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Current S&P 500 Earnings Growth: 8.24%
S&P 500 Earnings Growth for Jun 2024
Historical average: 8.8% (excluding outlier periods of 2008-2010 and 2020-2021)

S&P 500 earnings growth rate per year.

What explains this earnings growth rate over time for the companies of the S&P 500?

  • 1. Population growth: 1% per year
  • 2. Inflation: 2-3% per year
  • 3. Real GDP growth (improved productivity of overall economy): 2-3% per year
  • 4. Productivity and market share gains of S&P 500 companies specifically: 2-3% per year


    Source: Standard & Poor’s

    • See also

  • S&P 500 P/E Ratio
  • S&P 500 Normalized P/E Ratio
  • S&P 500 Sales Growth
  • S&P 500 Earnings Growth
  • S&P 500 Dividend Yield
  • S&P 500 Net Margins