sandp 500 quarterly returns 1980 to 2024

The S&P 500 (GSPC) had its best quarter between 1980 and 2024 in Q4 1998, returning 20.9%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1980
-5.42%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1980
11.9%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1980
9.82%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1980
8.21%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1981
0.18%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1981
-3.52%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1981
-11.45%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1981
5.48%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1982
-8.64%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1982
-2.1%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1982
9.95%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1982
16.81%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1983
8.75%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1983
9.63%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1983
-1.21%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1983
-0.64%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1984
-3.49%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1984
-3.77%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1984
8.45%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1984
0.69%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1985
8.05%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1985
6.19%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1985
-5.09%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1985
16.05%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1986
13.07%