sp500 index quarterly returns for 2025

The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) had the best quarter this year by a major index in Q2 2025, returning 18.3%.

ASSETQUARTER% RETURN
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q1 2025
-10.85%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2025
-4.94%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q1 2025
-1.54%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q2 2025
5.29%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2025
10.85%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q2 2025
18.28%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q3 2025
5.3%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2025
8.1%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q3 2025
11.68%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q4 2025
2.89%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2025
3.39%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q4 2025
5.75%