|
Year
|
Beginning Price
|
Ending Price
|
Gain or Loss
|
Percent Gain or Loss
|
|
1975
|
15.00
|
26.00
|
11.00
|
73.33%
|
|
1976
|
26.00
|
33.625
|
7.625
|
29.33%
|
|
1977
|
33.625
|
34.00
|
0.375
|
1.12%
|
|
1978
|
34.00
|
32.00
|
-2.00
|
-5.88%
|
|
1979
|
32.00
|
40.25
|
8.25
|
25.78%
|
|
1980
|
40.25
|
61.00
|
20.75
|
51.55%
|
|
1981
|
61.00
|
99.00*
|
38.00
|
62.30%
|
|
1982
|
49.50
|
65.75
|
16.25
|
32.83%
|
|
1983
|
65.75
|
97.25*
|
31.50
|
47.91%
|
|
1984
|
48.625
|
41.75
|
-6.875
|
-14.14%
|
|
1985
|
41.75
|
47.25
|
5.50
|
13.17%
|
|
1986
|
47.25
|
39.00
|
-8.25
|
-17.46%
|
|
1987
|
39.00
|
29.875
|
-9.125
|
-23.40%
|
|
1988
|
29.875
|
29.50
|
-0.375
|
-1.26%
|
|
1989
|
29.50
|
33.25
|
3.75
|
12.71%
|
|
1990
|
33.25
|
24.00
|
-9.25
|
-27.82%
|
|
1991
|
24.00
|
25.875
|
1.875
|
7.81%
|
|
1992
|
25.875
|
27.00
|
1.125
|
4.35%
|
|
1993
|
27.00
|
35.75
|
8.75
|
32.41%
|
|
1994
|
35.75
|
31.00
|
-4.75
|
-13.29%
|
|
1995
|
31.00
|
39.875
|
8.875
|
28.63%
|
|
1996
|
39.875
|
33.875
|
-6.00
|
-15.05%
|
|
1997
|
33.875
|
53.6875
|
19.8125
|
58.49%
|
|
1998
|
53.6875
|
48.125
|
-5.5625
|
-10.36%
|
|
1999
|
48.125
|
68.00
|
19.875
|
41.30%
|
|
2000
|
68.00
|
56.625
|
-11.375
|
-16.73%
|
|
2001
|
56.625
|
54.73
|
-1.895
|
-3.35%
|
|
2002
|
54.73
|
43.23
|
-11.50
|
-21.01%
|
|
2003
|
43.23
|
49.85
|
6.62
|
15.31%
|
|
2004
|
49.85
|
43.06
|
-6.79
|
-13.62%
|
|
2005
|
43.06
|
35.49
|
-7.57
|
-17.58%
|
|
2006
|
35.49
|
38.00
|
2.51
|
7.07%
|
|
2007
|
38.00
|
60.00**
|
22.00 |
57.89% |
*The 1981 ending price for Dow Jones has been adjusted for a 2 for 1 stock split.
*The 1983 ending price for Dow Jones has been adjusted for a 2 for 1 stock split.
**In August 2007, Dow Jones was acquired by News Corporation (NWS) for $60 per share.