| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.77 |
| 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 | -6.18 |
| 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 |
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 total return for 2021 is as of the market close on 2021-06-18.