Stock market prediction: Quarterly S&P 500 Forecast

2026 Q3- 2026 Q4

September 1st 2026

Our quarterly S&P 500 forecast for 2026 Q3 (average price returns) is a 5.4 percent growth over the second quarter of 2026. Our forecast for Q4 is 1.9 percent higher than Q3. Our monthly forecast for September is also higher than August’s average.

Volatility concerning frequent changes in tariff rates and timings, and geopolitical conflicts, cannot be captured in a forecast model. Thus, any uncertainty concerning these issues makes the 95 % confidence interval around the point forecast rather wide.       

S&P 500 2026 Q4 forecast quarterly stock market forecast
Source: Historical data from FRED (price returns) and the forecast are our own estimations based on the data from August 31st 2026
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