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 Video: What is a Stock Split?
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| eBay Inc. is a global commerce company, through its Marketplace platforms, which connects buyer and seller in more than 190 markets around the world. Co.'s products include Promoted Listings Standard, Promoted Listings Express, Promoted Listings Advanced and External Promoted Listings. It has developed user interfaces, buyer, seller and developer tools and transaction processing, database and network applications that help enable its users to reliably and securely complete transactions on its sites. According to our eBay stock split history records, eBay has had 5 splits. | |
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eBay (EBAY) has 5 splits in our eBay stock split history database. The first split for EBAY took place on March 02, 1999. This was a 3 for 1
split, meaning for each share of EBAY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 3000 share position following the split. EBAY's second split took place on May 25, 2000. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of EBAY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 3000 share position pre-split, became a 6000 share position following the split. EBAY's third split took place on August 29, 2003. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of EBAY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 6000 share position pre-split, became a 12000 share position following the split. EBAY's 4th split took place on February 17, 2005. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of EBAY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 12000 share position pre-split, became a 24000 share position following the split. EBAY's 5th split took place on July 20, 2015. This was a 2376 for 1000 split, meaning for each 1000 shares of EBAY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2376 shares. For example, a 24000 share position pre-split, became a 57024 share position following the split.
When a company such as eBay splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business.
Looking at the eBay stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 57024 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into eBay shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of EBAY, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete eBay stock split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
12/08/2015 |
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| End date: |
12/05/2025 |
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| Start price/share: |
$28.79 |
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| End price/share: |
$82.47 |
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| Starting shares: |
347.34 |
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| Ending shares: |
390.19 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$6.04 |
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| Total return: |
221.79% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
12.40% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$32,185.71 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
12/08/2015 |
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| End date: |
12/05/2025 |
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| Start price/share: |
$28.79 |
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| End price/share: |
$82.47 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$6.04 |
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| Total return: |
207.43% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
11.89% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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| Ending investment: |
$30,754.79 |
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| Years: |
10.00 |
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| Date |
Ratio |
| 03/02/1999 | 3 for 1
| | 05/25/2000 | 2 for 1
| | 08/29/2003 | 2 for 1 | | 02/17/2005 | 2 for 1 | | 07/20/2015 | 2376 for 1000 |
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