Quarterly Returns

Quarterly Returns

In securities, the amount of revenue an investment generates in a quarter as a percentage of the amount of capital invested. The quarterly returns may show the number of quarters it will take to recover one's investment. For example, if one invests $1,000 in a bond and receives $125 in the first quarter of the investment, the quarterly return rate is 12.5%, and the investor will recover his/her initial $1,000 in eight quarters.