S&P 500 Index (GSPC)

Benchmark index · United States · data since 1927-12-30 · last close 2026-09-09

Latest available close Sep 9, 2026Data updated Sep 10, 2026, 04:33 UTCMarket Exchange session close
1d
-0.48%
Rank 5,933 of 24,788
7d
-0.39%
30d
-1.51%
YTD
+11.55%
1y
+17.25%

S&P 500 Index (GSPC) monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20261.4-0.9-5.110.45.2-1.1-0.12.6-0.7···
20252.7-1.4-5.8-0.86.25.02.21.93.52.30.1-0.1
20241.65.23.1-4.24.83.51.12.32.0-1.05.7-2.5
20236.2-2.63.51.50.36.53.1-1.8-4.9-2.28.94.4
2022-5.3-3.13.6-8.80.0-8.49.1-4.2-9.38.05.4-5.9
2021-1.12.64.25.20.62.22.32.9-4.86.9-0.84.4
2020-0.2-8.4-12.512.74.51.85.57.0-3.9-2.810.83.7
20197.93.01.83.9-6.66.91.3-1.81.72.03.42.9
20185.6-3.9-2.70.32.20.53.63.00.4-6.91.8-9.2
20171.83.7-0.00.91.20.51.90.11.92.22.81.0
2016-5.1-0.46.60.31.50.13.6-0.1-0.1-1.93.41.8
2015-3.15.5-1.70.81.1-2.12.0-6.3-2.68.30.1-1.8
2014-3.64.30.70.62.11.9-1.53.8-1.62.32.5-0.4
20135.01.13.61.82.1-1.55.0-3.13.04.52.82.4
20124.44.13.1-0.8-6.34.01.32.02.4-2.00.30.7
20112.33.2-0.12.9-1.4-1.8-2.1-5.7-7.210.8-0.50.8
2010-3.72.95.91.5-8.2-5.46.9-4.78.83.7-0.26.5
2009-8.6-11.08.59.45.30.07.43.43.6-2.05.71.8
2008-6.1-3.5-0.64.81.1-8.6-1.01.2-9.1-16.9-7.50.8
20071.4-2.21.04.33.3-1.8-3.21.33.61.5-4.4-0.9
20062.50.11.11.2-3.10.00.52.12.53.11.61.3
2005-2.51.9-1.9-2.03.0-0.03.6-1.10.7-1.83.5-0.1
20041.71.2-1.6-1.71.21.8-3.40.20.91.43.93.3
2003-2.7-1.70.88.15.11.11.61.8-1.25.50.75.1
2002-1.6-2.13.7-6.1-0.9-7.3-7.90.5-11.08.65.7-6.0
20013.5-9.2-6.47.70.5-2.5-1.1-6.4-8.21.87.50.8
2000-5.1-2.09.7-3.1-2.22.4-1.66.1-5.3-0.5-8.00.4
19994.1-3.23.93.8-2.55.4-3.2-0.6-2.96.31.95.8
19981.07.05.00.9-1.93.9-1.2-14.66.28.05.95.6
19976.10.6-4.35.85.94.37.8-5.85.3-3.54.51.6
19963.30.70.81.32.30.2-4.61.95.42.67.3-2.1
19952.43.62.72.83.62.13.2-0.04.0-0.54.11.7
19943.3-3.0-4.61.11.2-2.73.13.8-2.72.1-4.01.2
19930.71.11.9-2.52.30.1-0.53.4-1.01.9-1.31.0
1992-2.01.0-2.22.80.1-1.73.9-2.40.90.23.01.0
19914.26.72.20.03.9-4.84.52.0-1.91.2-4.411.2
1990-6.90.82.4-2.79.2-0.9-0.5-9.4-5.1-0.76.02.5
19897.1-2.92.15.03.5-0.88.81.6-0.7-2.51.62.1
19884.04.2-3.30.90.34.3-0.5-3.94.02.6-1.91.5
198713.23.72.6-1.10.64.84.83.5-2.4-21.8-8.57.3
19860.27.25.3-1.45.01.4-5.97.1-8.55.52.1-2.8
19857.40.9-0.3-0.55.41.2-0.5-1.2-3.54.36.54.5
1984-0.9-3.91.40.6-5.91.8-1.610.6-0.3-0.0-1.52.2
19833.31.93.37.5-1.23.2-3.01.11.0-1.51.7-0.9
1982-1.8-6.0-1.04.0-3.9-2.0-2.311.60.811.03.61.5
1981-4.61.33.6-2.4-0.2-1.0-0.2-6.2-5.44.93.7-3.0
19805.8-0.4-10.24.14.72.76.50.62.51.610.2-3.4
19794.0-3.65.50.2-2.63.90.95.30.0-6.94.31.7
1978-6.2-2.52.58.50.4-1.85.42.6-0.7-9.21.71.5
1977-5.0-2.2-1.40.0-2.44.5-1.6-2.1-0.3-4.32.70.3
197611.8-1.13.1-1.1-1.44.1-0.8-0.52.3-2.2-0.85.3
197512.36.02.24.74.44.4-6.8-2.1-3.56.22.5-1.1
1974-1.0-0.4-2.3-3.9-3.4-1.5-7.8-9.0-11.916.3-5.3-2.0
1973-1.7-3.8-0.1-4.1-1.9-0.73.8-3.74.0-0.1-11.41.7
19721.82.50.60.41.7-2.20.23.5-0.50.94.61.2
19714.00.93.73.6-4.2-0.9-3.23.6-0.7-4.2-0.38.6
1970-7.75.30.1-9.1-6.1-5.07.34.53.4-1.34.75.7
1969-0.8-4.73.42.1-0.2-5.6-6.04.0-2.54.3-3.4-1.9
1968-4.4-3.10.98.11.30.9-1.91.13.90.74.8-4.2
19677.80.23.94.2-5.21.84.5-1.23.3-3.50.82.6
19660.5-1.8-2.22.0-5.4-1.6-1.4-7.8-0.74.80.3-0.1
19653.3-0.1-1.43.4-0.8-4.91.32.33.22.7-0.90.9
19642.71.01.50.61.11.61.8-1.62.90.8-0.50.4
19634.9-2.93.54.81.4-2.0-0.34.9-1.13.2-1.12.4
1962-3.81.6-0.6-6.2-8.6-8.26.41.5-4.80.410.21.4
19616.32.72.50.41.9-2.93.32.0-2.02.83.90.3
1960-7.20.9-1.4-1.82.71.9-2.52.6-6.0-0.24.04.6
19590.4-0.10.13.91.9-0.43.5-1.5-4.61.11.32.8
19584.3-2.13.13.21.52.64.31.24.82.52.25.2
1957-4.2-3.32.03.73.7-0.11.1-5.6-6.2-3.21.6-4.2
1956-3.63.56.9-0.2-6.63.95.2-3.8-4.50.5-1.13.5
19551.80.3-0.53.8-0.18.26.1-0.81.1-3.07.5-0.1
19545.10.33.04.93.30.15.7-3.48.3-1.98.15.1
1953-0.7-1.8-2.4-2.6-0.3-1.62.5-5.80.15.10.90.2
19521.6-3.64.8-4.32.34.61.8-1.5-2.0-0.14.73.5
19516.00.7-1.54.4-4.1-2.66.93.9-0.1-1.4-0.33.9
19501.61.00.43.94.6-5.80.83.35.60.4-0.14.7
19490.1-3.93.0-2.3-3.5-0.26.21.22.43.00.14.5
1948-4.0-5.18.32.67.80.3-5.30.8-3.06.5-10.63.0
19472.4-1.5-1.7-3.9-0.95.33.6-2.8-1.42.1-2.92.1
19467.0-7.04.44.02.2-3.9-2.5-7.3-10.2-0.8-1.14.2
19451.46.2-4.89.01.1-0.9-1.45.83.53.73.21.0
19441.5-0.31.7-1.34.05.1-2.10.9-0.60.30.43.5
19436.95.15.60.14.02.5-4.0-0.42.4-1.4-7.55.9
19421.8-2.9-6.8-4.46.41.83.10.72.75.8-0.85.2
1941-4.8-1.50.4-6.50.85.05.5-1.1-0.8-6.9-4.0-4.7
1940-3.30.70.40.1-23.97.73.12.01.53.9-4.60.1
1939-6.43.3-13.5-0.56.1-6.410.9-7.114.40.3-4.92.1
19381.36.1-25.015.1-5.224.76.7-2.21.57.6-3.33.2
19373.41.6-0.8-8.3-1.0-5.38.9-4.3-14.2-10.3-10.0-5.0
19366.52.02.2-7.74.63.16.80.90.17.60.3-0.6
1935-4.2-4.0-3.39.83.26.98.21.43.17.53.93.8
193412.0-3.7-1.3-1.5-8.12.1-11.55.4-0.8-3.08.3-0.4
19330.3-18.43.433.923.113.2-8.811.5-12.3-7.810.30.9
1932-2.24.4-11.8-20.3-23.3-0.936.139.1-3.7-13.9-5.95.7
19315.511.4-7.4-9.6-13.713.9-7.40.9-29.97.4-8.9-14.5
19306.32.13.73.1-1.6-16.53.70.8-13.0-8.9-3.3-6.3
19295.7-0.6-0.21.6-4.310.45.49.8-4.9-19.9-13.42.5
1928-0.5-1.811.72.41.3-4.31.57.41.32.512.00.3
1927···········0.0
Avg1.2-0.10.41.40.10.81.70.7-1.10.51.01.3

Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).

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GSPC seasonality — average by calendar month

S&P 500 Index has monthly history back to 1927. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 61 of 98 years, median +1.6%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 54 of 98 with a median of -0.4%. Across its full record it has closed 60% of months higher, swings ±5.3% in an average month and has fallen 86.2% peak to trough.

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg+1.2%-0.1%+0.4%+1.4%+0.1%+0.8%+1.7%+0.7%-1.1%+0.6%+1.0%+1.3%
Win rate63%/9952%/9961%/9966%/9961%/9957%/9961%/9959%/9945%/9859%/9862%/9872%/99

Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.

GSPC risk & extremes

Max drawdown
-86.2%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±5.3%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
60%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+39.14%
1932-08
Worst month
-29.94%
1931-09
Longest streaks
12▲ / 9▼
Consecutive up / down months

GSPC drawdown & rolling returns

-86%-43%0%

Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.

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Frequently asked questions

What was S&P 500 Index's best month?+

S&P 500 Index's strongest completed month on record is August 1932, at +39.14%.

What was S&P 500 Index's worst month?+

Its weakest completed month on record is September 1931, at -29.94%.

Is S&P 500 Index up this year?+

S&P 500 Index is up 11.55% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.

What is S&P 500 Index's 1-year return?+

+17.25% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.

What is S&P 500 Index's biggest drawdown?+

The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 86.2%, measured on month-end closes since 1927.

Which calendar month is historically best for S&P 500 Index?+

July has the highest average return across every completed July since 1927. An average is not a forecast.

About S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Index isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: United States's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, no CEO, no earnings calls, just the crowd's verdict in one number — with price history on this site back to 1927. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1927) would be about $43,531 today.

Did you know?

  • Its best month on record was August 1932 at +39.14%; its worst, September 1931 at -29.94%.
  • It has closed December in the green 71 out of 99 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.

Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.