No, proforma reporting is not accepted by GAAP, it is a way for managers to "dress up" earnings a little bit. You can find historical S&P500 earnings on Standard & Poor's website http://www2.standardandpoors.com/NA...&b=4&f=1&s=6&ig=48&i=56&r=4&fd=EquityEarnings Go To: S&P 500 Earnings and Estimate Report DVB
A couple of books I have have long term plots. One that I believe has it is You Can Time the Market. (Yeah, disgusting title, I know...) I'll check it later...
The following link is for data compiled by Dr. Robert Shiller, which was used in his book, "Irrational Exuberance." All kinds of cool stuff is in that link. http://www.econ.yale.edu/~shiller/data/ie_data.htm Steve
Steve, Thank you so much for sharing this link! I have been looking for this kind of data for a long time. DVB