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Dow Jones Year-End Close, 1896 to 2025

The Dow Jones closed 2025 at 48,063.29, up 12.97%, after first ending a year above 10,000 in 1999 and above 40,000 in 2024.

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  • Dow Jones Industrial Average: 40 in 1896, 48,063 in 2025.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 2025 at 48,063.29, up 12.97% on the year. The series is the index level on the last trading day of each year since 1896, in index points rather than dollars, and the index's composition and divisor have changed over time. It first closed a year above 1,000 in 1972 (1,020.02) and above 10,000 in 1999 (11,497.12).

Year-end closes first topped 20,000 in 2017, 30,000 in 2020 and 40,000 in 2024. The long drawdowns are in the data too. The Dow closed 1928 at 300.00 and 1929 at 248.48, down 17.17%. It then fell 52.67% in 1931 to 77.90 and bottomed at 59.93 in 1932. Year-end 2008 was 8,776.39, followed by 10,428.05 in 2009.

The data

Source: Wikipedia, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Annual returns table (compiled from S&P Dow Jones Indices DJIA yearly performance report and Yahoo Finance ^DJI). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Year-end (last trading day) closing level in index points, not dollars. Series ends at 2025; 2026 is not yet a year-end value. Index composition and divisor change over time.

Dow Jones Year-End Close, DJIA closing value on the last trading day, 1896-2025, 1896–2025
DateDow Jones Industrial Average
189640
189749
189861
189966
190071
190165
190264
190349
190470
190596
190694
190759
190886
190999
191081
191182
191288
191379
191455
191599
191695
191774
191882
1919107
192072
192181
192299
192396
1924121
1925157
1926157
1927202
1928300
1929248
1930165
193178
193260
1933100
1934104
1935144
1936180
1937121
1938155
1939150
1940131
1941111
1942119
1943136
1944152
1945193
1946177
1947181
1948177
1949200
1950235
1951269
1952292
1953281
1954404
1955488
1956499
1957436
1958584
1959679
1960616
1961731
1962652
1963763
1964874
1965969
1966786
1967905
1968944
1969800
1970839
1971890
19721,020
1973851
1974616
1975852
19761,005
1977831
1978805
1979839
1980964
1981875
19821,047
19831,259
19841,212
19851,547
19861,896
19871,939
19882,169
19892,753
19902,634
19913,169
19923,301
19933,754
19943,834
19955,117
19966,448
19977,908
19989,181
199911,497
200010,787
200110,022
20028,342
200310,454
200410,783
200510,718
200612,463
200713,265
20088,776
200910,428
201011,578
201112,218
201213,104
201316,577
201417,823
201517,425
201619,763
201724,719
201823,327
201928,538
202030,606
202136,338
202233,147
202337,690
202442,544
202548,063

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Frequently asked questions

Where did the Dow close in 2025?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 2025 at 48,063.29, up 12.97% from the end of 2024. That is the last trading day's close, in index points.

When did the Dow first close a year above 10,000?

1999, when it ended the year at 11,497.12. The series shows only year-end closes. Its first year-end above 1,000 came much earlier, in 1972, at 1,020.02.

Where does this data come from?

Wikipedia, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Annual returns table (compiled from S&P Dow Jones Indices DJIA yearly performance report and Yahoo Finance ^DJI). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Year-end (last trading day) closing level in index points, not dollars. Series ends at 2025; 2026 is not yet a year-end value. Index composition and divisor change over time. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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