Quarter (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)

What Does It Mean?
What Does Quarter (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) Mean?
A three-month period on a financial calendar that acts as a basis for the reporting of earnings and the paying of dividends.
Investopedia Says
Investopedia explains Quarter (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
Quarters are important because all public companies must report their results on a quarterly basis.

You'll hear the following abbreviations:
Q1 - January, February, and March
Q2 - April, May, and June
Q3 - July, August, and September
Q4 - October, November, December

For example, if earnings per share were $1.50 in Q1, this means earnings were $1.50 for the period of January, February and March.
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