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SPGI return calculator

Your investment#

How much
$
All at once, on the start date
Pick start & end dates10 years
Key datesStart at a well-known dateRecentMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents
Bought at that day's close
Key datesEnd at a well-known dateMarket topsMarket bottomsEvents
Latest close, Oct 21, 2026

Or drag the slider to set start and end dates

1973 to today, log scale
2008 crisisCovid
19802000Oct 2016 – Today
Options

Result#

$1,000Oct 21, 2016$4,161Oct 21, 20264.2× 

$1,000 invested in SPGI on October 21, 2016 was worth $4,161 on October 21, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 15.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 4.2 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,231 in the S&P 500 and $6,578 in the Nasdaq-100: SPGI trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$3,778if dividends were spent
Biggest fall−39.7%Dec 15, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022
At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate
Gain$3,161on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 44% of all 525 periods of 10 years since 1973.

Your dates
−50%0%90%
Worst: −1.5% a year, Feb 1999 to Feb 2009Best: 32.2% a year, Aug 2010 to Aug 2020
One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in SPGI, October 21, 2016 to October 21, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low
Highest value$4,956 · Aug 2025$
$0$1,000$2,000$3,000$5,000$4,161
20182020202220242026

How far SPGI was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −39.7% from Dec 15, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022, back to the high by Jul 11, 2024.

−39.7% from its high
high−40%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 21, 2016, worth $4,161 on October 21, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

4.2×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 21, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 21, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start
$1,000$10k$100k$1.0M
19801990200020102020

$1,000 invested in SPGI, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 21, 2026, dividends reinvested.

StartedWorth Oct 21, 2026MultipleA year (CAGR)
2017$4,7444.7×17.2%
2018$3,0223.0×13.4%
2019$2,9593.0×14.9%
2020$1,7901.8×8.9%
2021$1,4791.5×7.0%
2022$1,0601.1×1.2%
2023$1,4451.4×10.2%
2024$1,0991.1×3.4%
2025$9600.96×−2.3%
2026$9200.92×—

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. SPGI data begins February 21, 1973; values as of October 21, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live SPGI chart and fundamentals on the SPGI quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in SPGI be worth today?
$1,000 invested in SPGI on October 21, 2016 would be worth $4,161 on October 21, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 15.3% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the SPGI calculator go?
SPGI data begins February 21, 1973, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 53 years, 8 months of history.
Does this include dividends?
Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.