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The S&P 500 yields 1.08%, the lowest since 1871

Mean 4.21%Now 1.08%Low 1.08% (now)High 13.84% (Jun 1932)

The current reading is the floor of the entire series. Source: multpl.com, Shiller data 1871 to July 2026.

The dividend yield divides a year of dividends by the share price. For the S&P 500 it reads 1.08%, the lowest in a series that starts in 1871, against a mean of 4.21%. Buybacks now carry most of the cash, and the yield misses them.

1.08%Dividend yield now
4.21%Long run mean
13.84%Record high, Jun 1932
$1.020 trillionBuybacks, year to Sep 2025

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