Stock price performance of four major technology companies from 2011 to 2016

The bar chart illustrates the fluctuations in the stock prices of four technology giants—Facebook, Google, Apple, and Yahoo—over a six-year period from 2011 to 2016.

Overall, Facebook demonstrated a steady and significant growth in its stock value, while Apple’s performance was characterised by extreme volatility, most notably a sharp spike in 2012. In contrast, Google remained remarkably stable, and Yahoo experienced a persistent decline.

Facebook’s stock price began at 7,500 in 2011 and climbed steadily each year, reaching 20,000 by 2016. Conversely, Apple’s stock price surged to a massive peak of 34,000 in 2012, up from 4,500 the previous year. However, this was followed by a sharp drop to 6,500 in 2013, with further fluctuations leading to a value of 5,500 by the end of the period.

Yahoo started at 7,500 in 2011, matching Facebook, but its value trended downwards consistently, falling to 2,000 by 2016. Google maintained the lowest and most consistent stock price among the four companies, remaining flat at 500 throughout the entire six-year duration, showing no variation despite the market changes affecting its competitors.