† Estimate
Date Value
Nov 19, 2024 † 30.24
Jan 1, 2024   25.01
Jan 1, 2023   22.82
Jan 1, 2022   23.11
Jan 1, 2021   35.96
Jan 1, 2020   24.88
Jan 1, 2019   19.60
Jan 1, 2018   24.97
Jan 1, 2017   23.59
Jan 1, 2016   22.18
Jan 1, 2015   20.02
Jan 1, 2014   18.15
Jan 1, 2013   17.03
Jan 1, 2012   14.87
Jan 1, 2011   16.30
Jan 1, 2010   20.70
Jan 1, 2009   70.91
Jan 1, 2008   21.46
Jan 1, 2007   17.36
Jan 1, 2006   18.07
Jan 1, 2005   19.99
Jan 1, 2004   22.73
Jan 1, 2003   31.43
Jan 1, 2002   46.17
Jan 1, 2001   27.55
Jan 1, 2000   29.04
Jan 1, 1999   32.92
Jan 1, 1998   24.29
Jan 1, 1997   19.53
Jan 1, 1996   18.08
Jan 1, 1995   14.89
Jan 1, 1994   21.34
Jan 1, 1993   22.50
Jan 1, 1992   25.93
Jan 1, 1991   15.35
Jan 1, 1990   15.13
Jan 1, 1989   11.82
Jan 1, 1988   14.02
Jan 1, 1987   18.01
Jan 1, 1986   14.28
Jan 1, 1985   10.36
Jan 1, 1984   11.52
Jan 1, 1983   11.48
Jan 1, 1982   7.73
Jan 1, 1981   9.02
Jan 1, 1980   7.39
Jan 1, 1979   7.88
Jan 1, 1978   8.28
Jan 1, 1977   10.41
Jan 1, 1976   11.82
Jan 1, 1975   8.30
Jan 1, 1974   11.68
Jan 1, 1973   18.09
Jan 1, 1972   18.01
Jan 1, 1971   18.12
Jan 1, 1970   15.76
Jan 1, 1969   17.65
Jan 1, 1968   17.71
Jan 1, 1967   15.31
Jan 1, 1966   17.81
Jan 1, 1965   18.75
Jan 1, 1964   18.77
Jan 1, 1963   17.66
Jan 1, 1962   21.25
Jan 1, 1961   18.60
Jan 1, 1960   17.12
Jan 1, 1959   18.77
Jan 1, 1958   12.49
Jan 1, 1957   13.34
Jan 1, 1956   12.12
Jan 1, 1955   12.56
Jan 1, 1954   10.09
Jan 1, 1953   10.86
Jan 1, 1952   9.97
Jan 1, 1951   7.48
Jan 1, 1950   7.22
Jan 1, 1949   6.62
Jan 1, 1948   9.02
Jan 1, 1947   13.46
Jan 1, 1946   19.17
Jan 1, 1945   14.35
Jan 1, 1944   12.65
Jan 1, 1943   9.67
Jan 1, 1942   7.97
Jan 1, 1941   10.02
Jan 1, 1940   13.23
Jan 1, 1939   18.84
Jan 1, 1938   10.50
Jan 1, 1937   16.75
Jan 1, 1936   17.87
Jan 1, 1935   16.25
Jan 1, 1934   23.73
Jan 1, 1933   17.19
Jan 1, 1932   13.99
Jan 1, 1931   17.00
Jan 1, 1930   13.94
Jan 1, 1929   17.77
Jan 1, 1928   15.47
Jan 1, 1927   10.90
Jan 1, 1926   10.13
Jan 1, 1925   11.06
Jan 1, 1924   9.05
Jan 1, 1923   12.46
Jan 1, 1922   22.58
Jan 1, 1921   9.39
Jan 1, 1920   9.61
Jan 1, 1919   7.97
Jan 1, 1918   5.74
Jan 1, 1917   6.34
Jan 1, 1916   9.99
Jan 1, 1915   13.60
Jan 1, 1914   13.48
Jan 1, 1913   13.40
Jan 1, 1912   15.22
Jan 1, 1911   12.91
Jan 1, 1910   13.31
Jan 1, 1909   15.23
Jan 1, 1908   10.49
Jan 1, 1907   12.72
Jan 1, 1906   14.57
Jan 1, 1905   16.69
Jan 1, 1904   12.68
Jan 1, 1903   13.61
Jan 1, 1902   15.90
Jan 1, 1901   14.68
Jan 1, 1900   12.71
Jan 1, 1899   16.85
Jan 1, 1898   15.58
Jan 1, 1897   19.33
Jan 1, 1896   17.31
Jan 1, 1895   25.37
Jan 1, 1894   17.16
Jan 1, 1893   15.55
Jan 1, 1892   16.09
Jan 1, 1891   16.45
Jan 1, 1890   17.98
Jan 1, 1889   19.90
Jan 1, 1888   15.10
Jan 1, 1887   16.78
Jan 1, 1886   18.91
Jan 1, 1885   13.82
Jan 1, 1884   13.20
Jan 1, 1883   13.59
Jan 1, 1882   13.48
Jan 1, 1881   12.74
Jan 1, 1880   13.13
Jan 1, 1879   11.34
Jan 1, 1878   10.80
Jan 1, 1877   12.60
Jan 1, 1876   12.62
Jan 1, 1875   10.05
Jan 1, 1874   10.13
Jan 1, 1873   11.82
Jan 1, 1872   12.07
Jan 1, 1871   11.10

Price to earnings ratio, based on trailing twelve month “as reported” earnings.

Current PE is estimated from latest reported earnings and current market price.

Source: Robert Shiller and his book Irrational Exuberance for historic S&P 500 PE Ratio.