The S&P 500 Price index returned 23.95% in 2024. Using an estimate which includes dividend reinvestment, the S&P 500 returned 25.66%.
The 2024 S&P 500 return: Another great year
For the calculation I did above, I assumed you bought the open price of the S&P 500 on January 2, 2024, and sold the close price on December 31, 2024. Of course, you couldn't actually pull off those trades – but it's a reasonable estimate.
These charts give you a few other ways to estimate the annual return, including buying the close price in 2023, instead. Still impossible, but you get the idea...
S&P 500 Index Price Calculation
| Price Based On | 2024 Begin | Dec 31 Close | Return |
| Jan 2 Open | 4,745.20 | 5,881.63 | 23.95% |
| Dec 29 Close | 4,769.83 | 5,881.63 | 23.31% |
S&P 500 Total Return Price Calculation
The S&P 500 Total Return Index includes an estimate of returns with dividend reinvestment. These results are closer to what you would have experienced with reinvestment - again, ignoring fees, taxes, transaction costs, timing, slippage, etc.
| Price Based On | 2024 Begin | Dec 31 Close | Return |
| Jan 2 Open | 10,274.81 | 12,911.82 | 25.66% |
| Dec 29 Close | 10,327.83 | 12,911.82 | 25.02% |
Source on the 2024 S&P 500 Return Calculations
S&P Dow Jones Indices owns the S&P 500 Index and Total Return index. They added the total return index in 1987. Before that, I have some estimates with a monthly resolution you can use at my S&P 500 Periodic Reinvestment and Dividend Calculator.
Here are some other calculators which highlight the S&P 500:
- S&P 500 Dividend Reinvestment Calculator
Dividend reinvestment estimates on the S&P 500 from 1871 - S&P 500 Periodic Reinvestment and Dividend Calculator
A tool to estimate fees and taxes and periodic scheduled additions to investments. - S&P 500 Historical Return Calculator
See the average, median, best, and worst returns on the S&P 500 over a time period.
The 2024 S&P 500 Return
You can find the S&P 500 and Total Return index at Yahoo!. Here's how the S&P 500 performed, with and without dividends reinvested (that is, the price return vs. the dividend-reinvested return) in 2024:
Other years:
