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S&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio Surpasses 40 and Market Volatility

The Motley Fool +1 · ·by G4L

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  1. 1Major market indices fell sharply last week due to a sell-off in tech stocks.
  2. 2The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio reached 40 in May 2026.
  3. 3It achieved more than 700% of the S&P 500 total return since March 2000.

So what's the key point?

Market indices dropped significantly as tech stock prices fell. The metric used to see how expensive stock prices are relative to earnings has exceeded 40.

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