S&P 500 PE Ratio by Year - multpl.com
www.multpl.com › s-p-500-pe-ratio › tableJan 01, 2018 · Jan 1, 1873. 11.82. Jan 1, 1872. 12.07. Jan 1, 1871. 11.10. Price to earnings ratio, based on trailing twelve month “as reported” earnings. Current PE is estimated from latest reported earnings and current market price. Source: Robert Shiller and his book Irrational Exuberance for historic S&P 500 PE Ratio.
S&P 500 PE Ratio (Historical Chart By Month) 1900-2022
According to historical data, the S&P 500 average P/E ratio was 13.34 between 1900 and 1980, while the average ratio changed to 21.92 (1981–2021) over the next 40 years. The all-time highest S&P 500 PE was 123.73, measured in May 2009 (after the market crash), and the lowest pe was 5.31 found in December 1917.