|
Year
|
Beginning Price
|
Ending Price
|
Gain or Loss
|
Percent Gain or Loss
|
|
1987
|
24.00
|
33.50
|
9.50
|
39.58%
|
|
1988
|
33.50
|
33.25*
|
-0.25
|
-0.75%
|
|
1989
|
16.625
|
17.25
|
0.625
|
3.76%
|
|
1990
|
17.25
|
21.375
|
4.125
|
23.91%
|
|
1991
|
21.375
|
28.375
|
7.00
|
32.75%
|
|
1992
|
28.375
|
33.625
|
5.25
|
18.50%
|
|
1993
|
33.625
|
29.125
|
-4.50
|
-13.38%
|
|
1994
|
29.125
|
35.50
|
6.375
|
21.89%
|
|
1995
|
35.50
|
91.25*
|
55.75
|
157.04%
|
|
1996
|
45.625
|
51.375*
|
5.75
|
12.60%
|
|
1997
|
25.6875
|
39.875
|
14.1875
|
55.23%
|
|
1998
|
39.875
|
85.625
|
45.75
|
114.73%
|
|
1999
|
85.625
|
309.75*
|
224.125
|
261.75%
|
|
2000
|
77.4375
|
55.75*
|
-21.6875
|
-28.01%
|
|
2001
|
27.875
|
12.30
|
-15.575
|
-55.87%
|
|
2002
|
12.30
|
3.11
|
-9.19
|
-74.72%
|
|
2003
|
3.11
|
4.47
|
1.36
|
43.73%
|
|
2004
|
4.47
|
5.39
|
0.92
|
20.58%
|
|
2005
|
5.39
|
4.19
|
-1.20
|
-22.26%
|
|
2006
|
4.19
|
5.42
|
1.23
|
29.36%
|
|
2007
|
5.42
|
4.5325*
|
-0.8875
|
-16.37%
|
|
2008
|
18.13
|
3.82
|
-14.31
|
-78.93%
|
|
2009
|
3.82
|
9.37
|
5.55
|
145.29%
|
|
2010
|
9.37
|
9.50*
|
0.13
|
1.39%
|
*The 1988 ending price for Sun Microsystems has been adjusted for a 2 for 1 stock split.
*The 1995 ending price for Sun Microsystems has been adjusted for a 2 for 1 stock split.
*The 1996 ending price for Sun Microsystems has been adjusted for a 2 for 1 stock split.
*The 1999 ending price for Sun Microsystems has been adjusted for two (2) 2 for 1 stock splits.
*The 2000 ending price for Sun Microsystems has been adjusted for a 2 for 1 stock split.
*The 2007 ending price for Sun Microsystems has been adjusted for a 1 for 4 reverse stock split.
*In 2010, Sun Microsystems was purchased by Oracle (ORCL) for $9.50 per share in cash.