S&P 500 Annual Return: Dividends, Earnings Growth and Multiple Expansion

In 2019, the S&P 500 rose 31.5%. 26.9% came from multiple expansion, 2.6% from dividends, and 2.0% from earnings growth. Historically, S&P multiples contract or remain flat following years of big multiple expansion.

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S&P 500 Annual Return Dividends, Earnings Growth and Multiple Expansion