Market Crash Timeline: Growth of $1 and the US Stock Market’s Real Peak Values

Line chart showing the growth of one dollar and the US stock market's real peak values over time.

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Source: Kaplan et al. (2009); Ibbotson (2023); Morningstar; Goetzmann, Ibbotson, and Peng (2000); Pierce (1982); www.econ.yale.edu/^shiller/data.htm, Ibbotson Associated SBBI US Large-Cap Stock Inflation Adjusted Total Return Extended Index, S&P 500 (2026), Bureau of Labor Statistics, Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2026). Data as of Feb. 28, 2026.