Dow Jones Returns

Annual returns for the Dow Jones Index starting with the year 1886. Returns calculated using the closing price of the last trading day of the year to the last trading day closing price of the next year. The return for 2025 is calculated using the closing price of 2024 to the most recent market close price.

100100808060604040202000-20-20-40-40-60-60Returns18871887189218921897189719021902190719071912191219171917192219221927192719321932193719371942194219471947195219521957195719621962196719671972197219771977198219821987198719921992199719972002200220072007201220122017201720222022

Dow Jones Returns by Year

Year Return
2025 -0.79
2024 12.88
2023 13.70
2022 -8.78
2021 18.73
2020 7.25
2019 22.34
2018 -5.63
2017 25.08
2016 13.42
2015 -2.23
2014 7.52
2013 26.50
2012 7.26
2011 5.53
2010 11.02
2009 18.82
2008 -33.84
2007 6.43
2006 16.29
2005 -0.61
2004 3.15
2003 25.32
2002 -16.76
2001 -7.10
2000 -6.17
1999 25.22
1998 16.10
1997 22.64
1996 26.01
1995 33.45
1994 2.14
1993 13.72
1992 4.17
1991 20.32
1990 -4.34
1989 26.96
1988 11.85
1987 2.26
1986 22.58
1985 27.66
1984 -3.74
1983 20.27
1982 19.60
1981 -9.23
1980 14.94
1979 4.19
1978 -3.15
1977 -17.27
1976 17.86
1975 38.32
1974 -27.57
1973 -16.58
1972 14.58
1971 6.11
1970 4.82
1969 -15.19
1968 4.27
1967 15.20
1966 -18.94
1965 10.88
1964 14.57
1963 17.00
1962 -10.81
1961 18.71
1960 -9.34
1959 16.40
1958 33.96
1957 -12.77
1956 2.27
1955 20.77
1954 43.96
1953 -3.77
1952 8.42
1951 14.37
1950 17.63
1949 12.88
1948 -2.13
1947 2.23
1946 -8.14
1945 26.65
1944 12.09
1943 13.81
1942 7.61
1941 -15.38
1940 -12.72
1939 -2.92
1938 28.06
1937 -32.82
1936 24.82
1935 38.53
1934 4.14
1933 66.69
1932 -23.07
1931 -52.67
1930 -33.77
1929 -17.17
1928 48.22
1927 28.75
1926 0.34
1925 30.00
1924 26.16
1923 -3.25
1922 21.74
1921 12.72
1920 -32.90
1919 30.45
1918 10.51
1917 -21.71
1916 -4.19
1915 81.66
1914 -5.43
1913 -10.34
1912 7.58
1911 0.39
1910 -17.86
1909 14.97
1908 46.64
1907 -37.73
1906 -1.92
1905 38.20
1904 41.74
1903 -23.61
1902 -0.42
1901 -8.70
1900 7.01
1899 9.19
1898 22.49
1897 21.06
1896 -1.72
1895 2.29
1894 -0.56
1893 -24.60
1892 -6.56
1891 17.62
1890 -14.15
1889 6.20
1888 4.81
1887 -8.41
1886 4.44
Data Details

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first composed by Charles Dow. At its start it only contained twelve companies and was mostly composed of energy, railroad and food stocks. It has since then expanded to the thirty companies we know today. It is one of the oldest stock indexes in existence and offers the longest market return history.

NOTE: The YTD return for 2025 is as of the market close on 2025-06-20.

Looks like your ad blocker is on.

×

We rely on ads to keep creating quality content for you to enjoy for free.

Please support our site by disabling your ad blocker.

Continue without supporting us

Choose your Ad Blocker

  • Adblock Plus
  • Adblock
  • Adguard
  • Ad Remover
  • Brave
  • Ghostery
  • uBlock Origin
  • uBlock
  • UltraBlock
  • Other
  1. In the extension bar, click the AdBlock Plus icon
  2. Click the large blue toggle for this website
  3. Click refresh
  1. In the extension bar, click the AdBlock icon
  2. Under "Pause on this site" click "Always"
  1. In the extension bar, click on the Adguard icon
  2. Click on the large green toggle for this website
  1. In the extension bar, click on the Ad Remover icon
  2. Click "Disable on This Website"
  1. In the extension bar, click on the orange lion icon
  2. Click the toggle on the top right, shifting from "Up" to "Down"
  1. In the extension bar, click on the Ghostery icon
  2. Click the "Anti-Tracking" shield so it says "Off"
  3. Click the "Ad-Blocking" stop sign so it says "Off"
  4. Refresh the page
  1. In the extension bar, click on the uBlock Origin icon
  2. Click on the big, blue power button
  3. Refresh the page
  1. In the extension bar, click on the uBlock icon
  2. Click on the big, blue power button
  3. Refresh the page
  1. In the extension bar, click on the UltraBlock icon
  2. Check the "Disable UltraBlock" checkbox
  1. Please disable your Ad Blocker
  2. Disable any DNS blocking tools such as AdGuardDNS or NextDNS
  3. Disable any privacy or tracking protection extensions such as Firefox Enhanced Tracking Protection or DuckDuckGo Privacy.

If the prompt is still appearing, please disable any tools or services you are using that block internet ads (e.g. DNS Servers, tracking protection or privacy extensions).