Calculating the equity risk premium using trailing earnings and forward earnings shows that stocks are at their least-attractive levels in 20 years relative to bonds, see charts below.
The equity risk premium measures the return in the stock market minus the return of the risk-free rate, and it tells investors something about equity returns relative to fixed-income returns.
In the equity risk premium formula, equity returns are normally calculated by looking at the S&P500 earnings yield, i.e., the inverse of the P/E ratio. Using forward earnings expectations can be misleading when the consensus expects a 55% chance of a recession, so another variant is to look at the S&P500 earnings yield using trailing earnings.
Either way, the bottom line is that with 10-year interest rates close to 5%, the stock market today is more unappealing than it has been in 20 years, see again charts below.
Source: Bloomberg, Apollo Chief EconomistSource: Bloomberg, Apollo Chief Economist
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