annual return

Example Sentences

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For example, the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of about 10% over the past 30 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

That might look ho-hum after the past three years’ bull run, but 8% is well above the average inflation-adjusted annual return of the index since the 1950s.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

A 6% annual return is another $7,900 lost in potential returns, but you may wish to worry less about that in your 70s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

For 2025, Breit reported its best annual return in three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

These are grounds of hope for others; for ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis