Stocks 6th Aug '20 Dividend Yield S&P dividends averaged 4.2% over the last 140 years. The last 50 years has seen the average fall to 2.9%. And the last 20 years to just 1.8%. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)