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Microsoft went public on March 13, 1986, at a price of $21.00 per share. As of March 3, 2025, the shares traded for about $388. As of March 3, 2025, the shares traded for about $388.
The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization, sometimes described as their "market value": [1]. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the share price on a selected day and the number of outstanding shares on that day.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the stocks you probably wish you had scooped up at its initial public offering (IPO). The tech giant debuted as a public company on the Nasdaq at $21 per share ...
The company’s stock reached $378 per share in midday trading on Monday, an all-time high. If that price holds by Monday's market close, Microsoft's market cap, based on its 7.429 billion shares ...
The company's 1986 initial public offering (IPO) and subsequent rise in its share price created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires among Microsoft employees. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market.
The stock, which eventually closed at $27.75 a share, peaked at $29.25 a share shortly after the market opened for trading. After the offering, Microsoft had a market capitalization of $519.777 million. [1] Microsoft has subsequently acquired over 225 companies, purchased stakes in 64 companies, and made 25 divestments. Of the companies that ...
Adjusted for subsequent splits, Microsoft’s IPO price based on today’s share count was only about 7.2 cents per share. The stock had more than quadrupled its IPO price by mid-1987.
A company which has 100 issued shares priced at $50 per share, has a market capitalization of $5000 = 100 × $50. If the company splits its stock 2-for-1, there are now 200 shares of stock and each shareholder holds twice as many shares. The price of each share is adjusted to $25 = $5000 / 200.