Dow Jones Historical Data
Decades of Dow Jones Industrial Average price history. Pick any date range to see real returns, drawdowns, and year-by-year performance.
Figures below are price-only and exclude dividends.
Portfolio Growth Aug 30, 2021 – Aug 28, 2026
Showing growth of $10,000 invested in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Annual Returns
| Year | Start Price | End Price | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $48,382.39 | $53,647.63 | +10.88% |
| 2025 | $42,392.27 | $48,063.29 | +13.38% |
| 2024 | $37,715.04 | $42,544.22 | +12.80% |
| 2023 | $33,136.37 | $37,689.54 | +13.74% |
| 2022 | $36,585.06 | $33,147.25 | -9.40% |
| 2021 | $35,399.84 | $36,338.30 | +2.65% |
About This Dow Jones Data
This tool uses daily closing prices for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), updated automatically each trading day. Unlike the market-cap-weighted S&P 500 and NASDAQ, the Dow is price-weighted — a $1 move in a higher-priced component stock shifts the index more than the same $1 move in a lower-priced one, regardless of which company is actually larger. It also tracks only 30 large, established "blue chip" companies rather than hundreds or thousands.
The Dow's most famous single day is October 19, 1987 ("Black Monday"), when it fell 22.6% — still the largest one-day percentage drop in its history. Its deepest bear market was 1929–1932, an 89% decline that took roughly 25 years to fully recover in price terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the Dow "price-weighted" and does that matter?
The Dow adds up the prices of its 30 components and divides by a fixed divisor, so a company with a $500 share price moves the index far more than one with a $50 share price, even if the $50 company is worth much more overall. Most other major indices, including the S&P 500 and NASDAQ, weight by total market value instead, which most analysts consider more representative.
What was the Dow's worst crash?
The 1929–1932 crash remains the deepest, with an approximately 89% peak-to- trough decline. October 19, 1987 remains its worst single day, down 22.6%. Set the date range above to either period to see the exact figures from this dataset.
How does the Dow compare to the S&P 500 and NASDAQ?
The Dow tracks only 30 large blue-chip companies versus hundreds in the S&P 500 and thousands in the NASDAQ Composite, and it's price- rather than market-cap-weighted. In practice this often makes it somewhat less volatile than the tech-heavy NASDAQ. Use the historical comparison tool to see all three side by side.
Does this include dividends?
No, the raw data is price-only. Many Dow components are established dividend payers, so, similar to the S&P 500, actual total return including reinvested dividends would be meaningfully higher than the figures shown here.