1-Year Returns Starting Year Annualized Return Annualized Inflation-Adjusted Return 1871 15.6% 13.9% 1872 11.2% 8.7% 1873 -2.5% 2.0% 1874 4.7% 12.5% 1875 5.4% 11.8% 1876 -14.2% -14.9% 1877 -1.3% 16.9% 1878 16.3% 29.6% 1879 49.4% 23.8% 1880 26.7% 34.4% 1881 0.3% -7.2% 1882 3.6% 5.6% 1883 -5.5% 2.3% 1884 -12.4% -2.3% 1885 29.9% 34.6% 1886 … Continue reading Tables of S&P 500 Rolling Total Returns