S&P 500 overview
Adjusted daily prices from 3 Jan 2000 to 25 Sep 2026: the price path, how deep and long the losses ran, when the stock made or lost money, and how turbulent it was.
- Close · 25 Sep 2026
- 7,743.41
- Period return
- +432.1%
- Annualised return
- +6.5%
- Annualised volatility
- 19.2%
- Max drawdown
- -56.8%
- Trading days
- 6,723
Risk
How painful holding this stock has been
Takeaway Worst fall: 57% from Oct 2007 to Mar 2009; back at the old high: Mar 2013.
Takeaway Volatility peaked at 73% in Dec 2008, against a typical 14%.
Returns by calendar
Good years, bad years, and whether any month stands out
Takeaway 19 of 27 years were positive. Best 2013 (+30%), worst 2008 (-38%).
Takeaway Best average month: Nov (+2.1%); worst: Sep (-1.2%). With about 26 years per month, these gaps are mostly noise.