Yahoo stock
Yahoo (YHOO): core business sold to Verizon 13 Jun 2017. Peak close $118.75 a share (3 Jan 2000). Final price $52.58 a share (16 Jun 2017). Yahoo and the other defunct companies are on one page, each with its dates, prices and sources.
Key dates and prices
| Ticker | YHOO |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Peak close | $118.75 a share, 3 Jan 2000 |
| Share basis | post-2004 split YHOO shares (the unadjusted close that day was $475 before the Feb 2000 and May 2004 2:1 splits) |
| Final price | $52.58 a share, 16 Jun 2017 (last close on exchange) |
| What happened | Core business sold to Verizon, 13 Jun 2017 |
| Checked | 27 Sep 2026 |
What happened
Yahoo was started in January 1994 by Stanford students David Filo and Jerry Yang.
On Jan 3, 2000, at the peak of the dot-com boom, Yahoo stock closed at an all-time high of $118.75 a share (split-adjusted).
After two data breaches, Verizon cut its price by $350 million to about $4.48 billion in February 2017.
Yahoo sold its operating business to Verizon for $4,475,800,000 on June 13, 2017, and CEO Marissa Mayer left the board.
The leftover company, renamed Altaba, held stakes of about 15% in Alibaba and about 36% in Yahoo Japan and began trading as AABA on June 19, 2017.
Hit $118.75 on 3 Jan 2000. Never again.
What was the ticker symbol for Yahoo stock?
Yahoo traded under the ticker YHOO. Yahoo: core business sold to Verizon 13 Jun 2017.
What was the peak price of Yahoo stock?
The peak close was $118.75 a share, on 3 Jan 2000. Share basis: post-2004 split YHOO shares (the unadjusted close that day was $475 before the Feb 2000 and May 2004 2:1 splits).
What was the final price of Yahoo stock?
The final price was $52.58 a share, on 16 Jun 2017 (last close on exchange). Yahoo: core business sold to Verizon 13 Jun 2017.
Checked 27 September 2026. History, not advice.
Sources: sec.gov, finance.yahoo.com, sec.gov, altaba.com, foxbusiness.com