CrowdStrike slid 18.5% after a long climb
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What the chart shows
Cybersecurity shares took the brunt of Friday's software sell-off. CrowdStrike closed at US$227.39, down 7.02% on the day and 17.3% on the week.
Put that beside the company's January year-end prices and the scale changes: US$26.48 in 2023, US$73.13 in 2024, US$99.52 in 2025 and US$110.35 in 2026, then US$278.86 at the close on 6 October.
The worry is not in the accounts. A report that OpenAI plans to buy a security startup has investors asking whether AI companies will build their own protection, and whether the AI spending boom pays off at all.
The story behind it
Software stocks had a rough Friday, and CrowdStrike fell 7.02% Read the edition →CrowdStrike on the calendar
Next results: Tuesday 1 December, after the close in New York. Economic calendar →The numbers
CrowdStrike's closing share price in US$ at each January year end since 2022, then on 6 and 16 October 2026; the last two columns are days apart, not years.
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | 45.16 |
| Jan 2023 | 26.48 |
| Jan 2024 | 73.13 |
| Jan 2025 | 99.52 |
| Jan 2026 | 110.35 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 278.86 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 227.39 |
How we make these charts: one chart a day from a story in the edition, drawn from the figures the story names and checked against the sources named on the chart before it is published. General information only, not financial advice.
