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Gillette

G · Metal Products · NYSE · in our data January 2, 1968 to September 30, 2005 (37.7 years)

Our price history begins on January 2, 1968, and Gillette was already trading then; how long before that, our data does not say. At its peak, on March 25, 1999, the market valued it at $71.3 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $58.20, 0.0% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1968-012005-09
Peak market value$71.3 billionMarch 25, 1999
Highest split-adjusted share price$58.20September 30, 2005
Last share price$58.20September 30, 2005
From its split-adjusted high to the end0.0%
Return over the days in our data+10145.1%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-26.7%October 19, 1987

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 1968.

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Also gone in 2005: Metal Products