48 |
1962 | 11 | 4.62% | 180.46 |
1962 | 12 | 4.15% | 187.94 |
1963 | 1 | 1.60% | 190.94 |
1963 | 2 | -0.11% | 190.73 |
1963 | 3 | 4.98% | 200.23 |
1963 | 4 | 2.27% | 204.77 |
1963 | 5 | 0.22% | 205.22 |
1963 | 6 | -1.22% | 202.71 |
1963 | 7 | 3.03% | 208.85 |
1963 | 8 | 2.89% | 214.90 |
1963 | 9 | 0.50% | 215.97 |
1963 | 10 | -0.31% | 215.31 |
1963 | 11 | 2.39% | 220.46 |
1963 | 12 | 3.33% | 227.80 |
1964 | 1 | 1.48% | 231.17 |
1964 | 2 | 2.07% | 235.96 |
1964 | 3 | 1.69% | 239.96 |
1964 | 4 | 1.22% | 242.88 |
1964 | 5 | -0.35% | 242.03 |
1964 | 6 | 3.96% | 251.62 |
1964 | 7 | -1.23% | 248.54 |
1964 | 8 | 1.97% | 253.42 |
1964 | 9 | 1.97% | 258.41 |
1964 | 10 | 0.94% | 260.83 |
1964 | 11 | -1.49% | 256.95 |
1964 | 12 | 2.82% | 264.20 |
1965 | 1 | 0.98% | 266.77 |
1965 | 2 | 0.34% | 267.67 |
1965 | 3 | 1.56% | 271.84 |
1965 | 4 | 1.73% | 276.55 |
1965 | 5 | -4.51% | 264.08 |
1965 | 6 | 0.10% | 264.35 |
1965 | 7 | 2.12% | 269.95 |
1965 | 8 | 3.60% | 279.66 |
1965 | 9 | 2.50% | 286.64 |
1965 | 10 | 1.08% | 289.73 |
1965 | 11 | -0.21% | 289.11 |
1965 | 12 | 1.98% | 294.84 |
1966 | 1 | -0.43% | 293.57 |
1966 | 2 | -3.86% | 282.23 |
1966 | 3 | 3.32% | 291.61 |
1966 | 4 | -5.01% | 277.00 |
1966 | 5 | -0.56% | 275.45 |
1966 | 6 | 0.02% | 275.50 |
1966 | 7 | -5.77% | 259.61 |
1966 | 8 | -3.22% | 251.24 |
1966 | 9 | -0.56% | 249.82 |
1966 | 10 | 5.32% | 263.10 |
1966 | 11 | 0.72% | 264.98 |
1966 | 12 | 4.13% | 275.93 |
1967 | 1 | 3.73% | 286.22 |
1967 | 2 | 2.63% | 293.76 |
1967 | 3 | 1.99% | 299.61 |
1967 | 4 | 2.06% | 305.78 |
1967 | 5 | -0.99% | 302.74 |
1967 | 6 | 1.99% | 308.78 |
1967 | 7 | 1.85% | 314.49 |
1967 | 8 | 1.65% | 319.69 |
1967 | 9 | 0.10% | 320.01 |
1967 | 10 | -2.88% | 310.78 |
1967 | 11 | 3.11% | 320.45 |
1967 | 12 | -0.02% | 320.40 |
1968 | 1 | -4.26% | 306.76 |
1968 | 2 | -1.56% | 301.98 |
1968 | 3 | 7.66% | 325.11 |
1968 | 4 | 2.56% | 333.43 |
1968 | 5 | 2.94% | 343.23 |
1968 | 6 | 0.05% | 343.40 |
1968 | 7 | -1.93% | 336.76 |
1968 | 8 | 3.51% | 348.57 |
1968 | 9 | 2.72% | 358.04 |
1968 | 10 | 1.79% | 364.44 |
1968 | 11 | 1.29% | 369.12 |
1968 | 12 | -3.99% | 354.41 |
1969 | 1 | -0.24% | 353.57 |
1969 | 2 | -1.91% | 346.80 |
1969 | 3 | 2.27% | 354.69 |
1969 | 4 | 3.51% | 367.15 |
1969 | 5 | -4.97% | 348.90 |
1969 | 6 | -4.21% | 334.22 |
1969 | 7 | -0.28% | 333.28 |
1969 | 8 | 0.63% | 335.37 |
1969 | 9 | 1.35% | 339.89 |
1969 | 10 | 1.00% | 343.28 |
1969 | 11 | -5.03% | 326.02 |
1969 | 12 | -0.59% | 324.10 |
1970 | 1 | -3.20% | 313.74 |
1970 | 2 | 2.01% | 320.05 |
1970 | 3 | -2.75% | 311.26 |
1970 | 4 | -11.20% | 276.40 |
1970 | 5 | -0.27% | 275.66 |
1970 | 6 | 0.52% | 277.10 |
1970 | 7 | 3.26% | 286.12 |
1970 | 8 | 6.32% | 304.20 |
1970 | 9 | 2.49% | 311.78 |
1970 | 10 | 0.21% | 312.42 |
1970 | 11 | 7.16% | 334.79 |
1970 | 12 | 4.11% | 348.55 |
1971 | 1 | 4.15% | 363.02 |
1971 | 2 | 2.83% | 373.30 |
1971 | 3 | 3.67% | 387.01 |
1971 | 4 | -1.11% | 382.72 |
1971 | 5 | -1.60% | 376.61 |
1971 | 6 | -0.46% | 374.87 |
1971 | 7 | -1.52% | 369.18 |
1971 | 8 | 2.49% | 378.36 |
1971 | 9 | -1.86% | 371.31 |
1971 | 10 | -4.37% | 355.08 |
1971 | 11 | 7.16% | 380.52 |
1971 | 12 | 4.42% | 397.34 |
1972 | 1 | 2.09% | 405.64 |
1972 | 2 | 2.62% | 416.26 |
1972 | 3 | 1.26% | 421.50 |
1972 | 4 | -0.78% | 418.23 |
1972 | 5 | 0.52% | 420.39 |
1972 | 6 | -0.50% | 418.27 |
1972 | 7 | 3.78% | 434.10 |
1972 | 8 | -1.21% | 428.85 |
1972 | 9 | 0.42% | 430.64 |
1972 | 10 | 5.25% | 453.26 |
1972 | 11 | 2.31% | 463.74 |
1972 | 12 | 0.99% | 468.33 |
1973 | 1 | -3.33% | 452.75 |
1973 | 2 | -1.35% | 446.66 |
1973 | 3 | -1.63% | 439.37 |
1973 | 4 | -2.57% | 428.08 |
1973 | 5 | -1.99% | 419.56 |
1973 | 6 | 1.21% | 424.64 |
1973 | 7 | -1.64% | 417.69 |
1973 | 8 | 2.00% | 426.03 |
1973 | 9 | 4.24% | 444.07 |
1973 | 10 | -6.85% | 413.64 |
1973 | 11 | -6.81% | 385.49 |
1973 | 12 | 1.70% | 392.04 |
1974 | 1 | -2.47% | 382.35 |
1974 | 2 | 4.57% | 399.84 |
1974 | 3 | -4.82% | 380.58 |
1974 | 4 | -2.71% | 370.28 |
1974 | 5 | 0.46% | 371.98 |
1974 | 6 | -11.35% | 329.77 |
1974 | 7 | -3.76% | 317.36 |
1974 | 8 | -10.01% | 285.58 |
1974 | 9 | 2.38% | 292.36 |
1974 | 10 | 3.74% | 303.31 |
1974 | 11 | -6.09% | 284.83 |
1974 | 12 | 8.63% | 309.42 |
1975 | 1 | 10.81% | 342.86 |
1975 | 2 | 4.97% | 359.91 |
1975 | 3 | 1.49% | 365.27 |
1975 | 4 | 6.71% | 389.79 |
1975 | 5 | 2.89% | 401.07 |
1975 | 6 | 0.43% | 402.80 |
1975 | 7 | -7.00% | 374.62 |
1975 | 8 | -0.85% | 371.43 |
1975 | 9 | 4.97% | 389.89 |
1975 | 10 | 2.04% | 397.85 |
1975 | 11 | -1.18% | 393.16 |
1975 | 12 | 9.55% | 430.69 |
1976 | 1 | 4.18% | 448.68 |
1976 | 2 | 0.80% | 452.28 |
1976 | 3 | 1.10% | 457.23 |
1976 | 4 | -0.38% | 455.48 |
1976 | 5 | 0.90% | 459.58 |
1976 | 6 | 2.67% | 471.83 |
1976 | 7 | -0.56% | 469.19 |
1976 | 8 | 2.44% | 480.63 |
1976 | 9 | -3.11% | 465.69 |
1976 | 10 | -0.37% | 463.98 |
1976 | 11 | 3.79% | 481.55 |
1976 | 12 | -0.54% | 478.96 |
1977 | 1 | -2.37% | 467.62 |
1977 | 2 | -0.05% | 467.36 |
1977 | 3 | -1.19% | 461.78 |
1977 | 4 | 0.06% | 462.08 |
1977 | 5 | 0.90% | 466.24 |
1977 | 6 | 1.28% | 472.22 |
1977 | 7 | -2.08% | 462.40 |
1977 | 8 | -1.18% | 456.97 |
1977 | 9 | -2.20% | 446.93 |
1977 | 10 | 0.98% | 451.31 |
1977 | 11 | -0.08% | 450.95 |
1977 | 12 | -3.39% | 435.66 |
1978 | 1 | -0.97% | 431.43 |
1978 | 2 | 0.27% | 432.57 |
1978 | 3 | 4.83% | 453.46 |
1978 | 4 | 5.50% | 478.43 |
1978 | 5 | 0.67% | 481.65 |
1978 | 6 | -0.06% | 481.35 |
1978 | 7 | 7.33% | 516.62 |
1978 | 8 | 0.40% | 518.69 |
1978 | 9 | -2.77% | 504.30 |
1978 | 10 | -5.44% | 476.88 |
1978 | 11 | 1.92% | 486.05 |
1978 | 12 | 4.19% | 506.39 |
1979 | 1 | -1.06% | 501.04 |
1979 | 2 | 2.34% | 512.77 |
1979 | 3 | 2.43% | 525.23 |
1979 | 4 | -1.89% | 515.29 |
1979 | 5 | 2.42% | 527.75 |
1979 | 6 | 1.42% | 535.25 |
1979 | 7 | 5.01% | 562.09 |
1979 | 8 | 1.54% | 570.74 |
1979 | 9 | -3.35% | 551.61 |
1979 | 10 | -0.32% | 549.83 |
1979 | 11 | 4.40% | 574.05 |
1979 | 12 | 3.31% | 593.06 |
1980 | 1 | 4.40% | 619.13 |
1980 | 2 | -8.78% | 564.79 |
1980 | 3 | -1.16% | 558.22 |
1980 | 4 | 5.04% | 586.33 |
1980 | 5 | 6.86% | 626.57 |
1980 | 6 | 4.97% | 657.71 |
1980 | 7 | 3.50% | 680.76 |
1980 | 8 | 2.84% | 700.07 |
1980 | 9 | 3.32% | 723.34 |
1980 | 10 | 4.61% | 756.72 |
1980 | 11 | -1.24% | 747.30 |
1980 | 12 | 0.01% | 747.38 |
1981 | 1 | -3.07% | 724.43 |
1981 | 2 | 4.14% | 754.45 |
1981 | 3 | 1.29% | 764.21 |
1981 | 4 | -1.62% | 751.85 |
1981 | 5 | 0.86% | 758.30 |
1981 | 6 | -2.02% | 743.01 |
1981 | 7 | 0.80% | 748.97 |
1981 | 8 | -8.30% | 686.79 |
1981 | 9 | 1.73% | 698.65 |
1981 | 10 | 3.04% | 719.91 |
1981 | 11 | 1.18% | 728.40 |
1981 | 12 | -4.80% | 693.41 |
1982 | 1 | -1.91% | 680.14 |
1982 | 2 | -2.74% | 661.47 |
1982 | 3 | 5.47% | 697.65 |
1982 | 4 | 0.57% | 701.62 |
1982 | 5 | -5.27% | 664.64 |
1982 | 6 | 0.24% | 666.26 |
1982 | 7 | 0.79% | 671.55 |
1982 | 8 | 12.10% | 752.79 |
1982 | 9 | 8.88% | 819.65 |
1982 | 10 | 4.50% | 856.53 |
1982 | 11 | 1.36% | 868.14 |
1982 | 12 | 3.93% | 902.22 |
1983 | 1 | 2.13% | 921.44 |
1983 | 2 | 3.87% | 957.06 |
1983 | 3 | 4.20% | 997.23 |
1983 | 4 | 4.42% | 1,041.35 |
1983 | 5 | 1.75% | 1,059.61 |
1983 | 6 | 0.71% | 1,067.11 |
1983 | 7 | -2.41% | 1,041.42 |
1983 | 8 | 3.31% | 1,075.93 |
1983 | 9 | 0.65% | 1,082.91 |
1983 | 10 | -1.14% | 1,070.55 |
1983 | 11 | -0.13% | 1,069.17 |
1983 | 12 | 1.58% | 1,086.02 |
1984 | 1 | -5.11% | 1,030.50 |
1984 | 2 | 0.44% | 1,035.06 |
1984 | 3 | 0.51% | 1,040.31 |
1984 | 4 | -0.25% | 1,037.68 |
1984 | 5 | -1.85% | 1,018.50 |
1984 | 6 | -0.91% | 1,009.25 |
1984 | 7 | 9.21% | 1,102.17 |
1984 | 8 | 1.41% | 1,117.68 |
1984 | 9 | -0.41% | 1,113.07 |
1984 | 10 | 1.29% | 1,127.38 |
1984 | 11 | -0.71% | 1,119.40 |
1984 | 12 | 4.70% | 1,171.99 |
1985 | 1 | 5.79% | 1,239.82 |
1985 | 2 | -0.48% | 1,233.89 |
1985 | 3 | 1.02% | 1,246.53 |
1985 | 4 | 2.74% | 1,280.63 |
1985 | 5 | 2.51% | 1,312.79 |
1985 | 6 | 2.25% | 1,342.29 |
1985 | 7 | -1.85% | 1,317.52 |
1985 | 8 | -1.88% | 1,292.68 |
1985 | 9 | 1.50% | 1,312.02 |
1985 | 10 | 6.42% | 1,396.25 |
1985 | 11 | 5.29% | 1,470.18 |
1985 | 12 | 0.75% | 1,481.23 |
1986 | 1 | 5.70% | 1,565.62 |
1986 | 2 | 6.18% | 1,662.42 |
1986 | 3 | 2.74% | 1,707.99 |
1986 | 4 | 0.49% | 1,716.39 |
1986 | 5 | 3.13% | 1,770.17 |
1986 | 6 | -1.80% | 1,738.24 |
1986 | 7 | 2.28% | 1,777.89 |
1986 | 8 | -2.46% | 1,734.22 |
1986 | 9 | -0.09% | 1,732.66 |
1986 | 10 | 3.53% | 1,793.87 |
1986 | 11 | 1.71% | 1,824.53 |
1986 | 12 | 6.67% | 1,946.29 |
1987 | 1 | 6.46% | 2,072.05 |
1987 | 2 | 4.38% | 2,162.73 |
1987 | 3 | -0.86% | 2,144.21 |
1987 | 4 | 0.17% | 2,147.92 |
1987 | 5 | 4.50% | 2,244.54 |
1987 | 6 | 3.12% | 2,314.62 |
1987 | 7 | 6.45% | 2,464.00 |
1987 | 8 | -3.03% | 2,389.33 |
1987 | 9 | -11.85% | 2,106.10 |
1987 | 10 | -12.30% | 1,846.98 |
1987 | 11 | -1.33% | 1,822.33 |
1987 | 12 | 4.25% | 1,899.72 |
1988 | 1 | 3.33% | 1,962.95 |
1988 | 2 | 3.23% | 2,026.39 |
1988 | 3 | -0.89% | 2,008.44 |
1988 | 4 | -2.19% | 1,964.49 |
1988 | 5 | 6.00% | 2,082.32 |
1988 | 6 | -0.31% | 2,075.93 |
1988 | 7 | -1.72% | 2,040.26 |
1988 | 8 | 1.93% | 2,079.58 |
1988 | 9 | 3.80% | 2,158.63 |
1988 | 10 | -2.02% | 2,115.02 |
1988 | 11 | 2.33% | 2,164.22 |
1988 | 12 | 3.51% | 2,240.24 |
1989 | 1 | 3.30% | 2,314.16 |
1989 | 2 | -0.16% | 2,310.42 |
1989 | 3 | 3.56% | 2,392.79 |
1989 | 4 | 4.12% | 2,491.26 |
1989 | 5 | 3.39% | 2,575.77 |
1989 | 6 | 2.80% | 2,647.90 |
1989 | 7 | 4.69% | 2,772.11 |
1989 | 8 | 0.46% | 2,784.74 |
1989 | 9 | 0.29% | 2,792.71 |
1989 | 10 | -1.81% | 2,742.06 |
1989 | 11 | 2.74% | 2,817.10 |
1989 | 12 | -2.21% | 2,754.81 |
1990 | 1 | -2.53% | 2,685.19 |
1990 | 2 | 2.71% | 2,757.88 |
1990 | 3 | 0.20% | 2,763.29 |
1990 | 4 | 3.85% | 2,869.70 |
1990 | 5 | 3.17% | 2,960.67 |
1990 | 6 | 0.17% | 2,965.69 |
1990 | 7 | -7.86% | 2,732.55 |
1990 | 8 | -4.34% | 2,613.93 |
1990 | 9 | -2.32% | 2,553.40 |
1990 | 10 | 2.98% | 2,629.59 |
1990 | 11 | 4.59% | 2,750.20 |
1990 | 12 | -0.69% | 2,731.35 |
1991 | 1 | 11.61% | 3,048.38 |
1991 | 2 | 3.04% | 3,141.19 |
1991 | 3 | 2.26% | 3,212.14 |
1991 | 4 | -0.18% | 3,206.39 |
1991 | 5 | 0.35% | 3,217.52 |
1991 | 6 | 0.78% | 3,242.63 |
1991 | 7 | 2.68% | 3,329.50 |
1991 | 8 | -0.30% | 3,319.41 |
1991 | 9 | 0.18% | 3,325.44 |
1991 | 10 | 0.02% | 3,325.96 |
1991 | 11 | 0.94% | 3,357.07 |
1991 | 12 | 7.36% | 3,604.08 |
1992 | 1 | -0.60% | 3,582.43 |
1992 | 2 | -1.01% | 3,546.16 |
1992 | 3 | 0.26% | 3,555.53 |
1992 | 4 | 2.07% | 3,629.07 |
1992 | 5 | -1.33% | 3,580.84 |
1992 | 6 | 1.91% | 3,649.31 |
1992 | 7 | 0.94% | 3,683.67 |
1992 | 8 | 0.38% | 3,697.60 |
1992 | 9 | -1.18% | 3,653.90 |
1992 | 10 | 2.76% | 3,754.63 |
1992 | 11 | 3.27% | 3,877.45 |
1992 | 12 | 0.14% | 3,882.99 |
1993 | 1 | 1.72% | 3,949.95 |
1993 | 2 | 2.15% | 4,034.88 |
1993 | 3 | -1.34% | 3,980.74 |
1993 | 4 | 0.72% | 4,009.59 |
1993 | 5 | 0.87% | 4,044.28 |
1993 | 6 | 0.06% | 4,046.74 |
1993 | 7 | 1.76% | 4,118.07 |
1993 | 8 | 1.35% | 4,173.87 |
1993 | 9 | 1.24% | 4,225.70 |
1993 | 10 | 0.01% | 4,226.02 |
1993 | 11 | 0.89% | 4,263.51 |
1993 | 12 | 1.74% | 4,337.52 |
1994 | 1 | -0.08% | 4,334.24 |
1994 | 2 | -1.42% | 4,272.53 |
1994 | 3 | -3.35% | 4,129.55 |
1994 | 4 | 1.06% | 4,173.25 |
1994 | 5 | 1.11% | 4,219.50 |
1994 | 6 | -0.52% | 4,197.60 |
1994 | 7 | 3.08% | 4,326.98 |
1994 | 8 | 0.82% | 4,362.35 |
1994 | 9 | -0.44% | 4,342.98 |
1994 | 10 | -0.37% | 4,326.91 |
1994 | 11 | -1.03% | 4,282.53 |
1994 | 12 | 2.45% | 4,387.51 |
1995 | 1 | 3.82% | 4,555.07 |
1995 | 2 | 2.56% | 4,671.59 |
1995 | 3 | 3.22% | 4,821.81 |
1995 | 4 | 3.35% | 4,983.23 |
1995 | 5 | 3.18% | 5,141.62 |
1995 | 6 | 3.55% | 5,324.02 |
1995 | 7 | 0.51% | 5,351.34 |
1995 | 8 | 3.72% | 5,550.28 |
1995 | 9 | 0.91% | 5,600.93 |
1995 | 10 | 2.36% | 5,733.03 |
1995 | 11 | 3.39% | 5,927.33 |
1995 | 12 | 0.16% | 5,936.96 |
1996 | 1 | 5.90% | 6,287.50 |
1996 | 2 | -0.20% | 6,274.89 |
1996 | 3 | 0.20% | 6,287.25 |
1996 | 4 | 2.35% | 6,435.30 |
1996 | 5 | 1.28% | 6,517.59 |
1996 | 6 | -3.48% | 6,291.00 |
1996 | 7 | 3.08% | 6,484.49 |
1996 | 8 | 2.02% | 6,615.72 |
1996 | 9 | 4.12% | 6,888.26 |
1996 | 10 | 5.05% | 7,236.26 |
1996 | 11 | 1.20% | 7,322.96 |
1996 | 12 | 3.26% | 7,561.51 |
1997 | 1 | 4.36% | 7,891.28 |
1997 | 2 | -0.62% | 7,842.06 |
1997 | 3 | -3.41% | 7,575.02 |
1997 | 4 | 9.22% | 8,273.28 |
1997 | 5 | 5.34% | 8,714.81 |
1997 | 6 | 5.74% | 9,214.68 |
1997 | 7 | 0.35% | 9,246.73 |
1997 | 8 | 1.19% | 9,356.95 |
1997 | 9 | 1.65% | 9,510.91 |
1997 | 10 | -1.15% | 9,401.34 |
1997 | 11 | 2.63% | 9,649.03 |
1997 | 12 | 0.24% | 9,671.90 |
1998 | 1 | 6.40% | 10,291.11 |
1998 | 2 | 5.31% | 10,837.87 |
1998 | 3 | 3.41% | 11,206.97 |
1998 | 4 | -0.22% | 11,182.11 |
1998 | 5 | 0.12% | 11,195.13 |
1998 | 6 | 4.47% | 11,695.29 |
1998 | 7 | -6.97% | 10,880.01 |
1998 | 8 | -4.90% | 10,347.06 |
1998 | 9 | 1.29% | 10,480.62 |
1998 | 10 | 10.97% | 11,630.81 |
1998 | 11 | 4.10% | 12,108.15 |
1998 | 12 | 5.05% | 12,719.33 |
1999 | 1 | -0.07% | 12,710.84 |
1999 | 2 | 2.92% | 13,082.45 |
1999 | 3 | 4.25% | 13,638.45 |
1999 | 4 | -0.10% | 13,624.98 |
1999 | 5 | -0.61% | 13,541.62 |
1999 | 6 | 4.52% | 14,154.03 |
1999 | 7 | -3.77% | 13,619.80 |
1999 | 8 | -0.60% | 13,538.35 |
1999 | 9 | -1.27% | 13,366.08 |
1999 | 10 | 7.11% | 14,315.87 |
1999 | 11 | 2.81% | 14,717.96 |
1999 | 12 | -0.12% | 14,700.46 |
2000 | 1 | -2.48% | 14,336.17 |
2000 | 2 | 3.94% | 14,901.15 |
2000 | 3 | 1.42% | 15,113.44 |
2000 | 4 | -2.84% | 14,684.40 |
2000 | 5 | 3.16% | 15,148.94 |
2000 | 6 | 0.85% | 15,277.76 |
2000 | 7 | 0.94% | 15,421.32 |
2000 | 8 | -1.08% | 15,254.83 |
2000 | 9 | -5.21% | 14,459.41 |
2000 | 10 | -0.77% | 14,347.70 |
2000 | 11 | -3.32% | 13,871.34 |
2000 | 12 | 0.46% | 13,934.46 |
2001 | 1 | -2.14% | 13,636.78 |
2001 | 2 | -9.08% | 12,398.58 |
2001 | 3 | 0.45% | 12,454.21 |
2001 | 4 | 6.88% | 13,310.97 |
2001 | 5 | -2.39% | 12,993.02 |
2001 | 6 | -2.66% | 12,647.38 |
2001 | 7 | -2.05% | 12,388.63 |
2001 | 8 | -11.25% | 10,995.24 |
2001 | 9 | 3.18% | 11,345.33 |
2001 | 10 | 5.05% | 11,918.63 |
2001 | 11 | 1.47% | 12,093.36 |
2001 | 12 | -0.30% | 12,057.36 |
2002 | 1 | -3.35% | 11,653.11 |
2002 | 2 | 4.95% | 12,229.39 |
2002 | 3 | -3.51% | 11,799.59 |
2002 | 4 | -2.82% | 11,466.80 |
2002 | 5 | -5.92% | 10,787.86 |
2002 | 6 | -10.76% | 9,627.24 |
2002 | 7 | 1.14% | 9,736.88 |
2002 | 8 | -4.76% | 9,273.62 |
2002 | 9 | -1.37% | 9,146.85 |
2002 | 10 | 6.63% | 9,752.88 |
2002 | 11 | -1.04% | 9,651.93 |
2002 | 12 | -0.22% | 9,630.46 |
2003 | 1 | -6.41% | 9,012.68 |
2003 | 2 | 1.31% | 9,130.55 |
2003 | 3 | 5.29% | 9,613.18 |
2003 | 4 | 5.31% | 10,123.85 |
2003 | 5 | 5.70% | 10,701.34 |
2003 | 6 | 0.60% | 10,765.11 |
2003 | 7 | -0.17% | 10,747.20 |
2003 | 8 | 3.16% | 11,086.94 |
2003 | 9 | 2.03% | 11,311.77 |
2003 | 10 | 1.21% | 11,448.70 |
2003 | 11 | 3.06% | 11,799.47 |
2003 | 12 | 4.93% | 12,381.77 |
2004 | 1 | 1.09% | 12,516.32 |
2004 | 2 | -1.57% | 12,320.41 |
2004 | 3 | 0.97% | 12,439.69 |
2004 | 4 | -2.56% | 12,120.71 |
2004 | 5 | 2.86% | 12,467.08 |
2004 | 6 | -2.24% | 12,187.97 |
2004 | 7 | -1.39% | 12,018.85 |
2004 | 8 | 2.78% | 12,353.29 |
2004 | 9 | 0.10% | 12,365.96 |
2004 | 10 | 4.77% | 12,956.30 |
2004 | 11 | 2.73% | 13,309.68 |
2004 | 12 | -1.35% | 13,130.10 |
2005 | 1 | 1.68% | 13,350.84 |
2005 | 2 | -0.26% | 13,316.72 |
2005 | 3 | -2.41% | 12,995.93 |
2005 | 4 | 1.34% | 13,169.54 |
2005 | 5 | 2.18% | 13,456.73 |
2005 | 6 | 1.81% | 13,700.00 |
2005 | 7 | 0.31% | 13,742.47 |
2005 | 8 | 0.28% | 13,780.91 |
2005 | 9 | -2.62% | 13,419.27 |
2005 | 10 | 3.96% | 13,950.88 |
2005 | 11 | 2.14% | 14,250.00 |
2005 | 12 | 1.47% | 14,459.02 |
2006 | 1 | -0.02% | 14,456.61 |
2006 | 2 | 1.49% | 14,671.46 |
2006 | 3 | 0.80% | 14,788.58 |
2006 | 4 | -0.79% | 14,672.25 |
2006 | 5 | -2.71% | 14,275.25 |
2006 | 6 | 0.72% | 14,378.04 |
2006 | 7 | 2.29% | 14,707.55 |
2006 | 8 | 2.53% | 15,079.82 |
2006 | 9 | 3.62% | 15,625.09 |
2006 | 10 | 2.00% | 15,937.85 |
2006 | 11 | 2.15% | 16,280.24 |
2006 | 12 | 0.69% | 16,393.03 |
2007 | 1 | 1.60% | 16,654.67 |
2007 | 2 | -2.47% | 16,242.66 |
2007 | 3 | 4.18% | 16,921.64 |
2007 | 4 | 3.39% | 17,495.58 |
2007 | 5 | 0.34% | 17,555.92 |
2007 | 6 | 0.57% | 17,656.80 |
2007 | 7 | -4.20% | 16,915.02 |
2007 | 8 | 3.07% | 17,435.12 |
2007 | 9 | 2.99% | 17,956.71 |
2007 | 10 | -4.81% | 17,093.65 |
2007 | 11 | 1.24% | 17,305.31 |
2007 | 12 | -6.64% | 16,157.07 |
2008 | 1 | -1.56% | 15,904.38 |
2008 | 2 | -2.63% | 15,486.63 |
2008 | 3 | 4.24% | 16,143.85 |
2008 | 4 | 2.56% | 16,557.55 |
2008 | 5 | -4.25% | 15,854.42 |
2008 | 6 | -6.08% | 14,890.72 |
2008 | 7 | 2.11% | 15,204.99 |
2008 | 8 | -4.85% | 14,467.92 |
2008 | 9 | -20.19% | 11,546.33 |
2008 | 10 | -8.61% | 10,552.73 |
2008 | 11 | -0.35% | 10,515.67 |
2008 | 12 | -1.10% | 10,400.46 |
2009 | 1 | -6.70% | 9,703.37 |
2009 | 2 | -5.69% | 9,151.50 |
2009 | 3 | 12.32% | 10,279.12 |
2009 | 4 | 6.66% | 10,963.69 |
2009 | 5 | 2.87% | 11,278.23 |
2009 | 6 | 1.28% | 11,422.32 |
2009 | 7 | 8.12% | 12,349.90 |
2009 | 8 | 3.65% | 12,800.71 |
2009 | 9 | 2.40% | 13,108.33 |
2009 | 10 | 2.09% | 13,382.86 |
2009 | 11 | 2.23% | 13,680.74 |
2009 | 12 | 1.36% | 13,866.38 |
2010 | 1 | -2.90% | 13,464.47 |
2010 | 2 | 5.94% | 14,264.67 |
2010 | 3 | 4.09% | 14,847.80 |
2010 | 4 | -5.88% | 13,974.39 |
2010 | 5 | -3.54% | 13,479.20 |
2010 | 6 | -0.16% | 13,457.76 |
2010 | 7 | 0.86% | 13,573.98 |
2010 | 8 | 3.37% | 14,031.58 |
2010 | 9 | 4.58% | 14,673.87 |
2010 | 10 | 2.49% | 15,039.38 |
2010 | 11 | 3.71% | 15,597.91 |
2010 | 12 | 3.46% | 16,137.94 |
2011 | 1 | 3.15% | 16,646.42 |
2011 | 2 | -1.11% | 16,461.23 |
2011 | 3 | 2.22% | 16,826.84 |
2011 | 4 | 0.66% | 16,937.76 |
2011 | 5 | -3.66% | 16,317.40 |
2011 | 6 | 3.10% | 16,823.52 |
2011 | 7 | -10.40% | 15,073.77 |
2011 | 8 | -0.79% | 14,954.80 |
2011 | 9 | 3.02% | 15,406.27 |
2011 | 10 | 1.77% | 15,678.52 |
2011 | 11 | 1.55% | 15,922.28 |
2011 | 12 | 4.78% | 16,683.77 |
2012 | 1 | 4.16% | 17,378.25 |
2012 | 2 | 2.88% | 17,879.41 |
2012 | 3 | -0.04% | 17,872.58 |
2012 | 4 | -3.09% | 17,320.15 |
2012 | 5 | -1.15% | 17,120.55 |
2012 | 6 | 2.92% | 17,620.66 |
2012 | 7 | 3.39% | 18,217.59 |
2012 | 8 | 3.02% | 18,767.97 |
2012 | 9 | -0.22% | 18,727.22 |
2012 | 10 | -2.84% | 18,195.84 |
2012 | 11 | 2.18% | 18,591.70 |
2012 | 12 | 4.27% | 19,385.33 |
2013 | 1 | 2.33% | 19,837.60 |
2013 | 2 | 2.72% | 20,377.66 |
2013 | 3 | 1.45% | 20,673.91 |
2013 | 4 | 4.57% | 21,619.59 |
2013 | 5 | -1.12% | 21,377.94 |
2013 | 6 | 3.25% | 22,073.68 |
2013 | 7 | 0.25% | 22,129.42 |
2013 | 8 | 1.19% | 22,393.30 |
2013 | 9 | 2.12% | 22,867.49 |
2013 | 10 | 3.86% | 23,750.18 |
2013 | 11 | 1.52% | 24,111.57 |
2013 | 12 | 0.97% | 24,344.93 |
2014 | 1 | -0.13% | 24,313.27 |
2014 | 2 | 2.72% | 24,975.14 |
2014 | 3 | 0.20% | 25,025.52 |
2014 | 4 | 1.53% | 25,408.92 |
2014 | 5 | 3.20% | 26,221.07 |
2014 | 6 | 1.50% | 26,613.29 |
2014 | 7 | -0.43% | 26,499.67 |
2014 | 8 | 1.78% | 26,970.84 |
2014 | 9 | -2.65% | 26,257.04 |
2014 | 10 | 5.71% | 27,755.17 |
2014 | 11 | 0.63% | 27,931.11 |
2014 | 12 | -1.11% | 27,621.06 |
2015 | 1 | 2.83% | 28,402.02 |
2015 | 2 | 0.06% | 28,417.74 |
2015 | 3 | 0.88% | 28,667.37 |
2015 | 4 | 0.98% | 28,947.99 |
2015 | 5 | -0.44% | 28,821.92 |
2015 | 6 | -0.08% | 28,798.97 |
2015 | 7 | -2.42% | 28,100.77 |
2015 | 8 | -4.51% | 26,834.24 |
2015 | 9 | 4.32% | 27,992.71 |
2015 | 10 | 2.93% | 28,813.59 |
2015 | 11 | -1.10% | 28,495.78 |
2015 | 12 | -6.42% | 26,666.46 |
2016 | 1 | -0.55% | 26,519.82 |
2016 | 2 | 6.36% | 28,207.20 |
2016 | 3 | 2.83% | 29,005.82 |
2016 | 4 | -0.30% | 28,917.54 |
2016 | 5 | 1.07% | 29,225.94 |
2016 | 6 | 3.30% | 30,189.65 |
2016 | 7 | 1.20% | 30,551.70 |
2016 | 8 | -0.44% | 30,417.68 |
2016 | 9 | -0.51% | 30,263.77 |
2016 | 10 | 1.20% | 30,627.29 |
2016 | 11 | 3.95% | 31,835.83 |
2016 | 12 | 1.44% | 32,293.51 |
2017 | 1 | 2.58% | 33,125.54 |
2017 | 2 | 1.75% | 33,704.99 |
2017 | 3 | -0.15% | 33,653.08 |
2017 | 4 | 1.69% | 34,222.62 |
2017 | 5 | 1.78% | 34,830.56 |
2017 | 6 | 0.99% | 35,174.64 |
2017 | 7 | 0.25% | 35,261.81 |
2017 | 8 | 1.65% | 35,844.78 |
2017 | 9 | 2.73% | 36,825.06 |
2017 | 10 | 1.59% | 37,410.42 |
2017 | 11 | 2.88% | 38,489.14 |
2017 | 12 | 4.86% | 40,360.45 |
2018 | 1 | -2.89% | 39,195.37 |
2018 | 2 | 0.06% | 39,220.68 |
2018 | 3 | -1.66% | 38,568.06 |
2018 | 4 | 1.96% | 39,324.62 |
2018 | 5 | 2.11% | 40,155.53 |
2018 | 6 | 1.58% | 40,790.29 |
2018 | 7 | 2.45% | 41,789.98 |
2018 | 8 | 1.68% | 42,491.95 |
2018 | 9 | -3.85% | 40,856.44 |
2018 | 10 | -2.08% | 40,008.21 |
2018 | 11 | -5.56% | 37,782.75 |
2018 | 12 | 1.74% | 38,438.52 |
2019 | 1 | 5.83% | 40,679.07 |
2019 | 2 | 1.95% | 41,471.50 |
2019 | 3 | 3.72% | 43,015.58 |
2019 | 4 | -1.53% | 42,356.67 |
2019 | 5 | 1.40% | 42,951.68 |
2019 | 6 | 3.83% | 44,595.58 |
2019 | 7 | -3.13% | 43,197.77 |
2019 | 8 | 3.09% | 44,530.52 |
2019 | 9 | 0.01% | 44,534.89 |
2019 | 10 | 4.43% | 46,509.43 |
2019 | 11 | 2.47% | 47,657.89 |
2019 | 12 | 3.35% | 49,252.72 |
2020 | 1 | 0.12% | 49,312.84 |
2020 | 2 | -18.92% | 39,983.98 |
2020 | 3 | 4.32% | 41,710.74 |
2020 | 4 | 5.89% | 44,166.40 |
2020 | 5 | 6.51% | 47,040.87 |
2020 | 6 | 3.48% | 48,676.22 |
2020 | 7 | 5.89% | 51,544.95 |
2020 | 8 | -0.63% | 51,221.76 |
2020 | 9 | 1.73% | 52,105.85 |
2020 | 10 | 3.95% | 54,166.18 |
2020 | 11 | 4.26% | 56,473.70 |
2020 | 12 | 2.80% | 58,052.31 |
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.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
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.
Start Value
Average monthly close |
$44.15 |
End Value
Average monthly close |
$3,278.20 |
Change in price |
+7,325.15%
+6.94% / yr |
Change incl. dividends |
+57,952.31%
+10.29% / yr |
Change, inflation-adjusted |
+5,861.34%
+6.49% |
Final amount, nominal ($100 base) |
$58,052.31 |
Final amount, inflation-adjusted ($100 base) |
$5,961.34 |