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Quarter-to-date -LRB- QTD -RRB- is a period starting at the beginning of the current quarter and ending at the current date .. Quarter-to-date is used in many contexts , mainly for recording results of an activity in the time between a date -LRB- exclusive , since this day may not yet be `` complete '' -RRB- and the beginning of either the calendar or fiscal quarter .. In the context of finance , QTD is often provided in financial statements detailing the performance of a business entity .. Providing current QTD results , as well as QTD results for one or more past quarters as of the same date , allows owners , managers , investors , and other stakeholders to compare the company 's current performance to that of past periods .. QTD describes the return so far this quarter .. For example , the quarter to date -LRB- quarter -RRB- return for the stock is 8 % .. This means from the beginning of the current quarter until the current date , stock has appreciated by 8 % .. Comparing QTD measures can be misleading if not much of the quarter has occurred , or the date is not clear .. QTD measures are more sensitive to early changes than late changes .. Example  : QTD outgoing shipments for March 3. January shipments ----- 800,000 lbs. February shipments -- 750,000 lbs. March shipments ------- 50,000 lbs. QTD shipments 1,600,000 lbs