Dow Jones Industrial Average History Since 1896
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 51,966 on October 19, 2026. Its all-time high close was 54,349 on August 5, 2026 (4.4% below). Since May 26, 1896 it has risen from 40.94, about 5.6% a year excluding dividends. Its biggest one-day fall was 22.6% on October 19, 1987.
Daily data to October 19, 2026 · Index points
Latest close
51,966
October 19, 2026
All-time high close
54,349
August 5, 2026 · -4.4% from it
Starting value
40.94
May 26, 1896
Average yearly change
+5.6%
price only, excl. dividends
Dow Jones Industrial Average chart
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Daily closes (monthly for the Shiller series and CAPE). Index values exclude dividends. Dotted lines mark famous market moments.
Price on a date
Any date since May 26, 1896. Weekends and holidays show the previous close.
Biggest one-day moves
| Falls | |
|---|---|
| Oct 19, 1987 | −22.6% |
| Mar 16, 2020 | −12.9% |
| Oct 28, 1929 | −12.8% |
| Oct 29, 1929 | −11.7% |
| Mar 12, 2020 | −10.0% |
| Nov 6, 1929 | −9.9% |
| Dec 18, 1899 | −8.7% |
| Aug 12, 1932 | −8.4% |
| Mar 14, 1907 | −8.3% |
| Oct 26, 1987 | −8.0% |
| Gains | |
|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1933 | +15.3% |
| Oct 6, 1931 | +14.9% |
| Oct 30, 1929 | +12.3% |
| Mar 24, 2020 | +11.4% |
| Sep 21, 1932 | +11.4% |
| Oct 13, 2008 | +11.1% |
| Oct 28, 2008 | +10.9% |
| Oct 21, 1987 | +10.1% |
| Aug 3, 1932 | +9.5% |
| Feb 11, 1932 | +9.5% |
Close-to-close changes between consecutive trading days (moves across long market closures are left out).
Bear Markets (Falls of 20% or More)
The usual definition: a fall of at least 20% from a closing high, ending at the lowest close before a 20% rebound. Prices only — not adjusted for dividends or inflation.
| Fall | Peak | Trough | Length | Back to the old high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −21.9% | Jan 4, 2022 36,800 | Sep 30, 2022 28,726 | 9 mo | Dec 2023 (1.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −37.1% | Feb 12, 2020 29,551 | Mar 23, 2020 18,592 | 1 mo | Nov 2020 (0.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −53.8% | Oct 9, 2007 14,165 | Mar 9, 2009 6,547 | 1.4 yrs | Mar 2013 (5.4 yrs after the peak) |
| −31.5% | Mar 19, 2002 10,635 | Oct 9, 2002 7,286 | 7 mo | Jan 2004 (1.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −29.7% | Jan 14, 2000 11,723 | Sep 21, 2001 8,236 | 1.7 yrs | Oct 2006 (6.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −21.2% | Jul 16, 1990 3,000 | Oct 11, 1990 2,365 | 3 mo | Apr 1991 (0.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −36.1% | Aug 25, 1987 2,722 | Oct 19, 1987 1,739 | 2 mo | Aug 1989 (2.0 yrs after the peak) |
| −24.1% | Apr 27, 1981 1,024 | Aug 12, 1982 777 | 1.3 yrs | Oct 1982 (1.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −26.9% | Sep 21, 1976 1,015 | Feb 28, 1978 742 | 1.4 yrs | Mar 1981 (4.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −45.1% | Jan 11, 1973 1,052 | Dec 6, 1974 578 | 1.9 yrs | Nov 1982 (9.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −35.9% | Dec 3, 1968 985 | May 26, 1970 631 | 1.5 yrs | Nov 1972 (3.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −25.2% | Feb 9, 1966 995 | Oct 7, 1966 744 | 8 mo | Nov 1972 (6.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −27.1% | Dec 13, 1961 735 | Jun 26, 1962 536 | 6 mo | Sep 1963 (1.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −24.0% | May 29, 1946 213 | Jun 13, 1949 162 | 3.0 yrs | Apr 1950 (3.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −32.7% | Nov 9, 1940 138 | Apr 28, 1942 93 | 1.5 yrs | May 1943 (2.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −28.3% | Sep 12, 1939 156 | Jun 10, 1940 112 | 9 mo | Feb 1945 (5.4 yrs after the peak) |
| −23.3% | Nov 12, 1938 158 | Apr 8, 1939 121 | 5 mo | Feb 1945 (6.3 yrs after the peak) |
| −49.1% | Mar 10, 1937 194 | Mar 31, 1938 99 | 1.1 yrs | Dec 1945 (8.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −22.8% | Feb 5, 1934 111 | Jul 26, 1934 86 | 6 mo | May 1935 (1.2 yrs after the peak) |
| −23.0% | Jul 18, 1933 109 | Oct 21, 1933 84 | 3 mo | Jan 1934 (0.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −37.2% | Sep 7, 1932 80 | Feb 27, 1933 50 | 6 mo | May 1933 (0.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −53.6% | Mar 8, 1932 89 | Jul 8, 1932 41 | 4 mo | May 1933 (1.2 yrs after the peak) |
| −39.0% | Nov 9, 1931 117 | Jan 5, 1932 71 | 2 mo | May 1935 (3.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −44.9% | Jun 27, 1931 157 | Oct 5, 1931 86 | 3 mo | Mar 1936 (4.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −37.4% | Feb 24, 1931 194 | Jun 2, 1931 122 | 3 mo | Mar 1937 (6.0 yrs after the peak) |
| −46.4% | Apr 17, 1930 294 | Dec 16, 1930 158 | 8 mo | Feb 1954 (23.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −47.9% | Sep 3, 1929 381 | Nov 13, 1929 199 | 2 mo | Nov 1954 (25.2 yrs after the peak) |
| −46.6% | Nov 3, 1919 120 | Aug 24, 1921 64 | 1.8 yrs | Dec 1924 (5.2 yrs after the peak) |
| −40.1% | Nov 21, 1916 110 | Dec 19, 1917 66 | 1.1 yrs | Jul 1919 (2.6 yrs after the peak) |
| −43.5% | Sep 30, 1912 94 | Dec 24, 1914 53 | 2.2 yrs | Oct 1915 (3.0 yrs after the peak) |
| −27.4% | Nov 19, 1909 101 | Sep 25, 1911 73 | 1.8 yrs | Sep 1916 (6.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −48.5% | Jan 19, 1906 103 | Nov 15, 1907 53 | 1.8 yrs | Sep 1916 (10.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −46.1% | Jun 17, 1901 78 | Nov 9, 1903 42 | 2.4 yrs | Mar 1905 (3.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −31.8% | Sep 5, 1899 78 | Sep 24, 1900 53 | 1.1 yrs | Jun 1901 (1.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −24.8% | Sep 10, 1897 56 | Mar 25, 1898 42 | 6 mo | Aug 1898 (0.9 yrs after the peak) |
Decade by decade
| Decade | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | +174% | +10.6% |
| 2000s | −9% | −1.0% |
| 1990s | +318% | +15.4% |
| 1980s | +228% | +12.6% |
| 1970s | +5% | +0.5% |
| 1960s | +18% | +1.7% |
| 1950s | +239% | +13.0% |
| 1940s | +33% | +2.9% |
| 1930s | −40% | −4.9% |
| 1920s | +132% | +8.8% |
| 1910s | +8% | +0.8% |
| 1900s | +50% | +4.1% |
End of the previous decade to the end of the decade.
Best and worst years
| Best | |
|---|---|
| 1915 | +81.7% |
| 1933 | +66.7% |
| 1928 | +48.2% |
| 1908 | +46.6% |
| 1954 | +44.0% |
| Worst | |
|---|---|
| 1931 | −52.7% |
| 1907 | −37.7% |
| 2008 | −33.8% |
| 1930 | −33.8% |
| 1920 | −32.9% |
Calendar-year change, year-end close to year-end close.
Dow Jones Industrial Average by Year
Year-end close, change, and the year's highest and lowest close.
| Year | Close | Change | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 51,966 | +8.1% | 54,349 Aug 5 | 45,167 Mar 27 |
| 2025 | 48,063 | +13.0% | 48,731 Dec 24 | 37,646 Apr 8 |
| 2024 | 42,544 | +12.9% | 45,014 Dec 4 | 37,267 Jan 17 |
| 2023 | 37,690 | +13.7% | 37,710 Dec 28 | 31,819 Mar 13 |
| 2022 | 33,147 | −8.8% | 36,800 Jan 4 | 28,726 Sep 30 |
| 2021 | 36,338 | +18.7% | 36,489 Dec 29 | 29,983 Jan 29 |
| 2020 | 30,606 | +7.2% | 30,606 Dec 31 | 18,592 Mar 23 |
| 2019 | 28,538 | +22.3% | 28,645 Dec 27 | 22,686 Jan 3 |
| 2018 | 23,327 | −5.6% | 26,828 Oct 3 | 21,792 Dec 24 |
| 2017 | 24,719 | +25.1% | 24,838 Dec 28 | 19,732 Jan 19 |
| 2016 | 19,763 | +13.4% | 19,975 Dec 20 | 15,660 Feb 11 |
| 2015 | 17,425 | −2.2% | 18,312 May 19 | 15,666 Aug 25 |
| 2014 | 17,823 | +7.5% | 18,054 Dec 26 | 15,373 Feb 3 |
| 2013 | 16,577 | +26.5% | 16,577 Dec 31 | 13,329 Jan 8 |
| 2012 | 13,104 | +7.3% | 13,610 Oct 5 | 12,101 Jun 4 |
| 2011 | 12,218 | +5.5% | 12,811 Apr 29 | 10,655 Oct 3 |
| 2010 | 11,578 | +11.0% | 11,585 Dec 29 | 9,686 Jul 2 |
| 2009 | 10,428 | +18.8% | 10,549 Dec 30 | 6,547 Mar 9 |
| 2008 | 8,776 | −33.8% | 13,058 May 2 | 7,552 Nov 20 |
| 2007 | 13,265 | +6.4% | 14,165 Oct 9 | 12,050 Mar 5 |
| 2006 | 12,463 | +16.3% | 12,511 Dec 27 | 10,667 Jan 20 |
| 2005 | 10,718 | −0.6% | 10,941 Mar 4 | 10,012 Apr 20 |
| 2004 | 10,783 | +3.1% | 10,855 Dec 28 | 9,750 Oct 25 |
| 2003 | 10,454 | +25.3% | 10,454 Dec 31 | 7,524 Mar 11 |
| 2002 | 8,342 | −16.8% | 10,635 Mar 19 | 7,286 Oct 9 |
| 2001 | 10,022 | −7.1% | 11,338 May 21 | 8,236 Sep 21 |
| 2000 | 10,787 | −6.2% | 11,723 Jan 14 | 9,796 Mar 7 |
| 1999 | 11,497 | +25.2% | 11,497 Dec 31 | 9,121 Jan 22 |
| 1998 | 9,181 | +16.1% | 9,374 Nov 23 | 7,539 Aug 31 |
| 1997 | 7,908 | +22.6% | 8,259 Aug 6 | 6,392 Apr 11 |
| 1996 | 6,448 | +26.0% | 6,561 Dec 27 | 5,033 Jan 10 |
| 1995 | 5,117 | +33.5% | 5,216 Dec 13 | 3,832 Jan 30 |
| 1994 | 3,834 | +2.1% | 3,978 Jan 31 | 3,593 Apr 4 |
| 1993 | 3,754 | +13.7% | 3,794 Dec 29 | 3,242 Jan 20 |
| 1992 | 3,301 | +4.2% | 3,413 Jun 1 | 3,137 Oct 9 |
| 1991 | 3,169 | +20.3% | 3,169 Dec 31 | 2,470 Jan 9 |
| 1990 | 2,634 | −4.3% | 3,000 Jul 16 | 2,365 Oct 11 |
| 1989 | 2,753 | +27.0% | 2,791 Oct 9 | 2,145 Jan 3 |
| 1988 | 2,169 | +11.8% | 2,184 Oct 21 | 1,879 Jan 20 |
| 1987 | 1,939 | +2.3% | 2,722 Aug 25 | 1,739 Oct 19 |
| 1986 | 1,896 | +22.6% | 1,956 Dec 2 | 1,502 Jan 22 |
| 1985 | 1,547 | +27.7% | 1,553 Dec 16 | 1,185 Jan 4 |
| 1984 | 1,212 | −3.7% | 1,287 Jan 6 | 1,087 Jul 24 |
| 1983 | 1,259 | +20.3% | 1,287 Nov 29 | 1,027 Jan 3 |
| 1982 | 1,047 | +19.6% | 1,071 Dec 27 | 776.92 Aug 12 |
| 1981 | 875.00 | −9.2% | 1,024 Apr 27 | 824.01 Sep 25 |
| 1980 | 963.99 | +14.9% | 1,000 Nov 20 | 759.13 Apr 21 |
| 1979 | 838.74 | +4.2% | 897.61 Oct 5 | 796.67 Nov 7 |
| 1978 | 805.01 | −3.1% | 907.74 Sep 8 | 742.12 Feb 28 |
| 1977 | 831.17 | −17.3% | 999.75 Jan 3 | 800.85 Nov 2 |
| 1976 | 1,005 | +17.9% | 1,015 Sep 21 | 858.71 Jan 2 |
| 1975 | 852.41 | +38.3% | 881.81 Jul 15 | 632.04 Jan 2 |
| 1974 | 616.24 | −27.6% | 891.66 Mar 13 | 577.60 Dec 6 |
| 1973 | 850.86 | −16.6% | 1,052 Jan 11 | 788.31 Dec 5 |
| 1972 | 1,020 | +14.6% | 1,036 Dec 11 | 889.15 Jan 26 |
| 1971 | 890.20 | +6.1% | 950.82 Apr 28 | 797.97 Nov 23 |
| 1970 | 838.92 | +4.8% | 842.00 Dec 29 | 631.16 May 26 |
| 1969 | 800.36 | −15.2% | 968.85 May 14 | 769.93 Dec 17 |
| 1968 | 943.75 | +4.3% | 985.21 Dec 3 | 825.13 Mar 21 |
| 1967 | 905.11 | +15.2% | 943.08 Sep 25 | 786.41 Jan 3 |
| 1966 | 785.69 | −18.9% | 995.15 Feb 9 | 744.32 Oct 7 |
| 1965 | 969.26 | +10.9% | 969.26 Dec 31 | 840.59 Jun 28 |
| 1964 | 874.13 | +14.6% | 891.71 Nov 18 | 766.08 Jan 2 |
| 1963 | 762.95 | +17.0% | 767.21 Dec 18 | 646.79 Jan 2 |
| 1962 | 652.10 | −10.8% | 726.01 Jan 3 | 535.76 Jun 26 |
| 1961 | 731.14 | +18.7% | 734.91 Dec 13 | 610.25 Jan 3 |
| 1960 | 615.89 | −9.3% | 685.47 Jan 5 | 566.05 Oct 25 |
| 1959 | 679.36 | +16.4% | 679.36 Dec 31 | 574.46 Feb 9 |
| 1958 | 583.65 | +34.0% | 583.65 Dec 31 | 436.89 Feb 25 |
| 1957 | 435.69 | −12.8% | 520.77 Jul 12 | 419.79 Oct 22 |
| 1956 | 499.47 | +2.3% | 521.05 Apr 6 | 462.35 Jan 23 |
| 1955 | 488.40 | +20.8% | 488.40 Dec 30 | 388.20 Jan 17 |
| 1954 | 404.39 | +44.0% | 404.39 Dec 31 | 279.87 Jan 11 |
| 1953 | 280.90 | −3.8% | 293.79 Jan 5 | 255.49 Sep 14 |
| 1952 | 291.90 | +8.4% | 292.00 Dec 30 | 256.35 May 1 |
| 1951 | 269.23 | +14.4% | 276.37 Sep 13 | 238.99 Jan 3 |
| 1950 | 235.41 | +17.6% | 235.47 Nov 24 | 196.81 Jan 13 |
| 1949 | 200.13 | +12.9% | 200.52 Dec 30 | 161.60 Jun 13 |
| 1948 | 177.30 | −2.1% | 193.16 Jun 15 | 165.39 Mar 16 |
| 1947 | 181.16 | +2.2% | 186.85 Jul 24 | 163.21 May 17 |
| 1946 | 177.20 | −8.1% | 212.50 May 29 | 163.12 Oct 9 |
| 1945 | 192.91 | +26.6% | 195.82 Dec 11 | 151.35 Jan 24 |
| 1944 | 152.32 | +12.1% | 152.53 Dec 16 | 134.22 Feb 7 |
| 1943 | 135.89 | +13.8% | 145.82 Jul 14 | 119.26 Jan 8 |
| 1942 | 119.40 | +7.6% | 119.71 Dec 26 | 92.92 Apr 28 |
| 1941 | 110.96 | −15.4% | 133.59 Jan 10 | 106.34 Dec 23 |
| 1940 | 131.13 | −12.7% | 152.80 Jan 3 | 111.84 Jun 10 |
| 1939 | 150.24 | −2.9% | 155.92 Sep 12 | 121.44 Apr 8 |
| 1938 | 154.76 | +28.1% | 158.41 Nov 12 | 98.95 Mar 31 |
| 1937 | 120.85 | −32.8% | 194.40 Mar 10 | 113.64 Nov 24 |
| 1936 | 179.90 | +24.8% | 184.90 Nov 17 | 143.11 Jan 6 |
| 1935 | 144.13 | +38.5% | 148.44 Nov 19 | 96.71 Mar 14 |
| 1934 | 104.04 | +4.1% | 110.74 Feb 5 | 85.51 Jul 26 |
| 1933 | 99.90 | +66.7% | 108.67 Jul 18 | 50.16 Feb 27 |
| 1932 | 59.93 | −23.1% | 88.78 Mar 8 | 41.22 Jul 8 |
| 1931 | 77.90 | −52.7% | 194.36 Feb 24 | 73.79 Dec 17 |
| 1930 | 164.58 | −33.8% | 294.07 Apr 17 | 157.51 Dec 16 |
| 1929 | 248.48 | −17.2% | 381.17 Sep 3 | 198.69 Nov 13 |
| 1928 | 300.00 | +48.2% | 300.00 Dec 31 | 191.33 Feb 20 |
| 1927 | 202.40 | +28.8% | 202.40 Dec 31 | 152.73 Jan 25 |
| 1926 | 157.20 | +0.3% | 166.64 Aug 14 | 135.20 Mar 30 |
| 1925 | 156.66 | +30.0% | 159.39 Nov 6 | 115.00 Mar 30 |
| 1924 | 120.51 | +26.2% | 120.51 Dec 31 | 88.33 May 20 |
| 1923 | 95.52 | −3.3% | 105.38 Mar 20 | 85.76 Oct 27 |
| 1922 | 98.73 | +21.7% | 103.43 Oct 14 | 78.59 Jan 10 |
| 1921 | 81.10 | +12.7% | 81.50 Dec 15 | 63.90 Aug 24 |
| 1920 | 71.95 | −32.9% | 109.88 Jan 3 | 66.75 Dec 21 |
| 1919 | 107.23 | +30.5% | 119.62 Nov 3 | 79.15 Feb 8 |
| 1918 | 82.20 | +10.5% | 89.07 Oct 18 | 73.38 Jan 15 |
| 1917 | 74.38 | −21.7% | 99.18 Jan 3 | 65.95 Dec 19 |
| 1916 | 95.00 | −4.2% | 110.15 Nov 21 | 84.96 Apr 22 |
| 1915 | 99.15 | +81.7% | 99.21 Dec 27 | 54.22 Feb 24 |
| 1914 | 54.58 | −30.7% | 83.43 Mar 20 | 53.17 Dec 24 |
| 1913 | 78.78 | −10.3% | 88.57 Jan 9 | 72.11 Jun 11 |
| 1912 | 87.87 | +7.6% | 94.15 Sep 30 | 80.15 Feb 10 |
| 1911 | 81.68 | +0.4% | 87.06 Jun 19 | 72.94 Sep 25 |
| 1910 | 81.36 | −17.9% | 98.34 Jan 3 | 73.62 Jul 26 |
| 1909 | 99.05 | +15.0% | 100.53 Nov 19 | 79.91 Feb 23 |
| 1908 | 86.15 | +46.6% | 88.38 Nov 13 | 58.62 Feb 13 |
| 1907 | 58.75 | −37.7% | 96.37 Jan 7 | 53.00 Nov 15 |
| 1906 | 94.35 | −1.9% | 103.00 Jan 19 | 85.18 Jul 13 |
| 1905 | 96.20 | +38.2% | 96.56 Dec 29 | 68.76 Jan 25 |
| 1904 | 69.61 | +41.7% | 73.23 Dec 5 | 46.41 Mar 12 |
| 1903 | 49.11 | −23.6% | 67.70 Feb 16 | 42.15 Nov 9 |
| 1902 | 64.29 | −0.4% | 68.44 Apr 24 | 59.57 Dec 15 |
| 1901 | 64.56 | −8.7% | 78.26 Jun 17 | 61.52 Dec 24 |
| 1900 | 70.71 | +7.0% | 71.04 Dec 27 | 52.96 Sep 24 |
| 1899 | 66.08 | +9.2% | 77.61 Sep 5 | 58.27 Dec 18 |
| 1898 | 60.52 | +22.5% | 60.97 Aug 26 | 42.00 Mar 25 |
| 1897 | 49.41 | +22.2% | 55.82 Sep 10 | 38.49 Apr 19 |
| 1896 | 40.45 | — | 44.90 Nov 12 | 28.48 Aug 8 |
Daily closes since 26 May 1896. Saturday sessions were held until 1952. The NYSE was closed from 31 Jul to 11 Dec 1914. Index values are shown for reference; they are price indices and exclude dividends.
Dow Jones Industrial Average History FAQ
What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average all-time high?
The highest close in our data is 54,349 on August 5, 2026. The latest close is 51,966 (October 19, 2026).
What was the biggest one-day drop?
October 19, 1987, when it fell 22.6% to 1,739. The 19 October 1987 "Black Monday" fall (22.6%) is the largest in a normal session; the 24% fall recorded on 12 December 1914 came when the market reopened after a 4½-month closure and the index was reconstituted.
What was the worst bear market?
From October 9, 2007 to March 9, 2009 it fell 53.8%, from 14,165 to 6,547. It regained the old high on March 5, 2013, 5.4 years after the peak (prices only, not counting dividends or inflation).
Where does this data come from?
Daily closes since 26 May 1896. Saturday sessions were held until 1952. The NYSE was closed from 31 Jul to 11 Dec 1914. Later closes are added daily. Prices are for reference and may contain errors; check an official source before relying on a figure.
Historical prices are provided for information and may contain errors. Index values are the property of their publishers and are shown for reference only. Past performance does not predict future results; nothing here is investment advice.