S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
S&P 500
^GSPC / SPX
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.4% | 0.9% | 5.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +2.7% | 1.4% | 5.8% | 0.8% | +6.2% | +5.0% | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.5% | +2.3% | +0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | +1.6% | +5.2% | +3.1% | 4.2% | +4.8% | +3.5% | +1.1% | +2.3% | +2.0% | 1.0% | +5.7% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | +6.2% | 2.6% | +3.5% | +1.5% | +0.2% | +6.5% | +3.1% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 2.2% | +8.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 3.1% | +3.6% | 8.8% | +0.0% | 8.4% | +9.1% | 4.2% | 9.3% | +8.0% | +5.4% | 5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +2.6% | +4.2% | +5.2% | +0.5% | +2.2% | +2.3% | +2.9% | 4.8% | +6.9% | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | 8.4% | 12.5% | +12.7% | +4.5% | +1.8% | +5.5% | +7.0% | 3.9% | 2.8% | +10.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | +7.9% | +3.0% | +1.8% | +3.9% | 6.6% | +6.9% | +1.3% | 1.8% | +1.7% | +2.0% | +3.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | +5.6% | 3.9% | 2.7% | +0.3% | +2.2% | +0.5% | +3.6% | +3.0% | +0.4% | 6.9% | +1.8% | 9.2% |
| 2017 | +1.8% | +3.7% | 0.0% | +0.9% | +1.2% | +0.5% | +1.9% | +0.1% | +1.9% | +2.2% | +2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 0.4% | +6.6% | +0.3% | +1.5% | +0.1% | +3.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.9% | +3.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +5.5% | 1.7% | +0.9% | +1.0% | 2.1% | +2.0% | 6.3% | 2.6% | +8.3% | +0.1% | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +4.3% | +0.7% | +0.6% | +2.1% | +1.9% | 1.5% | +3.8% | 1.6% | +2.3% | +2.5% | 0.4% |
| 2013 | +5.0% | +1.1% | +3.6% | +1.8% | +2.1% | 1.5% | +4.9% | 3.1% | +3.0% | +4.5% | +2.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | +4.4% | +4.1% | +3.1% | 0.7% | 6.3% | +4.0% | +1.3% | +2.0% | +2.4% | 2.0% | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | +2.3% | +3.2% | 0.1% | +2.8% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5.7% | 7.2% | +10.8% | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +2.9% | +5.9% | +1.5% | 8.2% | 5.4% | +6.9% | 4.7% | +8.8% | +3.7% | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | 11.0% | +8.5% | +9.4% | +5.3% | +0.0% | +7.4% | +3.4% | +3.6% | 2.0% | +5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | 3.5% | 0.6% | +4.8% | +1.1% | 8.6% | 1.0% | +1.2% | 9.1% | 16.9% | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | +1.4% | 2.2% | +1.0% | +4.3% | +3.3% | 1.8% | 3.2% | +1.3% | +3.6% | +1.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% |
| 2006 | +2.5% | +0.0% | +1.1% | +1.2% | 3.1% | +0.0% | +0.5% | +2.1% | +2.5% | +3.2% | +1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | +3.0% | 0.0% | +3.6% | 1.1% | +0.7% | 1.8% | +3.5% | 0.1% |
| 2004 | +1.7% | +1.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | +1.2% | +1.8% | 3.4% | +0.2% | +0.9% | +1.4% | +3.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | 1.7% | +0.8% | +8.1% | +5.1% | +1.1% | +1.6% | +1.8% | 1.2% | +5.5% | +0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | 2.1% | +3.7% | 6.1% | 0.9% | 7.2% | 7.9% | +0.5% | 11.0% | +8.6% | +5.7% | 6.0% |
| 2001 | +3.5% | 9.2% | 6.4% | +7.7% | +0.5% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 6.4% | 8.2% | +1.8% | +7.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | 2.0% | +9.7% | 3.1% | 2.2% | +2.4% | 1.6% | +6.1% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | +4.1% | 3.2% | +3.9% | +3.8% | 2.5% | +5.4% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 2.9% | +6.3% | +1.9% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | +1.0% | +7.0% | +5.0% | +0.9% | 1.9% | +3.9% | 1.2% | 14.6% | +6.2% | +8.0% | +5.9% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | +6.1% | +0.6% | 4.3% | +5.8% | +5.9% | +4.3% | +7.8% | 5.7% | +5.3% | 3.4% | +4.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | +3.3% | +0.7% | +0.8% | +1.3% | +2.3% | +0.2% | 4.6% | +1.9% | +5.4% | +2.6% | +7.3% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +2.7% | +2.8% | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.2% | 0.0% | +4.0% | 0.5% | +4.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | +3.3% | 3.0% | 4.6% | +1.2% | +1.2% | 2.7% | +3.1% | +3.8% | 2.7% | +2.1% | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | +0.7% | +1.0% | +1.9% | 2.5% | +2.3% | +0.1% | 0.5% | +3.4% | 1.0% | +1.9% | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +1.0% | 2.2% | +2.8% | +0.1% | 1.7% | +3.9% | 2.4% | +0.9% | +0.2% | +3.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | +4.2% | +6.7% | +2.2% | +0.0% | +3.9% | 4.8% | +4.5% | +2.0% | 1.9% | +1.2% | 4.4% | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +0.9% | +2.4% | 2.7% | +9.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 9.4% | 5.1% | 0.7% | +6.0% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | +7.1% | 2.9% | +2.1% | +5.0% | +3.5% | 0.8% | +8.8% | +1.6% | 0.7% | 2.5% | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | +4.0% | +4.2% | 3.3% | +0.9% | +0.3% | +4.3% | 0.5% | 3.9% | +4.0% | +2.6% | 1.9% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | +13.2% | +3.7% | +2.6% | 1.1% | +0.6% | +4.8% | +4.8% | +3.5% | 2.4% | 21.8% | 8.5% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | +0.2% | +7.1% | +5.3% | 1.4% | +5.0% | +1.4% | 5.9% | +7.1% | 8.5% | +5.5% | +2.1% | 2.8% |
| 1985 | +7.4% | +0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | +5.4% | +1.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 3.5% | +4.3% | +6.5% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | 3.9% | +1.3% | +0.5% | 5.9% | +1.7% | 1.6% | +10.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | +3.3% | +1.9% | +3.3% | +7.5% | 1.2% | +3.2% | 3.0% | +1.1% | +1.0% | 1.5% | +1.7% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | 6.1% | 1.0% | +4.0% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 2.3% | +11.6% | +0.8% | +11.0% | +3.6% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +1.3% | +3.6% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 6.2% | 5.4% | +4.9% | +3.7% | 3.0% |
| 1980 | +5.8% | 0.4% | 10.2% | +4.1% | +4.7% | +2.7% | +6.5% | +0.6% | +2.5% | +1.6% | +10.2% | 3.4% |
| 1979 | +4.0% | 3.7% | +5.5% | +0.2% | 2.6% | +3.9% | +0.9% | +5.3% | +0.0% | 6.9% | +4.3% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | 2.5% | +2.5% | +8.5% | +0.4% | 1.8% | +5.4% | +2.6% | 0.7% | 9.2% | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | 2.2% | 1.4% | +0.0% | 2.4% | +4.5% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 4.3% | +2.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | +11.8% | 1.1% | +3.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | +4.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% | +2.3% | 2.2% | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | +12.3% | +6.0% | +2.2% | +4.7% | +4.4% | +4.4% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 3.5% | +6.2% | +2.5% | 1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 11.9% | +16.3% | 5.3% | 2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 0.7% | +3.8% | 3.7% | +4.0% | 0.1% | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | +1.8% | +2.5% | +0.6% | +0.4% | +1.7% | 2.2% | +0.2% | +3.4% | 0.5% | +0.9% | +4.6% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | +4.0% | +0.9% | +3.7% | +3.6% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 3.2% | +3.6% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 7.6% | +5.3% | +0.1% | 9.0% | 6.1% | 5.0% | +7.3% | +4.4% | +3.4% | 1.2% | +4.7% | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | 4.7% | +3.4% | +2.1% | 0.2% | 5.6% | 6.0% | +4.0% | 2.5% | +4.3% | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | 3.1% | +0.9% | +8.0% | +1.3% | +0.9% | 1.8% | +1.1% | +3.9% | +0.7% | +4.8% | 4.2% |
| 1967 | +7.8% | +0.2% | +3.9% | +4.2% | 5.2% | +1.8% | +4.5% | 1.2% | +3.3% | 3.5% | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | +0.5% | 1.8% | 2.2% | +2.1% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 7.8% | 0.7% | +4.8% | +0.3% | 0.1% |
| 1965 | +3.3% | 0.1% | 1.5% | +3.4% | 0.8% | 4.9% | +1.3% | +2.3% | +3.2% | +2.7% | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | +2.7% | +1.0% | +1.5% | +0.6% | +1.1% | +1.6% | +1.8% | 1.6% | +2.9% | +0.8% | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | +4.9% | 2.9% | +3.5% | +4.9% | +1.4% | 2.0% | 0.3% | +4.9% | 1.1% | +3.2% | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 3.8% | +1.6% | 0.6% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 8.2% | +6.4% | +1.5% | 4.8% | +0.4% | +10.2% | +1.3% |
| 1961 | +6.3% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +0.4% | +1.9% | 2.9% | +3.3% | +2.0% | 2.0% | +2.8% | +3.9% | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 7.1% | +0.9% | 1.4% | 1.8% | +2.7% | +2.0% | 2.5% | +2.6% | 6.0% | 0.2% | +4.0% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | +0.4% | 0.1% | +0.1% | +3.9% | +1.9% | 0.4% | +3.5% | 1.5% | 4.6% | +1.1% | +1.3% | +2.8% |
| 1958 | +4.3% | 2.1% | +3.1% | +3.2% | +1.5% | +2.6% | +4.3% | +1.2% | +4.8% | +2.5% | +2.2% | +5.2% |
| 1957 | 4.2% | 3.3% | +2.0% | +3.7% | +3.7% | 0.1% | +1.1% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 3.2% | +1.6% | 4.1% |
| 1956 | 3.6% | +3.5% | +6.9% | 0.2% | 6.6% | +3.9% | +5.2% | 3.8% | 5.9% | +2.0% | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 1955 | +1.8% | +0.4% | 0.5% | +3.8% | 0.1% | +8.2% | +6.1% | 0.8% | +1.1% | 3.0% | +7.5% | 0.1% |
| 1954 | +5.1% | +0.3% | +3.0% | +4.9% | +3.3% | +0.1% | +5.7% | 3.4% | +8.3% | 1.9% | +8.1% | +5.1% |
| 1953 | 0.7% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 1.6% | +2.5% | 5.8% | +0.1% | +5.1% | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1952 | +1.6% | 3.6% | +4.8% | 4.3% | +2.3% | +4.6% | +1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.1% | +4.6% | +3.5% |
| 1951 | +6.0% | +0.6% | 1.5% | +4.4% | 4.1% | 2.6% | +6.9% | +3.9% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1950 | +1.5% | +1.0% | +0.4% | +3.9% | +4.6% | 5.8% | +0.8% | +3.3% | +5.6% | +0.4% | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1949 | +0.1% | 3.9% | +3.0% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | +6.2% | +1.2% | +2.4% | +3.0% | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 4.1% | 5.1% | +8.3% | +2.7% | +7.8% | +0.3% | 5.3% | +0.8% | 3.0% | +6.5% | 10.6% | +3.1% |
| 1947 | +2.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 0.9% | +5.3% | +3.6% | 2.8% | 1.4% | +2.1% | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 1946 | +7.0% | 6.9% | +4.4% | +4.0% | +2.2% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 7.3% | 10.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 1945 | +1.4% | +6.2% | 4.8% | +9.0% | +1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | +5.8% | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1944 | +1.5% | 0.3% | +1.7% | 1.2% | +4.0% | +5.1% | 2.1% | +0.9% | 0.6% | +0.3% | +0.4% | +3.5% |
| 1943 | +6.9% | +5.1% | +5.6% | +0.1% | +4.0% | +2.5% | 4.0% | 0.4% | +2.4% | 1.4% | 7.5% | +5.9% |
| 1942 | +1.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg | +1.2% | 0.1% | +1.1% | +1.4% | +0.5% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +0.0% | 0.7% | +1.0% | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| Median | +1.6% | +0.1% | +1.6% | +1.2% | +1.1% | +0.1% | +1.3% | +0.8% | 0.3% | +1.2% | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| Win % | 64% | 51% | 64% | 69% | 63% | 55% | 58% | 55% | 45% | 60% | 67% | 75% |
2026
Jan+1.4%
Feb0.9%
Mar5.4%
Apr—
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+2.7%
Feb1.4%
Mar5.8%
Apr0.8%
May+6.2%
Jun+5.0%
Jul+2.2%
Aug+1.9%
Sep+3.5%
Oct+2.3%
Nov+0.1%
Dec0.1%
2024
Jan+1.6%
Feb+5.2%
Mar+3.1%
Apr4.2%
May+4.8%
Jun+3.5%
Jul+1.1%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+2.0%
Oct1.0%
Nov+5.7%
Dec2.5%
2023
Jan+6.2%
Feb2.6%
Mar+3.5%
Apr+1.5%
May+0.2%
Jun+6.5%
Jul+3.1%
Aug1.8%
Sep4.9%
Oct2.2%
Nov+8.9%
Dec+4.4%
2022
Jan5.3%
Feb3.1%
Mar+3.6%
Apr8.8%
May+0.0%
Jun8.4%
Jul+9.1%
Aug4.2%
Sep9.3%
Oct+8.0%
Nov+5.4%
Dec5.9%
2021
Jan1.1%
Feb+2.6%
Mar+4.2%
Apr+5.2%
May+0.5%
Jun+2.2%
Jul+2.3%
Aug+2.9%
Sep4.8%
Oct+6.9%
Nov0.8%
Dec+4.4%
2020
Jan0.2%
Feb8.4%
Mar12.5%
Apr+12.7%
May+4.5%
Jun+1.8%
Jul+5.5%
Aug+7.0%
Sep3.9%
Oct2.8%
Nov+10.8%
Dec+3.7%
2019
Jan+7.9%
Feb+3.0%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+3.9%
May6.6%
Jun+6.9%
Jul+1.3%
Aug1.8%
Sep+1.7%
Oct+2.0%
Nov+3.4%
Dec+2.9%
2018
Jan+5.6%
Feb3.9%
Mar2.7%
Apr+0.3%
May+2.2%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+3.6%
Aug+3.0%
Sep+0.4%
Oct6.9%
Nov+1.8%
Dec9.2%
2017
Jan+1.8%
Feb+3.7%
Mar0.0%
Apr+0.9%
May+1.2%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+1.9%
Aug+0.1%
Sep+1.9%
Oct+2.2%
Nov+2.8%
Dec+1.0%
2016
Jan5.1%
Feb0.4%
Mar+6.6%
Apr+0.3%
May+1.5%
Jun+0.1%
Jul+3.6%
Aug0.1%
Sep0.1%
Oct1.9%
Nov+3.4%
Dec+1.8%
2015
Jan3.1%
Feb+5.5%
Mar1.7%
Apr+0.9%
May+1.0%
Jun2.1%
Jul+2.0%
Aug6.3%
Sep2.6%
Oct+8.3%
Nov+0.1%
Dec1.8%
2014
Jan3.6%
Feb+4.3%
Mar+0.7%
Apr+0.6%
May+2.1%
Jun+1.9%
Jul1.5%
Aug+3.8%
Sep1.6%
Oct+2.3%
Nov+2.5%
Dec0.4%
2013
Jan+5.0%
Feb+1.1%
Mar+3.6%
Apr+1.8%
May+2.1%
Jun1.5%
Jul+4.9%
Aug3.1%
Sep+3.0%
Oct+4.5%
Nov+2.8%
Dec+2.4%
2012
Jan+4.4%
Feb+4.1%
Mar+3.1%
Apr0.7%
May6.3%
Jun+4.0%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+2.0%
Sep+2.4%
Oct2.0%
Nov+0.3%
Dec+0.7%
2011
Jan+2.3%
Feb+3.2%
Mar0.1%
Apr+2.8%
May1.4%
Jun1.8%
Jul2.1%
Aug5.7%
Sep7.2%
Oct+10.8%
Nov0.5%
Dec+0.9%
2010
Jan3.7%
Feb+2.9%
Mar+5.9%
Apr+1.5%
May8.2%
Jun5.4%
Jul+6.9%
Aug4.7%
Sep+8.8%
Oct+3.7%
Nov0.2%
Dec+6.5%
2009
Jan8.6%
Feb11.0%
Mar+8.5%
Apr+9.4%
May+5.3%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+7.4%
Aug+3.4%
Sep+3.6%
Oct2.0%
Nov+5.7%
Dec+1.8%
2008
Jan6.1%
Feb3.5%
Mar0.6%
Apr+4.8%
May+1.1%
Jun8.6%
Jul1.0%
Aug+1.2%
Sep9.1%
Oct16.9%
Nov7.5%
Dec+0.8%
2007
Jan+1.4%
Feb2.2%
Mar+1.0%
Apr+4.3%
May+3.3%
Jun1.8%
Jul3.2%
Aug+1.3%
Sep+3.6%
Oct+1.5%
Nov4.4%
Dec0.9%
2006
Jan+2.5%
Feb+0.0%
Mar+1.1%
Apr+1.2%
May3.1%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+0.5%
Aug+2.1%
Sep+2.5%
Oct+3.2%
Nov+1.6%
Dec+1.3%
2005
Jan2.5%
Feb+1.9%
Mar1.9%
Apr2.0%
May+3.0%
Jun0.0%
Jul+3.6%
Aug1.1%
Sep+0.7%
Oct1.8%
Nov+3.5%
Dec0.1%
2004
Jan+1.7%
Feb+1.2%
Mar1.6%
Apr1.7%
May+1.2%
Jun+1.8%
Jul3.4%
Aug+0.2%
Sep+0.9%
Oct+1.4%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+3.2%
2003
Jan2.7%
Feb1.7%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+8.1%
May+5.1%
Jun+1.1%
Jul+1.6%
Aug+1.8%
Sep1.2%
Oct+5.5%
Nov+0.7%
Dec+5.1%
2002
Jan1.6%
Feb2.1%
Mar+3.7%
Apr6.1%
May0.9%
Jun7.2%
Jul7.9%
Aug+0.5%
Sep11.0%
Oct+8.6%
Nov+5.7%
Dec6.0%
2001
Jan+3.5%
Feb9.2%
Mar6.4%
Apr+7.7%
May+0.5%
Jun2.5%
Jul1.1%
Aug6.4%
Sep8.2%
Oct+1.8%
Nov+7.5%
Dec+0.8%
2000
Jan5.1%
Feb2.0%
Mar+9.7%
Apr3.1%
May2.2%
Jun+2.4%
Jul1.6%
Aug+6.1%
Sep5.3%
Oct0.5%
Nov8.0%
Dec+0.4%
1999
Jan+4.1%
Feb3.2%
Mar+3.9%
Apr+3.8%
May2.5%
Jun+5.4%
Jul3.2%
Aug0.6%
Sep2.9%
Oct+6.3%
Nov+1.9%
Dec+5.8%
1998
Jan+1.0%
Feb+7.0%
Mar+5.0%
Apr+0.9%
May1.9%
Jun+3.9%
Jul1.2%
Aug14.6%
Sep+6.2%
Oct+8.0%
Nov+5.9%
Dec+5.6%
1997
Jan+6.1%
Feb+0.6%
Mar4.3%
Apr+5.8%
May+5.9%
Jun+4.3%
Jul+7.8%
Aug5.7%
Sep+5.3%
Oct3.4%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+1.6%
1996
Jan+3.3%
Feb+0.7%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+1.3%
May+2.3%
Jun+0.2%
Jul4.6%
Aug+1.9%
Sep+5.4%
Oct+2.6%
Nov+7.3%
Dec2.2%
1995
Jan+2.4%
Feb+3.6%
Mar+2.7%
Apr+2.8%
May+3.6%
Jun+2.1%
Jul+3.2%
Aug0.0%
Sep+4.0%
Oct0.5%
Nov+4.1%
Dec+1.7%
1994
Jan+3.3%
Feb3.0%
Mar4.6%
Apr+1.2%
May+1.2%
Jun2.7%
Jul+3.1%
Aug+3.8%
Sep2.7%
Oct+2.1%
Nov4.0%
Dec+1.2%
1993
Jan+0.7%
Feb+1.0%
Mar+1.9%
Apr2.5%
May+2.3%
Jun+0.1%
Jul0.5%
Aug+3.4%
Sep1.0%
Oct+1.9%
Nov1.3%
Dec+1.0%
1992
Jan2.0%
Feb+1.0%
Mar2.2%
Apr+2.8%
May+0.1%
Jun1.7%
Jul+3.9%
Aug2.4%
Sep+0.9%
Oct+0.2%
Nov+3.0%
Dec+1.0%
1991
Jan+4.2%
Feb+6.7%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+0.0%
May+3.9%
Jun4.8%
Jul+4.5%
Aug+2.0%
Sep1.9%
Oct+1.2%
Nov4.4%
Dec+11.2%
1990
Jan6.9%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+2.4%
Apr2.7%
May+9.2%
Jun0.9%
Jul0.5%
Aug9.4%
Sep5.1%
Oct0.7%
Nov+6.0%
Dec+2.5%
1989
Jan+7.1%
Feb2.9%
Mar+2.1%
Apr+5.0%
May+3.5%
Jun0.8%
Jul+8.8%
Aug+1.6%
Sep0.7%
Oct2.5%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+2.1%
1988
Jan+4.0%
Feb+4.2%
Mar3.3%
Apr+0.9%
May+0.3%
Jun+4.3%
Jul0.5%
Aug3.9%
Sep+4.0%
Oct+2.6%
Nov1.9%
Dec+1.5%
1987
Jan+13.2%
Feb+3.7%
Mar+2.6%
Apr1.1%
May+0.6%
Jun+4.8%
Jul+4.8%
Aug+3.5%
Sep2.4%
Oct21.8%
Nov8.5%
Dec+7.3%
1986
Jan+0.2%
Feb+7.1%
Mar+5.3%
Apr1.4%
May+5.0%
Jun+1.4%
Jul5.9%
Aug+7.1%
Sep8.5%
Oct+5.5%
Nov+2.1%
Dec2.8%
1985
Jan+7.4%
Feb+0.9%
Mar0.3%
Apr0.5%
May+5.4%
Jun+1.2%
Jul0.5%
Aug1.2%
Sep3.5%
Oct+4.3%
Nov+6.5%
Dec+4.5%
1984
Jan0.9%
Feb3.9%
Mar+1.3%
Apr+0.5%
May5.9%
Jun+1.7%
Jul1.6%
Aug+10.6%
Sep0.3%
Oct0.0%
Nov1.5%
Dec+2.2%
1983
Jan+3.3%
Feb+1.9%
Mar+3.3%
Apr+7.5%
May1.2%
Jun+3.2%
Jul3.0%
Aug+1.1%
Sep+1.0%
Oct1.5%
Nov+1.7%
Dec0.9%
1982
Jan1.8%
Feb6.1%
Mar1.0%
Apr+4.0%
May3.9%
Jun2.0%
Jul2.3%
Aug+11.6%
Sep+0.8%
Oct+11.0%
Nov+3.6%
Dec+1.5%
1981
Jan4.6%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+3.6%
Apr2.3%
May0.2%
Jun1.0%
Jul0.2%
Aug6.2%
Sep5.4%
Oct+4.9%
Nov+3.7%
Dec3.0%
1980
Jan+5.8%
Feb0.4%
Mar10.2%
Apr+4.1%
May+4.7%
Jun+2.7%
Jul+6.5%
Aug+0.6%
Sep+2.5%
Oct+1.6%
Nov+10.2%
Dec3.4%
1979
Jan+4.0%
Feb3.7%
Mar+5.5%
Apr+0.2%
May2.6%
Jun+3.9%
Jul+0.9%
Aug+5.3%
Sep+0.0%
Oct6.9%
Nov+4.3%
Dec+1.7%
1978
Jan6.2%
Feb2.5%
Mar+2.5%
Apr+8.5%
May+0.4%
Jun1.8%
Jul+5.4%
Aug+2.6%
Sep0.7%
Oct9.2%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+1.5%
1977
Jan5.1%
Feb2.2%
Mar1.4%
Apr+0.0%
May2.4%
Jun+4.5%
Jul1.6%
Aug2.1%
Sep0.2%
Oct4.3%
Nov+2.7%
Dec+0.3%
1976
Jan+11.8%
Feb1.1%
Mar+3.1%
Apr1.1%
May1.4%
Jun+4.1%
Jul0.8%
Aug0.5%
Sep+2.3%
Oct2.2%
Nov0.8%
Dec+5.2%
1975
Jan+12.3%
Feb+6.0%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+4.7%
May+4.4%
Jun+4.4%
Jul6.8%
Aug2.1%
Sep3.5%
Oct+6.2%
Nov+2.5%
Dec1.2%
1974
Jan1.0%
Feb0.4%
Mar2.3%
Apr3.9%
May3.4%
Jun1.5%
Jul7.8%
Aug9.0%
Sep11.9%
Oct+16.3%
Nov5.3%
Dec2.0%
1973
Jan1.7%
Feb3.7%
Mar0.1%
Apr4.1%
May1.9%
Jun0.7%
Jul+3.8%
Aug3.7%
Sep+4.0%
Oct0.1%
Nov11.4%
Dec+1.7%
1972
Jan+1.8%
Feb+2.5%
Mar+0.6%
Apr+0.4%
May+1.7%
Jun2.2%
Jul+0.2%
Aug+3.4%
Sep0.5%
Oct+0.9%
Nov+4.6%
Dec+1.2%
1971
Jan+4.0%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+3.7%
Apr+3.6%
May4.2%
Jun0.9%
Jul3.2%
Aug+3.6%
Sep0.7%
Oct4.2%
Nov0.3%
Dec+8.6%
1970
Jan7.6%
Feb+5.3%
Mar+0.1%
Apr9.0%
May6.1%
Jun5.0%
Jul+7.3%
Aug+4.4%
Sep+3.4%
Oct1.2%
Nov+4.7%
Dec+5.7%
1969
Jan0.8%
Feb4.7%
Mar+3.4%
Apr+2.1%
May0.2%
Jun5.6%
Jul6.0%
Aug+4.0%
Sep2.5%
Oct+4.3%
Nov3.4%
Dec1.9%
1968
Jan4.4%
Feb3.1%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+8.0%
May+1.3%
Jun+0.9%
Jul1.8%
Aug+1.1%
Sep+3.9%
Oct+0.7%
Nov+4.8%
Dec4.2%
1967
Jan+7.8%
Feb+0.2%
Mar+3.9%
Apr+4.2%
May5.2%
Jun+1.8%
Jul+4.5%
Aug1.2%
Sep+3.3%
Oct3.5%
Nov+0.8%
Dec+2.6%
1966
Jan+0.5%
Feb1.8%
Mar2.2%
Apr+2.1%
May5.4%
Jun1.6%
Jul1.3%
Aug7.8%
Sep0.7%
Oct+4.8%
Nov+0.3%
Dec0.1%
1965
Jan+3.3%
Feb0.1%
Mar1.5%
Apr+3.4%
May0.8%
Jun4.9%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+3.2%
Oct+2.7%
Nov0.9%
Dec+0.9%
1964
Jan+2.7%
Feb+1.0%
Mar+1.5%
Apr+0.6%
May+1.1%
Jun+1.6%
Jul+1.8%
Aug1.6%
Sep+2.9%
Oct+0.8%
Nov0.5%
Dec+0.4%
1963
Jan+4.9%
Feb2.9%
Mar+3.5%
Apr+4.9%
May+1.4%
Jun2.0%
Jul0.3%
Aug+4.9%
Sep1.1%
Oct+3.2%
Nov1.1%
Dec+2.4%
1962
Jan3.8%
Feb+1.6%
Mar0.6%
Apr6.2%
May8.6%
Jun8.2%
Jul+6.4%
Aug+1.5%
Sep4.8%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+10.2%
Dec+1.3%
1961
Jan+6.3%
Feb+2.7%
Mar+2.6%
Apr+0.4%
May+1.9%
Jun2.9%
Jul+3.3%
Aug+2.0%
Sep2.0%
Oct+2.8%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+0.3%
1960
Jan7.1%
Feb+0.9%
Mar1.4%
Apr1.8%
May+2.7%
Jun+2.0%
Jul2.5%
Aug+2.6%
Sep6.0%
Oct0.2%
Nov+4.0%
Dec+4.6%
1959
Jan+0.4%
Feb0.1%
Mar+0.1%
Apr+3.9%
May+1.9%
Jun0.4%
Jul+3.5%
Aug1.5%
Sep4.6%
Oct+1.1%
Nov+1.3%
Dec+2.8%
1958
Jan+4.3%
Feb2.1%
Mar+3.1%
Apr+3.2%
May+1.5%
Jun+2.6%
Jul+4.3%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+4.8%
Oct+2.5%
Nov+2.2%
Dec+5.2%
1957
Jan4.2%
Feb3.3%
Mar+2.0%
Apr+3.7%
May+3.7%
Jun0.1%
Jul+1.1%
Aug5.6%
Sep6.2%
Oct3.2%
Nov+1.6%
Dec4.1%
1956
Jan3.6%
Feb+3.5%
Mar+6.9%
Apr0.2%
May6.6%
Jun+3.9%
Jul+5.2%
Aug3.8%
Sep5.9%
Oct+2.0%
Nov1.1%
Dec+3.5%
1955
Jan+1.8%
Feb+0.4%
Mar0.5%
Apr+3.8%
May0.1%
Jun+8.2%
Jul+6.1%
Aug0.8%
Sep+1.1%
Oct3.0%
Nov+7.5%
Dec0.1%
1954
Jan+5.1%
Feb+0.3%
Mar+3.0%
Apr+4.9%
May+3.3%
Jun+0.1%
Jul+5.7%
Aug3.4%
Sep+8.3%
Oct1.9%
Nov+8.1%
Dec+5.1%
1953
Jan0.7%
Feb1.8%
Mar2.4%
Apr2.6%
May0.3%
Jun1.6%
Jul+2.5%
Aug5.8%
Sep+0.1%
Oct+5.1%
Nov+0.9%
Dec+0.2%
1952
Jan+1.6%
Feb3.6%
Mar+4.8%
Apr4.3%
May+2.3%
Jun+4.6%
Jul+1.8%
Aug1.5%
Sep2.0%
Oct0.1%
Nov+4.6%
Dec+3.5%
1951
Jan+6.0%
Feb+0.6%
Mar1.5%
Apr+4.4%
May4.1%
Jun2.6%
Jul+6.9%
Aug+3.9%
Sep0.1%
Oct1.4%
Nov0.3%
Dec+3.9%
1950
Jan+1.5%
Feb+1.0%
Mar+0.4%
Apr+3.9%
May+4.6%
Jun5.8%
Jul+0.8%
Aug+3.3%
Sep+5.6%
Oct+0.4%
Nov0.1%
Dec+4.7%
1949
Jan+0.1%
Feb3.9%
Mar+3.0%
Apr2.3%
May3.5%
Jun0.2%
Jul+6.2%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+2.4%
Oct+3.0%
Nov+0.1%
Dec+4.5%
1948
Jan4.1%
Feb5.1%
Mar+8.3%
Apr+2.7%
May+7.8%
Jun+0.3%
Jul5.3%
Aug+0.8%
Sep3.0%
Oct+6.5%
Nov10.6%
Dec+3.1%
1947
Jan+2.4%
Feb1.5%
Mar1.7%
Apr3.9%
May0.9%
Jun+5.3%
Jul+3.6%
Aug2.8%
Sep1.4%
Oct+2.1%
Nov2.9%
Dec+2.1%
1946
Jan+7.0%
Feb6.9%
Mar+4.4%
Apr+4.0%
May+2.2%
Jun3.9%
Jul2.6%
Aug7.3%
Sep10.2%
Oct0.8%
Nov1.1%
Dec+4.2%
1945
Jan+1.4%
Feb+6.2%
Mar4.8%
Apr+9.0%
May+1.1%
Jun0.9%
Jul1.4%
Aug+5.8%
Sep+3.5%
Oct+3.7%
Nov+3.2%
Dec+1.0%
1944
Jan+1.5%
Feb0.3%
Mar+1.7%
Apr1.2%
May+4.0%
Jun+5.1%
Jul2.1%
Aug+0.9%
Sep0.6%
Oct+0.3%
Nov+0.4%
Dec+3.5%
1943
Jan+6.9%
Feb+5.1%
Mar+5.6%
Apr+0.1%
May+4.0%
Jun+2.5%
Jul4.0%
Aug0.4%
Sep+2.4%
Oct1.4%
Nov7.5%
Dec+5.9%
1942
Jan+1.8%
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
Avg
Jan+1.2%
Feb0.1%
Mar+1.1%
Apr+1.4%
May+0.5%
Jun+0.3%
Jul+1.1%
Aug+0.0%
Sep0.7%
Oct+1.0%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+1.6%
Median
Jan+1.6%
Feb+0.1%
Mar+1.6%
Apr+1.2%
May+1.1%
Jun+0.1%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+0.8%
Sep0.3%
Oct+1.2%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+1.5%
Win %
Jan64%
Feb51%
Mar64%
Apr69%
May63%
Jun55%
Jul58%
Aug55%
Sep45%
Oct60%
Nov67%
Dec75%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, December is the best performing month for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index with an average return of +1.59%.
What is the worst performing month for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, September is the worst performing month for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index with an average return of 0.67%.
What is the best performing quarter for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index with an average return of +2.87%.
What is the worst performing quarter for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index with an average return of +1.39%.
What is the best performing year for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, 1954 is the best performing year for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index with a return of +45.02%.
What is the worst performing year for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, 1931 is the worst performing year for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index with a return of 47.07%.
Which month has the highest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, December has the highest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index — positive in 75% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, September has the lowest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index — positive in 45% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index — positive in 74% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index?
- Historically, Q1 has the lowest win rate for S&P 500 (^GSPC / SPX) index — positive in 60% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. Data from FMP historical prices.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.