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Stocks statistics for investors (2026)
WealthyBud publishes 15 stock market statistics articles covering long-run returns, crashes and bear markets, valuation gauges such as the Shiller CAPE and the Buffett indicator, and sector fundamentals for S&P 500 companies from SEC filings. Every figure is computed or quoted from a named primary source.
Market history & returns
Stock Market Statistics (2026)
Combined market cap, revenue and margins across 103 large-cap U.S. stocks, computed from SEC EDGAR filings.
Read Stocks · 9 minStock Market Returns Statistics (2026)
Average U.S. stock market returns since 1871 — by decade, over rolling 10-, 20- and 30-year periods, before and after inflation.
Read Stocks · 9 minStock Market Crash Statistics (2026)
The biggest U.S. stock market crashes since 1871 — how far stocks fell, how long declines lasted and how long recoveries took.
Read Stocks · 9 minBear Market Statistics (2026)
Every U.S. bear market on the monthly record since 1871 — how often they happen, how deep they go, how long they last, and the bull markets between.
Read Stocks · 9 minStock Market Seasonality Statistics (2026)
How U.S. stocks perform by calendar month and by year of the presidential term, from monthly data since 1871.
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Stock Valuation Statistics (2026)
Price-to-earnings and price-to-sales ratios across 103 large-cap U.S. stocks, computed from SEC fundamentals and delayed market prices.
Read Stocks · 10 minShiller CAPE Ratio Statistics (2026)
The Shiller CAPE ratio from 1881 to 2026 — today's level, its historical percentile and what past valuations implied for later returns.
Read Stocks · 10 minBuffett Indicator Statistics (2026)
The Buffett indicator, U.S. corporate equity value as a share of GDP, from Federal Reserve and BEA data since 1947 Q4.
Read Stocks · 10 minInterest Rates and Stocks Statistics (2026)
How Treasury yields and the federal funds rate line up with stock valuations and returns, from Federal Reserve data.
Read Stocks · 10 minInflation and Stocks Statistics (2026)
How inflation shapes U.S. stock returns — real versus nominal returns since 1871 and performance in high- and low-inflation years.
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Tech Stock Statistics (2026)
S&P 500 information technology and communication services stocks by the numbers — market value, revenue, margins and valuations.
Read Stocks · 9 minHealthcare Stock Statistics (2026)
S&P 500 health care stocks in 2026 — the largest companies, margins by industry, valuations, dividends and revenue growth.
Read Stocks · 9 minFinancial Stock Statistics (2026)
Banks, insurers and payment companies in the S&P 500 — size, profitability, dividends and valuations from SEC filings.
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Dividend Stock Statistics (2026)
How many large-cap U.S. stocks pay a dividend, and which yield the most, from SEC-filed fundamentals.
Read Stocks · 7 minStock Market Concentration Statistics (2026)
How much of the covered large-cap market cap sits in the top 10 companies, computed from WealthyBud's 103-stock dataset.
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