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Basic Info

S&P 500 Monthly Return is at 1.37%, compared to -0.05% last month and 2.70% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.61%.

The S&P 500 Monthly Return is the investment return received each month, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index is a basket of 500 large US stocks, weighted by market cap, and is the most widely followed index representing the US stock market.

Stats

Last Value 1.37%
Latest Period Jan 2026
Last Updated Feb 5 2026, 11:02 EST
Next Release Mar 5 2026, 11:00 EST (E)
Long Term Average 0.61%
Average Growth Rate -6.31K%
Value from Last Month -0.05%
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 2.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago -49.43%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
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Notes S&P 500 monthly return not including dividends.

Historical Data

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Date Value
January 31, 2026 1.37%
December 31, 2025 -0.05%
November 30, 2025 0.13%
October 31, 2025 2.27%
September 30, 2025 3.53%
August 31, 2025 1.91%
July 31, 2025 2.17%
June 30, 2025 4.96%
May 31, 2025 6.15%
April 30, 2025 -0.76%
March 31, 2025 -5.75%
February 28, 2025 -1.42%
January 31, 2025 2.70%
December 31, 2024 -2.50%
November 30, 2024 5.73%
October 31, 2024 -0.99%
September 30, 2024 2.02%
August 31, 2024 2.28%
July 31, 2024 1.13%
June 30, 2024 3.47%
May 31, 2024 4.80%
April 30, 2024 -4.16%
March 31, 2024 3.10%
February 29, 2024 5.17%
January 31, 2024 1.59%
Date Value
December 31, 2023 4.42%
November 30, 2023 8.92%
October 31, 2023 -2.20%
September 30, 2023 -4.87%
August 31, 2023 -1.77%
July 31, 2023 3.11%
June 30, 2023 6.47%
May 31, 2023 0.25%
April 30, 2023 1.46%
March 31, 2023 3.51%
February 28, 2023 -2.61%
January 31, 2023 6.18%
December 31, 2022 -5.90%
November 30, 2022 5.38%
October 31, 2022 7.99%
September 30, 2022 -9.34%
August 31, 2022 -4.24%
July 31, 2022 9.11%
June 30, 2022 -8.39%
May 31, 2022 0.01%
April 30, 2022 -8.80%
March 31, 2022 3.58%
February 28, 2022 -3.14%
January 31, 2022 -5.26%
December 31, 2021 4.36%

Basic Info

S&P 500 Monthly Return is at 1.37%, compared to -0.05% last month and 2.70% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.61%.

The S&P 500 Monthly Return is the investment return received each month, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index is a basket of 500 large US stocks, weighted by market cap, and is the most widely followed index representing the US stock market.

Stats

Last Value 1.37%
Latest Period Jan 2026
Last Updated Feb 5 2026, 11:02 EST
Next Release Mar 5 2026, 11:00 EST (E)
Long Term Average 0.61%
Average Growth Rate -6.31K%
Value from Last Month -0.05%
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 2.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago -49.43%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
Download Source File
Notes S&P 500 monthly return not including dividends.