S&P 500 Beat Inflation in 16 of 20 Years as Earnings Fuel 2026 Rally
TLDR: S&P 500 beat inflation in 16 of 20 years, delivering a 14.76% real return in 2025 as CPI ended at 2.7%. S&P 500 earnings are tracking 34.5% growth in Q2, helping drive the index more th








