sandp 500 historical quarterly return data last 30 years

The S&P 500 (GSPC) had its best quarter between November 1, 1995 and November 1, 2025 in Q2 2020, returning 24.1%.

ASSETQUARTER% RETURN
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1995
5.92%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1996
4.8%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1996
3.89%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1996
2.49%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1996
7.77%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1997
2.21%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1997
16.91%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1997
7.02%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1997
2.44%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1998
13.53%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1998
2.91%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1998
-10.3%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1998
20.87%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1999
4.65%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1999
6.71%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1999
-6.56%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1999
14.54%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2000
2%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2000
-2.93%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2000
-1.24%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2000
-8.09%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2001
-12.11%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2001
5.52%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2001
-14.99%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2001
10.29%