Dow Jones: year-to-date return
Each year starts at 1.0 on the previous Dec 31 close — see where the current year sits versus history.
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ROI = price ÷ previous Dec 31 close. Incomplete years (dashed) are left out of averages and ranges.
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2026 year to date: +8.4% · 17th of 34 years
Dow Jones is up 8.4% in 2026 as of Oct 15: 17th of 34 years at this point since 1993. In the median year it was up 6.1% by this date.
Measured from the previous Dec 31 close. Price only.
Dow Jones: return by year
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 15) | +8.4% |
| 2025 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | −8.8% |
| 2021 | +18.7% |
| 2020 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | +22.3% |
| 2018 | −5.6% |
| 2017 | +25.1% |
| 2016 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | −2.2% |
| 2014 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | −33.8% |
| 2007 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | +16.3% |
| 2005 | −0.6% |
| 2004 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | +25.3% |
| 2002 | −16.8% |
| 2001 | −7.1% |
| 2000 | −6.2% |
| 1999 | +25.2% |
| 1998 | +16.1% |
| 1997 | +22.6% |
| 1996 | +26.0% |
| 1995 | +33.5% |
| 1994 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | +13.7% |
| 1992 (since Jan 2) | +4.1% |