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CCH Inc

CCHIA · Publishing · NASDAQ · in our data December 14, 1972 to January 10, 1996 (23.1 years)

Our price history begins on December 14, 1972, and CCH Inc was already trading then; how long before that, our data does not say. At its peak, on August 27, 1987, the market valued it at $1.3 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $55.31, -0.3% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1972-121996-01
Peak market value$1.3 billionAugust 27, 1987
Highest split-adjusted share price$55.50December 28, 1995
Last share price$55.31January 10, 1996
From its split-adjusted high to the end-0.3%
Return over the days in our data+1240.8%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-16.7%February 26, 1974

Share prices are adjusted for splits and other share changes, so the high and the last price compare like for like; the peak market value is as it was on the day. The return covers the trading days in our data only: it does not include what holders received, or lost, after the last trade (a merger payout, a bankruptcy), and it does not reach back before 1972.

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