Capital Markets: Observations & Insights
Valuation The Single Greatest Predictor of Future Stock Market Returns
• Current valuations suggest equities, particularly growth stocks, should materially outperform bonds over the coming decade • The full impact of tax reform implies lower P/Es and higher annualized returns than current estimates shown below
S&P 500 P/E vs. 10-Year Returns
Russell 1000 Growth P/E vs. 10-Year Returns
= month
= current
Tech bubble
25%
25%
R² = 0.79 (0.85 ex-tech bubble)
R² = 0.85
20%
20%
15%
15%
10%
10%
5%
5%
0%
0%
-5%
-5%
-10%
-10%
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S&P 500 10-Year Annualized Return
Russell 1000G 10-Year Annualized Return
Russell 1000 Growth Price/Earnings
S&P 500 Price/Earnings
Source: FactSet. Monthly data through December 2017 and beginning in January 1986 (S&P 500) and December 1978 (Russell 1000 Growth). The tech bubble, represented by the 10- year returns beginning in April 1987-March 1990 and ending in April 1997- March 2000, skewed the regression by resulting in higher returns for given valuations than the historical relationship would imply.
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