Which Presidents have the Best Stock Market Returns? The answers may surprise you. About 18 months ago I wrote a blog on this topic, and as 2019 comes to a close, this seems like a good time to check in, especially with the markets touching upon recent record levels. Let’s review the S&P results for the last three years:
| 2019 | 2,510 | 3,093 | 23.39% |
| 2018 | 2,695 | 2,506 | – 6.24% |
| 2017 | 2,257 | 2,673 | 19.42% |
| 36.57% |
We see that the S&P posted a total return of almost 37% and an annual return of about 12.2%. That’s not too shabby, though you may be surprised to see that it’s only the 10th best result of presidential returns.
| Rank | President | Annual Return |
| 1 | Bill Clinton | 17% |
| 2 | Barack Obama | 16% |
| 3 | Gerald Ford | 16% |
| 4 | Harry Truman | 16% |
| 5 | Dwight Eisenhower | 16% |
| 6 | Ronald Reagan | 15% |
| 7 | George H.W. Bush | 15% |
| 8 | Jimmy Carter | 12% |
| 9 | Franklin Roosevelt | 12% |
| 10 | Donald Trump | 12% |
| 11 | Lyndon Johnson | 11% |
| 12 | John Kennedy | 10% |
| 13 | Richard Nixon | -1% |
| 14 | George W. Bush | -4% |
| 15 | Herbert Hoover | -31% |
There is still a month to go in 2019, and a possibility that the returns could change. Though that change would have to be substantial to crack the top seven. And we certainly hope that Hoover’s record remains untouched!
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