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S&P 500 (SP500) index history

Every NYSE trading session of S&P 500 from Jan 2, 1970 to Sep 28, 2026: 14,306 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

SP500 adjusted close, 1970 to 2026

SP500S&P 500
$7,684+15.7% over one year
19801990200020102020
$7,799
All time high, 2026
$7,817
52 week high, $6,317 low
14,306
Daily sessions since 1970

Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1970 to 2026 series and minute bars.

SP500 key facts

  • S&P 500 (SP500) closed at $7,684 on Sep 28, 2026 on NYSE.
  • SP500's all time high close is $7,799, set on Aug 13, 2026; its all time low close is $62.28 on Oct 3, 1974.
  • SP500's 52 week range is $6,317 to $7,817.
  • SP500 returned +15.7% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +76.5% over five years.
  • Over ten years SP500 returned +254%, +13.5% a year compounded.
  • SP500's deepest drawdown was -56.8% from Oct 9, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009.
  • DataCedar holds 14,306 daily sessions of SP500 history from Jan 2, 1970 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

SP500 price chart, 1970 to 2026

SP500 adjusted close, Jan 2, 1970 to Sep 28, 2026$71.03$338.44$1,613$7,684197019801990200020102020
Adjusted daily close, log scale. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

SP500 returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.

PeriodReturn
1 month-0.4%
3 months+4.5%
6 months+20.6%
Year to date+11.4%
1 year+15.7%
3 years+78.7%
5 years+76.5%
10 years+253.9%
Since Jan 2, 1970+8,162%
Compound annual growth, 56.7 years+8.1%

SP500 records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close
$7,799 on Aug 13, 2026
All time low close
$62.28 on Oct 3, 1974
52 week high
$7,817 on Aug 13, 2026
52 week low
$6,317 on Mar 30, 2026
Deepest drawdown
-56.8% from Oct 9, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009, recovered Mar 28, 2013
Best single session
+11.6% on Oct 13, 2008
Worst single session
-20.5% on Oct 19, 1987
Volatility, 1 year annualised
13.0%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year
54%
Growth of 1 since 1970
82.6×
Best calendar year
1995, +34%
Worst calendar year
2008, -38%

SP500 price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1970 starts on Jan 2, 1970; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.

YearOpenHighLowCloseReturnVolumeSessions
2026$6,878$7,817$6,317$7,684+12.2%1T185
2025$5,903$6,946$4,835$6,846+16.4%1.3T250
2024$4,745$6,100$4,682$5,882+23.3%988.1B252
2023$3,853$4,793$3,794$4,770+24.2%999.7B250
2022$4,778$4,819$3,492$3,840-19.4%1.2T251
2021$3,765$4,809$3,663$4,766+26.9%1.1T252
2020$3,245$3,760$2,192$3,756+16.3%1.2T253
2019$2,477$3,248$2,444$3,231+28.9%896.8B252
2018$2,684$2,941$2,347$2,507-6.2%912.3B251
2017$2,252$2,695$2,245$2,674+19.4%858.5B251
2016$2,038$2,278$1,810$2,239+9.5%983.8B252
2015$2,059$2,135$1,867$2,044-0.7%921.2B252
2014$1,846$2,094$1,738$2,059+11.4%845.4B252
2013$1,426$1,849$1,426$1,848+29.6%846.5B252
2012$1,259$1,475$1,259$1,426+13.4%907.9B250
2011$1,258$1,371$1,075$1,258-0.0%1T252
2010$1,117$1,263$1,011$1,258+12.8%1.2T252
2009$902.99$1,130$666.79$1,115+23.5%1.4T252
2008$1,468$1,472$741.02$903.25-38.5%1.3T253
2007$1,418$1,576$1,364$1,468+3.5%810.1B251
2006$1,248$1,432$1,219$1,418+13.6%601B251
2005$1,212$1,276$1,136$1,248+3.0%483.8B252
2004$1,112$1,217$1,061$1,212+9.0%358.6B252
2003$879.82$1,113$788.90$1,112+26.4%348.9B252
2002$1,148$1,177$768.63$879.82-23.4%360.1B252
2001$1,320$1,383$944.75$1,148-13.0%305.6B248
2000$1,469$1,553$1,254$1,320-10.1%260.7B252
1999$1,229$1,473$1,205$1,469+19.5%203.7B252
1998$970.43$1,245$912.83$1,229+26.7%169.4B252
1997$740.74$986.25$729.55$970.43+31.0%133B253
1996$615.93$762.12$597.29$740.74+20.3%104.5B254
1995$459.21$622.88$457.20$615.93+34.1%87.2B252
1994$466.51$482.85$435.86$459.27-1.5%73.4B252
1993$435.70$471.29$426.88$466.45+7.1%67B253
1992$417.03$442.65$392.41$435.71+4.5%51.3B254
1991$330.20$418.32$309.35$417.09+26.3%45.3B253
1990$353.40$369.78$294.51$330.22-6.6%39.7B253
1989$277.72$360.44$273.81$353.40+27.3%41.7B252
1988$247.10$283.95$240.17$277.72+12.4%40.8B253
1987$242.17$337.89$216.46$247.08+2.0%47.8B253
1986$211.28$254.87$202.60$242.17+14.6%35.7B253
1985$167.20$213.08$163.36$211.28+26.3%27.5B252
1984$164.93$170.41$147.26$167.24+1.4%23.1B253
1983$140.65$172.65$138.08$164.93+17.3%21.6B253
1982$122.55$144.36$102.20$140.64+14.8%16.5B253
1981$135.76$140.32$110.19$122.55-9.7%11.9B253
1980$107.94$141.96$94.23$135.76+25.8%11.4B253
1979$96.11$112.16$95.22$107.94+12.3%8.2B253
1978$95.10$108.05$86.45$96.11+1.1%7.2B252
1977$107.46$107.97$90.01$95.10-11.5%5.3B252
1976$90.19$108.72$89.81$107.46+19.1%5.4B253
1975$68.65$96.58$68.65$90.19+31.5%4.7B253
1974$97.55$101.05$60.96$68.56-29.7%3.5B253
1973$118.06$121.74$91.05$97.55-17.4%4.1B252
1972$102.09$119.79$100.87$118.05+15.6%4.1B251
1971$92.15$105.60$89.34$102.09+10.8%3.9B253
1970$92.06$94.25$68.61$92.15n/a2.9B254

SP500 monthly closes, last 12 months

MonthMonth end closeChange
September 2026$7,684-0.0%
August 2026$7,686+2.6%
July 2026$7,490-0.1%
June 2026$7,499-1.1%
May 2026$7,580+5.1%
April 2026$7,209+10.4%
March 2026$6,529-5.1%
February 2026$6,879-0.9%
January 2026$6,939+1.4%
December 2025$6,846-0.1%
November 2025$6,849+0.1%
October 2025$6,840+2.3%

About the SP500 data

Daily bars. 14,306 sessions from Jan 2, 1970 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per NYSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jan 2, 1970, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/SP500/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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