● BREAKING — FEB 28, 2026
OPERATION EPIC FURY — U.S. DECLARES WAR ON IRAN

S&P 500 After U.S. Military Actions

Complete 50-year record — every major U.S. military engagement since 1975, categorized by type.
Including direct wars, coalition strikes, counterterrorism, and proxy/support operations (Russia-Ukraine).
TYPE: DIRECT WAR U.S. troops/aircraft in combat COALITION U.S.-led NATO/multilateral CT STRIKE Precision counterterror PROXY/SUPPORT No direct U.S. combat LIVE Current event
FILTER:
Type Event Date Day+1 1 Wk 1 Mo 3 Mo 6 Mo 1 Yr Oil Context / Notes
* Sources: Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ, LPL Research, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Invesco, AllianzGI, iSectors, Dunham Associates, Fidelity, Benzinga/VOO.
* ⚠ Distorted = returns impacted by unrelated macro events (dot-com crash, COVID, LTCM, rate hikes). Excluded from averages.
* 🔵 Proxy/Support events = U.S. did NOT directly fire weapons. Market reaction driven by geopolitical uncertainty, not direct U.S. engagement.
* "Direct War" averages exclude distorted 1-yr (Afghanistan) and 3/6-mo (Soleimani) entries.
Average S&P 500 Return — Direct Wars Only (excl. macro-distorted outliers)
Day+1 Return by Event Type
1-Year Return After Each Event
Avg 1-Year Return by Engagement Type