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Where the Dow Jones Industrial Average stands versus its history

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 52,002.41 on Oct 16, 2026, in the upper third of its 12 month range. Updated when S&P Dow Jones Indices publishes a new reading.

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Snapshot

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 52,002.41 on Oct 16, 2026, in the upper third of its 12 month range. The highest reading in the data is 54,349.12 on Aug 5, 2026 and the lowest is 17,888.28 on Nov 4, 2016; the data starts on Oct 17, 2016.

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What We Know

  • Latest reading: 52,002.41 on Oct 16, 2026.
  • Previous reading: 52,177.69 on Oct 15, 2026, so the latest is down 0.3%.
  • One week earlier: 51,654.95 on Oct 9, 2026; up 0.7% since.
  • One year earlier: 45,952.24 on Oct 16, 2025; up 13.2% since.
  • 12 month high: 54,349.12 on Aug 5, 2026. 12 month low: 45,166.64 on Mar 27, 2026.
  • 5 year high: 54,349.12 on Aug 5, 2026. 5 year low: 28,725.51 on Sep 30, 2022.
  • Highest since: the latest reading is the highest since Oct 15, 2026, the last time the series was at or above this level.
  • Lowest since: the latest reading is the lowest since Oct 14, 2026, the last time the series was at or below this level.
  • Highest in data back to Oct 17, 2016: 54,349.12 on Aug 5, 2026. Lowest: 17,888.28 on Nov 4, 2016.

Octans View

At 52,002.41, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sits 74% of the way from its 12 month low to its 12 month high. Over the past year it is up 13.2%.

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Limits. This page shows daily readings, not intraday levels; a market can trade above or below them during a session. S&P Dow Jones Indices data reach FRED with a lag of one business day, so the latest reading can trail the market. Records refer only to the history this source carries; older data from other sources may show higher or lower levels. Nothing here is a forecast.

Method and source. Octans Research computes every figure on this page from the full published history of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) series DJIA. "Highest since" is the last earlier date when the series was at or above the latest reading. The page is regenerated by a fixed template when a new reading is published; no model wrote it.

Chart

Dow Jones Industrial Average, in the upper third of its 12 month range Dow Jones Industrial Average, in the upper third of its 12 month range: series rising from 35677pts to 52002pts (+16325pts) from 2021-10-22 to 2026-10-16. Scale 20000pts to 60000pts. 20000pts30000pts40000pts50000pts60000pts 2021-10-222026-10-16 DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE, IN THE UPPER THIRD OF ITS 12 MONTH RANGE +16325pts 52002pts
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) · As of 2026-10-16Indicative, not investment advice.

Sources

  1. [1]Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) — Dow Jones Industrial Average, full daily history (series DJIA)

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0.3%

• Previous reading: 52,177.69 on Oct 15, 2026, so the latest is down 0.3% · What we know