What is the all time high of DAX?

Dax (DAX) closed at its highest ever adjusted price, €26,570, on Aug 28, 2026. Its lowest close was €936.00 on Jan 29, 1988.

How much has DAX returned over the last 10 years?

+144.2% in price terms from the close ten years before Sep 28, 2026, which is +9.3% a year compounded. Over one year the return is +7.4%; over five years +67.2%.

What was the worst drawdown in DAX history?

-72.7% from the Mar 7, 2000 peak to the Mar 12, 2003 trough on adjusted closes; the previous peak was regained on Jun 20, 2007.

How far back does DAX historical data go?

The daily series starts on Dec 30, 1987 and runs to Sep 28, 2026: 9,798 trading sessions across 38.7 years. Minute bars start on Sep 17, 2026 and are captured forward, never backfilled.

Are DAX historical prices adjusted for splits and dividends?

Yes. The page uses the fully adjusted series, in which every past price is scaled for later splits and cash dividends so returns are comparable across the whole history. The API also serves raw prices, split adjusted only and dividend adjusted only.

How do I get DAX historical data?

Register for a free key and call the bars endpoint: it returns date, open, high, low, close and volume as JSON, one year back on the free plan and the full series from Dec 30, 1987 on Quant and above. Minute history comes with the paid plans.

What were the best and worst years for DAX?

Among complete calendar years, 1997 was the best at +46.7% and 2002 the worst at -43.9%, measured close to close.

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Dax (DAX) index history

Every Xetra trading session of Dax from Dec 30, 1987 to Sep 28, 2026: 9,798 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

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DAX adjusted close, 1987 to 2026

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€25,492+7.4% over one year

€26,570
All time high, 2026: €26,619
52 week high, €21,864 low: 9,798
Daily sessions since 1987

Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1987 to 2026 series and minute bars.

DAX key facts

Dax (DAX) closed at €25,492 on Sep 28, 2026 on Xetra.
DAX's all time high close is €26,570, set on Aug 28, 2026; its all time low close is €936.00 on Jan 29, 1988.
DAX's 52 week range is €21,864 to €26,619.
DAX returned +7.4% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +67.2% over five years.
Over ten years DAX returned +144%, +9.3% a year compounded.
DAX's deepest drawdown was -72.7% from Mar 7, 2000 to Mar 12, 2003.
DataCedar holds 9,798 daily sessions of DAX history from Dec 30, 1987 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

DAX price chart, 1987 to 2026

Adjusted daily close, log scale. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

DAX returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.

Period	Return
1 month	-4.1%
3 months	+3.3%
6 months	+14.3%
Year to date	+4.1%
1 year	+7.4%
3 years	+66.4%
5 years	+67.2%
10 years	+144.2%
Since Dec 30, 1987	+2,436%
Compound annual growth, 38.7 years	+8.7%

DAX records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close: €26,570 on Aug 28, 2026
All time low close: €936.00 on Jan 29, 1988
52 week high: €26,619 on Aug 28, 2026
52 week low: €21,864 on Mar 23, 2026
Deepest drawdown: -72.7% from Mar 7, 2000 to Mar 12, 2003, recovered Jun 20, 2007
Best single session: +11.4% on Oct 13, 2008
Worst single session: -13.1% on Oct 16, 1989
Volatility, 1 year annualised: 15.9%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year: 52%
Growth of 1 since 1987: 25.4×
Best calendar year: 1997, +47%
Worst calendar year: 2002, -44%

DAX price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1987 starts on Dec 30, 1987; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.

Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Return	Volume	Sessions
2026	€24,500	€26,619	€21,864	€25,492	+4.1%	11.7B	189
2025	€19,923	€24,771	€18,490	€24,490	+23.0%	16.2B	253
2024	€16,829	€20,523	€16,345	€19,909	+18.8%	16.2B	254
2023	€13,993	€17,003	€13,976	€16,752	+20.3%	17.9B	255
2022	€15,947	€16,285	€11,863	€13,924	-12.3%	20B	257
2021	€13,890	€16,290	€13,311	€15,885	+15.8%	16.7B	255
2020	€13,234	€13,903	€8,256	€13,719	+3.5%	25.6B	254
2019	€10,478	€13,426	€10,387	€13,249	+25.5%	21.5B	251
2018	€12,898	€13,597	€10,279	€10,559	-18.3%	24.2B	251
2017	€11,426	€13,526	€11,415	€12,918	+12.5%	22.1B	252
2016	€10,486	€11,482	€8,699	€11,481	+6.9%	24.7B	255
2015	€9,869	€12,391	€9,325	€10,743	+9.6%	24.7B	253
2014	€9,598	€10,093	€8,355	€9,806	+2.7%	22.3B	252
2013	€7,689	€9,594	€7,418	€9,552	+25.5%	26.9B	252
2012	€5,900	€7,683	€5,900	€7,612	+29.1%	37.9B	253
2011	€6,973	€7,600	€4,966	€5,898	-14.7%	41B	256
2010	€5,976	€7,088	€5,433	€6,914	+16.1%	30.2B	256
2009	€4,857	€6,027	€3,589	€5,957	+23.8%	30.6B	254
2008	€8,046	€8,101	€4,015	€4,810	-40.4%	45.1B	254
2007	€6,615	€8,152	€6,437	€8,067	+22.3%	37.2B	252
2006	€5,410	€6,629	€5,244	€6,597	+22.0%	29.9B	255
2005	€4,261	€5,470	€4,158	€5,408	+27.1%	26B	257
2004	€3,969	€4,272	€3,619	€4,256	+7.3%	23.9B	257
2003	€2,899	€3,996	€2,189	€3,965	+37.1%	25.3B	253
2002	€5,155	€5,467	€2,519	€2,893	-43.9%	21.2B	253
2001	€6,431	€6,795	€3,539	€5,160	-19.8%	16.3B	253
2000	€6,962	€8,136	€6,110	€6,434	-7.5%	10.6B	254
1999	€4,978	€6,993	€4,601	€6,958	+39.0%	1.5B	253
1998	€4,271	€6,225	€3,823	€5,007	+18.5%	0	251
1997	€2,837	€4,478	€2,816	€4,224	+46.7%	0	250
1996	€2,260	€2,916	€2,260	€2,880	+27.4%	0	250
1995	€2,091	€2,321	€1,892	€2,261	+7.8%	0	251
1994	€2,252	€2,282	€1,931	€2,098	-7.0%	0	252
1993	€1,538	€2,284	€1,510	€2,255	+46.6%	0	252
1992	€1,598	€1,812	€1,402	€1,538	-2.5%	0	251
1991	€1,359	€1,714	€1,317	€1,577	+13.5%	0	248
1990	€1,789	€1,967	€1,328	€1,389	-21.9%	0	248
1989	€1,326	€1,778	€1,270	€1,778	+33.7%	0	250
1988	€956.49	€1,342	€936.00	€1,330	+32.3%	0	251
1987	€1,005	€1,005	€1,005	€1,005	n/a	0	1

DAX monthly closes, last 12 months

Month	Month end close	Change
September 2026	€25,492	-2.9%
August 2026	€26,258	+2.5%
July 2026	€25,629	+2.5%
June 2026	€24,996	-0.4%
May 2026	€25,105	+3.3%
April 2026	€24,292	+7.1%
March 2026	€22,680	-10.3%
February 2026	€25,284	+3.0%
January 2026	€24,539	+0.2%
December 2025	€24,490	+2.7%
November 2025	€23,837	-0.5%
October 2025	€23,958	+0.3%

About the DAX data

Daily bars. 9,798 sessions from Dec 30, 1987 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per Xetra trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are Xetra trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in EUR. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Dec 30, 1987, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/DAX/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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