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S&P 500 - Aggregate Net Profit Margin, 1999-2026, Against Its Long-Run Average
S&P 500 margins have moved up and stayed up, sitting around 60% above the long-term average. The question isn’t if that’s lofty, but how long today’s structural tailwinds can keep margins from sliding back toward the mean.
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