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Lehman Brothers Holdings

LEH · Brokers & Exchanges · NYSE · in our data May 31, 1994 to September 17, 2008 (14.3 years)

The first trading day in our data for Lehman Brothers Holdings is May 31, 1994 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on February 2, 2007, the market valued it at $45.5 billion. It ended in a collapse: the last trade was $0.13, -99.8% from its split-adjusted high. The delisting record says: likely failure.

1994-052008-09
Peak market value$45.5 billionFebruary 2, 2007
Highest split-adjusted share price$83.65February 2, 2007
Last share price$0.13September 17, 2008
From its split-adjusted high to the end-99.8%
Return over the days in our data-96.8%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-94.3%September 15, 2008

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 1994. How these numbers are made · Report a data issue.

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