Below are two charts of historical S&P 500 earnings and dividend yield. The data goes back to 1960 and is based on year end values.
S&P 500 Earnings and Dividend Yield
Historical average for earnings is 6.86% versus year end 2010 value of 6.65%.
Historical average for dividend yield is 3.15% versus year end 2010 value of 1.84%.
S&P 500 Price To Earnings multiple
Historical average is 16.2 versus year end 2010 value of 15.0.
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