RadioShack stock
RadioShack (RSH): filed for bankruptcy 5 Feb 2015. Peak price $79.50 a share (Q4 1999). Final price $0.00 a share (2 Oct 2015). RadioShack and the other defunct companies are on one page, each with its dates, prices and sources.
Key dates and prices
| Ticker | RSH |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 |
| Peak price | $79.50 a share, Q4 1999 |
| Share basis | post June 1999 2-for-1 split shares (then Tandy Corp, ticker TAN until May 31, 2000; no later splits) |
| Final price | $0.00 a share, 2 Oct 2015 (shareholders wiped out in bankruptcy) |
| What happened | Filed for bankruptcy, 5 Feb 2015 |
| Checked | 27 Sep 2026 |
What happened
RadioShack goes back to 1921, when it opened a store and mail-order business in Boston for radio officers on ships.
Tandy Corporation bought it in 1963.
It sold the TRS-80, one of the first mass-market personal computers, in 1977, and the Model 100, one of the first laptops, in 1983.
It once said 90 percent of Americans lived or worked within a few minutes of a RadioShack.
It started 2014 with more than 5,000 stores and could only close 175 of a planned 1,100 by October.
It filed for Chapter 11 on Feb 5, 2015 with about 4,000 stores, agreeing to sell up to 2,400 of them, with Sprint opening shops in up to 1,750.
Shareholders got nothing and their shares were cancelled in October 2015.
Cause: Chapter 11 after online rivals. Signed off after 94 years. Filed 5 Feb 2015.
What was the ticker symbol for RadioShack stock?
RadioShack traded under the ticker RSH. RadioShack: filed for bankruptcy 5 Feb 2015.
What was the peak price of RadioShack stock?
The peak price was $79.50 a share, in Q4 1999. Share basis: post June 1999 2-for-1 split shares (then Tandy Corp, ticker TAN until May 31, 2000; no later splits).
What was the final price of RadioShack stock?
The final price was $0.00 a share, on 2 Oct 2015 (shareholders wiped out in bankruptcy). RadioShack: filed for bankruptcy 5 Feb 2015.
Checked 27 September 2026. History, not advice.
Sources: sec.gov, money.cnn.com, web.archive.org, sec.gov, sec.gov, sec.gov