Nektar Therapeutics Stock Price History
NASDAQ: NKTRHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
41.17+0.37 (+0.91%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
NKTR price history at a glance
The price history for Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) on this page begins on May 2, 1994, when the stock closed at $56.25; it most recently closed at $41.17 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $1,670.40, reached on March 12, 2018; the latest close is 97.5% below that peak. Across the 31 complete calendar years in the table, NKTR finished higher in 17 and lower in 14. Its best year was 2017 (+386.7%) and its worst was 2022 (-83.3%).
Over roughly 32 years the share price changed -26.8%, a -1.0% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, NKTR has lost 26.0%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1994
- $1,670.40
- Date of high
- Mar 12, 2018
- Low since 1994
- $6.15
- Date of low
- Nov 13, 2023
- 52-week high
- $109.00
- 52-week low
- $33.40
- Last close
- $41.17
NKTR returns
1 week
-5.53%
1 month
-43.85%
3 months
-41.49%
6 months
-46.88%
Year to date
-2.63%
1 year
-26.01%
3 years
+408.27%
5 years
-84.14%
NKTR price return, excluding dividends.
NKTR annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41.17 | -5.18% |
| 2025 | 43.42 | +163.15% |
| 2024 | 16.50 | +96.43% |
| 2023 | 8.40 | -75.22% |
| 2022 | 33.90 | -83.27% |
| 2021 | 202.65 | -20.53% |
| 2020 | 255.00 | -17.19% |
| 2019 | 307.95 | -39.55% |
| 2018 | 509.40 | -43.13% |
| 2017 | 895.80 | +386.72% |
| 2016 | 184.05 | -27.18% |
| 2015 | 252.75 | +11.07% |
| 2014 | 227.55 | +26.73% |
| 2013 | 179.55 | +53.07% |
| 2012 | 117.30 | +39.64% |
| 2011 | 84.00 | -56.42% |
| 2010 | 192.75 | +37.88% |
| 2009 | 139.80 | +60.97% |
| 2008 | 86.85 | -8.82% |
| 2007 | 95.25 | -58.25% |
| 2006 | 228.15 | -7.59% |
| 2005 | 246.90 | -18.68% |
| 2004 | 303.60 | +41.54% |
| 2003 | 214.50 | +57.49% |
| 2002 | 136.20 | -50.11% |
| 2001 | 273.00 | -63.96% |
| 2000 | 757.50 | +137.30% |
| 1999 | 319.22 | +28.98% |
| 1998 | 247.50 | +28.47% |
| 1997 | 192.66 | +53.36% |
| 1996 | 125.63 | +71.79% |
| 1995 | 73.13 | +5.41% |
| 1994* | 69.38 | +23.33% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1994; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
NKTR daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.38 | 42.38 | 40.38 | 41.17 | +0.91% | |
| 39.89 | 41.11 | 39.01 | 40.80 | +1.34% | |
| 39.18 | 40.35 | 38.45 | 40.26 | +0.88% | |
| 42.44 | 42.44 | 39.34 | 39.91 | -5.47% | |
| 43.50 | 43.50 | 41.35 | 42.22 | -3.12% | |
| 47.09 | 47.13 | 43.51 | 43.58 | -7.26% | |
| 55.41 | 56.69 | 46.29 | 46.99 | -22.39% | |
| 59.96 | 62.40 | 58.91 | 60.55 | +2.21% | |
| 60.14 | 60.75 | 57.69 | 59.24 | -1.92% | |
| 57.00 | 61.40 | 56.40 | 60.40 | +5.85% | |
| 59.77 | 60.98 | 57.04 | 57.06 | -3.91% | |
| 58.03 | 61.79 | 56.21 | 59.38 | +2.98% | |
| 60.40 | 61.00 | 56.92 | 57.66 | -5.43% | |
| 67.08 | 68.33 | 59.44 | 60.97 | -8.78% | |
| 68.53 | 69.84 | 66.71 | 66.84 | -0.39% | |
| 68.00 | 69.09 | 66.98 | 67.10 | -1.84% | |
| 67.95 | 69.51 | 67.34 | 68.36 | +1.45% | |
| 67.00 | 67.65 | 65.85 | 67.38 | +1.11% | |
| 68.10 | 68.48 | 65.75 | 66.64 | -2.72% | |
| 70.00 | 70.00 | 68.03 | 68.50 | -1.81% | |
| 71.41 | 71.41 | 68.35 | 69.76 | -1.26% | |
| 72.01 | 73.50 | 70.60 | 70.65 | -3.64% | |
| 75.10 | 75.63 | 72.00 | 73.32 | -2.81% | |
| 74.10 | 77.76 | 74.00 | 75.44 | +1.68% | |
| 74.67 | 75.63 | 73.64 | 74.19 | -2.85% | |
| 73.41 | 76.63 | 72.99 | 76.37 | +4.99% | |
| 72.38 | 74.72 | 70.70 | 72.74 | +1.38% | |
| 70.41 | 72.73 | 70.00 | 71.75 | +0.52% | |
| 71.42 | 72.18 | 70.00 | 71.38 | -1.57% | |
| 74.01 | 74.84 | 71.20 | 72.52 | -2.72% | |
| 74.00 | 75.33 | 73.19 | 74.55 | +1.06% | |
| 74.21 | 74.97 | 73.61 | 73.77 | -1.59% | |
| 74.98 | 76.79 | 74.06 | 74.96 | +1.72% | |
| 73.01 | 74.40 | 70.93 | 73.69 | -0.45% | |
| 75.10 | 76.23 | 72.83 | 74.02 | -0.68% | |
| 76.08 | 76.53 | 73.19 | 74.53 | -2.04% | |
| 75.00 | 76.22 | 73.43 | 76.08 | +3.31% | |
| 72.00 | 74.91 | 70.48 | 73.64 | +1.33% | |
| 72.09 | 74.80 | 70.51 | 72.67 | -0.48% | |
| 74.00 | 75.75 | 72.05 | 73.02 | -3.82% | |
| 76.40 | 77.22 | 75.45 | 75.92 | -0.14% | |
| 75.99 | 76.74 | 75.42 | 76.03 | +0.70% | |
| 75.59 | 75.67 | 74.02 | 75.50 | +0.85% | |
| 75.52 | 76.43 | 74.33 | 74.86 | -2.12% | |
| 74.55 | 77.00 | 73.18 | 76.48 | +4.13% | |
| 72.66 | 74.19 | 72.41 | 73.45 | +0.49% | |
| 73.56 | 74.23 | 72.00 | 73.09 | +0.45% | |
| 71.00 | 73.09 | 71.00 | 72.76 | +3.07% | |
| 70.72 | 71.00 | 67.11 | 70.59 | -0.11% | |
| 70.84 | 71.43 | 69.50 | 70.67 | -1.09% | |
| 70.02 | 72.79 | 70.02 | 71.45 | +1.09% | |
| 71.19 | 72.00 | 67.51 | 70.68 | -0.13% | |
| 71.41 | 72.00 | 68.73 | 70.77 | -0.81% | |
| 71.00 | 73.98 | 69.67 | 71.35 | +0.88% | |
| 73.31 | 73.68 | 69.60 | 70.73 | +1.98% | |
| 68.66 | 70.00 | 67.71 | 69.36 | +0.06% | |
| 69.85 | 70.99 | 68.50 | 69.32 | +0.95% | |
| 64.42 | 68.74 | 64.24 | 68.67 | +5.91% | |
| 67.34 | 68.50 | 64.75 | 64.84 | -5.01% | |
| 66.46 | 68.84 | 65.81 | 68.26 | +1.80% | |
| 68.10 | 69.00 | 65.83 | 67.05 | -1.83% | |
| 67.00 | 68.79 | 64.46 | 68.30 | +1.68% | |
| 68.65 | 69.52 | 67.03 | 67.17 | -1.68% | |
| 69.71 | 69.99 | 67.00 | 68.32 | -2.90% | |
| 73.03 | 73.03 | 68.25 | 70.36 | -3.51% | |
| 71.31 | 73.54 | 71.25 | 72.92 | +1.42% | |
| 73.74 | 75.77 | 71.51 | 71.90 | -4.01% | |
| 73.15 | 77.23 | 73.15 | 74.90 | +2.39% | |
| 70.05 | 74.79 | 69.00 | 73.15 | +2.97% | |
| 65.03 | 71.20 | 64.97 | 71.04 | +10.33% | |
| 69.41 | 69.96 | 63.89 | 64.39 | -7.76% | |
| 66.78 | 71.50 | 66.27 | 69.81 | +6.76% | |
| 63.25 | 66.45 | 62.58 | 65.39 | +2.73% | |
| 61.52 | 64.34 | 61.29 | 63.65 | +2.61% | |
| 65.04 | 65.04 | 61.45 | 62.03 | -4.33% | |
| 67.00 | 67.96 | 63.91 | 64.84 | -2.77% | |
| 64.10 | 67.79 | 64.10 | 66.69 | +1.51% | |
| 62.30 | 66.60 | 62.30 | 65.70 | +7.74% | |
| 60.60 | 61.82 | 59.31 | 60.98 | +0.10% | |
| 60.27 | 62.43 | 60.14 | 60.92 | +1.08% | |
| 60.96 | 61.15 | 59.10 | 60.27 | -1.44% | |
| 60.27 | 61.51 | 59.84 | 61.15 | +2.98% | |
| 58.88 | 60.75 | 58.88 | 59.38 | +0.29% | |
| 57.44 | 60.26 | 56.49 | 59.21 | +4.28% | |
| 56.01 | 58.47 | 55.31 | 56.78 | +0.98% | |
| 57.00 | 58.85 | 54.13 | 56.23 | -0.69% | |
| 57.20 | 58.00 | 55.36 | 56.62 | -1.22% | |
| 59.24 | 60.00 | 56.81 | 57.32 | -3.36% | |
| 59.04 | 61.00 | 58.20 | 59.31 | +0.14% | |
| 58.51 | 60.08 | 58.16 | 59.23 | +1.14% | |
| 62.30 | 63.00 | 57.83 | 58.56 | -8.30% | |
| 64.51 | 64.88 | 63.00 | 63.86 | -1.57% | |
| 64.98 | 65.48 | 63.25 | 64.88 | -0.20% | |
| 65.49 | 65.74 | 64.16 | 65.01 | -0.60% | |
| 66.33 | 66.80 | 62.76 | 65.40 | -0.24% | |
| 66.75 | 67.53 | 65.27 | 65.56 | -1.58% | |
| 68.00 | 69.22 | 66.44 | 66.61 | -2.87% | |
| 69.29 | 69.85 | 68.07 | 68.58 | -1.31% | |
| 68.72 | 69.83 | 67.91 | 69.49 | +2.83% | |
| 68.43 | 68.43 | 64.90 | 67.58 | -1.24% | |
| 70.63 | 71.00 | 66.31 | 68.43 | -3.10% | |
| 73.51 | 73.81 | 69.38 | 70.62 | -4.99% | |
| 75.50 | 76.24 | 73.13 | 74.33 | -2.13% | |
| 78.82 | 78.82 | 75.78 | 75.95 | -3.16% | |
| 78.38 | 79.25 | 76.59 | 78.43 | -0.37% | |
| 79.65 | 80.95 | 76.61 | 78.72 | -3.87% | |
| 84.94 | 84.94 | 80.91 | 81.89 | -1.78% | |
| 85.00 | 85.82 | 81.82 | 83.37 | -2.02% | |
| 85.00 | 86.33 | 83.66 | 85.09 | +1.11% | |
| 86.45 | 87.57 | 83.63 | 84.16 | -3.14% | |
| 86.00 | 88.10 | 85.11 | 86.89 | +0.50% | |
| 85.31 | 87.58 | 84.29 | 86.46 | +1.67% | |
| 83.20 | 85.77 | 82.15 | 85.04 | +2.21% | |
| 84.19 | 85.00 | 81.30 | 83.20 | -0.73% | |
| 85.79 | 88.00 | 82.72 | 83.81 | -3.38% | |
| 91.87 | 94.32 | 85.28 | 86.74 | -5.39% | |
| 91.88 | 92.24 | 88.69 | 91.68 | +0.46% | |
| 93.59 | 95.21 | 87.37 | 91.26 | -2.08% | |
| 95.43 | 98.49 | 93.00 | 93.20 | -5.05% | |
| 103.00 | 106.42 | 96.23 | 98.16 | -2.18% | |
| 97.48 | 109.00 | 95.40 | 100.35 | +18.25% | |
| 85.00 | 86.95 | 84.10 | 84.86 | +1.04% | |
| 83.26 | 84.63 | 80.54 | 83.99 | +0.93% | |
| 81.76 | 83.76 | 81.40 | 83.22 | +2.41% | |
| 80.65 | 81.43 | 78.12 | 81.26 | +1.01% | |
| 77.02 | 81.25 | 77.02 | 80.45 | +3.81% | |
| 78.36 | 78.95 | 76.51 | 77.50 | -0.45% | |
| 74.95 | 77.99 | 74.79 | 77.85 | +3.69% | |
| 77.90 | 78.73 | 73.35 | 75.08 | -1.52% | |
| 74.26 | 77.02 | 73.00 | 76.24 | +2.03% | |
| 76.38 | 77.74 | 73.58 | 74.72 | -2.95% | |
| 73.55 | 78.00 | 73.04 | 76.99 | +1.69% | |
| 73.08 | 78.81 | 72.11 | 75.71 | +5.23% | |
| 66.86 | 72.83 | 64.21 | 71.95 | +10.27% | |
| 69.05 | 70.01 | 64.10 | 65.25 | -4.97% | |
| 71.05 | 71.68 | 67.63 | 68.66 | -3.25% | |
| 71.02 | 72.00 | 69.38 | 70.97 | -1.54% | |
| 73.65 | 77.97 | 70.86 | 72.08 | -1.21% | |
| 73.59 | 73.93 | 70.67 | 72.96 | -1.86% | |
| 73.00 | 74.48 | 71.94 | 74.34 | +2.94% | |
| 74.90 | 75.48 | 70.78 | 72.22 | -3.50% | |
| 73.05 | 76.65 | 71.64 | 74.84 | +2.27% | |
| 74.57 | 76.00 | 73.18 | 73.18 | -2.50% | |
| 73.42 | 75.80 | 72.59 | 75.06 | +3.95% | |
| 75.38 | 75.46 | 71.33 | 72.21 | -1.42% | |
| 72.64 | 77.00 | 70.00 | 73.25 | +4.11% | |
| 72.49 | 72.49 | 68.90 | 70.36 | -4.05% | |
| 72.07 | 73.41 | 70.65 | 73.33 | +1.75% | |
| 69.15 | 72.49 | 68.50 | 72.07 | +4.22% | |
| 68.75 | 69.49 | 62.50 | 69.15 | -2.19% | |
| 71.92 | 72.98 | 70.50 | 70.70 | -2.42% | |
| 71.10 | 75.21 | 70.78 | 72.45 | +1.88% | |
| 69.00 | 72.98 | 68.00 | 71.11 | +4.40% | |
| 68.40 | 70.77 | 66.50 | 68.11 | -0.37% | |
| 68.14 | 69.56 | 67.00 | 68.36 | -0.90% | |
| 65.10 | 69.29 | 64.78 | 68.98 | +4.67% | |
| 70.00 | 70.99 | 64.50 | 65.90 | -6.35% | |
| 68.35 | 71.94 | 68.35 | 70.37 | +2.85% | |
| 73.88 | 73.88 | 68.20 | 68.42 | -7.06% | |
| 73.50 | 75.67 | 70.66 | 73.62 | -0.15% | |
| 73.99 | 74.83 | 71.50 | 73.73 | -0.18% | |
| 73.30 | 74.84 | 71.72 | 73.86 | +0.93% | |
| 73.50 | 74.87 | 71.31 | 73.18 | -0.87% | |
| 71.44 | 74.89 | 69.85 | 73.82 | +3.49% | |
| 70.48 | 73.37 | 67.70 | 71.33 | +0.46% | |
| 63.33 | 72.31 | 62.00 | 71.00 | +7.01% | |
| 59.00 | 67.94 | 58.95 | 66.35 | +18.48% | |
| 47.15 | 56.76 | 47.05 | 56.00 | +51.07% | |
| 36.88 | 37.66 | 35.60 | 37.07 | +0.71% | |
| 35.18 | 37.26 | 34.47 | 36.81 | +4.81% | |
| 37.60 | 38.47 | 34.90 | 35.12 | -6.70% | |
| 38.44 | 38.93 | 36.13 | 37.64 | -3.14% | |
| 38.06 | 39.13 | 37.64 | 38.86 | +1.94% | |
| 37.29 | 39.43 | 37.05 | 38.12 | +2.12% | |
| 35.02 | 37.70 | 33.40 | 37.33 | +5.96% | |
| 35.65 | 36.20 | 34.82 | 35.23 | -1.89% | |
| 37.78 | 38.40 | 35.82 | 35.91 | -5.57% | |
| 37.40 | 38.36 | 36.82 | 38.03 | +2.29% | |
| 36.77 | 37.50 | 35.95 | 37.18 | +0.19% | |
| 37.82 | 39.75 | 36.72 | 37.11 | +1.59% | |
| 36.92 | 37.99 | 35.77 | 36.53 | -1.06% | |
| 36.07 | 36.99 | 35.08 | 36.92 | +1.90% | |
| 36.10 | 36.77 | 35.03 | 36.23 | -3.85% | |
| 35.40 | 38.29 | 35.40 | 37.68 | +6.56% | |
| 36.16 | 36.39 | 34.34 | 35.36 | -2.02% | |
| 35.95 | 37.69 | 35.70 | 36.09 | -1.34% | |
| 38.70 | 38.70 | 35.74 | 36.58 | -5.65% | |
| 39.71 | 39.71 | 37.35 | 38.77 | -2.37% | |
| 41.20 | 41.89 | 39.61 | 39.71 | -4.17% | |
| 43.51 | 43.79 | 41.25 | 41.44 | -4.76% | |
| 42.94 | 44.98 | 42.58 | 43.51 | +1.26% | |
| 44.49 | 45.34 | 42.69 | 42.97 | -3.37% | |
| 43.77 | 44.48 | 43.00 | 44.47 | +2.42% | |
| 42.49 | 44.27 | 41.51 | 43.42 | +2.70% | |
| 41.90 | 42.46 | 41.55 | 42.28 | +0.91% | |
| 42.47 | 42.61 | 41.32 | 41.90 | -1.94% | |
| 44.01 | 44.40 | 42.25 | 42.73 | -3.96% | |
| 43.61 | 44.91 | 43.01 | 44.49 | +1.25% | |
| 44.08 | 44.25 | 43.16 | 43.94 | -1.17% | |
| 43.16 | 44.55 | 42.95 | 44.46 | +2.25% | |
| 46.90 | 46.90 | 43.02 | 43.48 | -7.17% | |
| 44.10 | 47.12 | 43.62 | 46.84 | +6.45% | |
| 45.57 | 46.89 | 42.62 | 44.00 | -3.15% | |
| 50.08 | 51.47 | 44.34 | 45.43 | -7.59% | |
| 48.68 | 52.50 | 45.25 | 49.16 | -7.77% | |
| 54.01 | 54.20 | 52.01 | 53.30 | -2.56% | |
| 51.27 | 56.99 | 51.26 | 54.70 | +7.00% | |
| 57.33 | 57.90 | 51.04 | 51.12 | -11.47% | |
| 58.17 | 58.99 | 56.70 | 57.74 | -1.77% | |
| 57.08 | 59.23 | 56.01 | 58.78 | +2.62% | |
| 57.83 | 58.94 | 56.54 | 57.28 | +0.67% | |
| 57.99 | 58.10 | 55.67 | 56.90 | -1.37% | |
| 56.90 | 57.86 | 54.75 | 57.69 | +0.98% | |
| 55.00 | 57.37 | 53.55 | 57.13 | +4.16% | |
| 61.11 | 61.40 | 54.65 | 54.85 | -10.24% | |
| 64.01 | 64.31 | 59.95 | 61.11 | -6.29% | |
| 66.41 | 66.86 | 64.25 | 65.21 | -0.73% | |
| 63.10 | 66.60 | 60.35 | 65.69 | +8.85% | |
| 58.64 | 61.00 | 58.01 | 60.35 | +2.92% | |
| 55.08 | 59.29 | 55.08 | 58.64 | +8.03% | |
| 55.30 | 56.50 | 53.29 | 54.28 | -1.51% | |
| 60.99 | 61.41 | 55.05 | 55.11 | -8.68% | |
| 59.17 | 61.81 | 58.27 | 60.35 | +1.99% | |
| 59.19 | 60.35 | 57.12 | 59.17 | -0.69% | |
| 57.81 | 60.80 | 57.05 | 59.58 | +5.12% | |
| 53.01 | 57.80 | 52.50 | 56.68 | +5.06% | |
| 55.90 | 55.90 | 52.88 | 53.95 | -6.45% | |
| 58.71 | 59.18 | 56.25 | 57.67 | -2.68% | |
| 57.01 | 59.38 | 56.70 | 59.26 | +2.23% | |
| 56.72 | 58.61 | 54.59 | 57.97 | +3.57% | |
| 56.00 | 57.99 | 55.01 | 55.97 | +1.54% | |
| 54.05 | 57.41 | 53.60 | 55.12 | +1.58% | |
| 55.99 | 57.02 | 53.91 | 54.26 | -3.14% | |
| 57.11 | 58.51 | 55.69 | 56.02 | -6.51% | |
| 62.40 | 63.99 | 57.33 | 59.92 | -7.72% | |
| 62.79 | 66.92 | 61.50 | 64.93 | +3.39% | |
| 59.01 | 63.88 | 59.01 | 62.80 | +5.32% | |
| 60.95 | 61.99 | 59.01 | 59.63 | -2.12% | |
| 61.66 | 62.09 | 59.55 | 60.92 | -2.64% | |
| 60.29 | 62.99 | 59.91 | 62.57 | +4.11% | |
| 63.11 | 64.95 | 59.23 | 60.10 | -5.56% | |
| 62.30 | 65.79 | 61.70 | 63.64 | +3.01% | |
| 59.40 | 62.19 | 57.91 | 61.78 | +4.04% | |
| 62.00 | 63.19 | 59.07 | 59.38 | -5.73% | |
| 61.00 | 63.79 | 55.59 | 62.99 | +9.04% | |
| 54.51 | 63.92 | 54.01 | 57.77 | +5.11% | |
| 57.61 | 57.61 | 53.73 | 54.96 | -3.39% | |
| 57.99 | 58.64 | 55.16 | 56.89 | -0.33% | |
| 56.21 | 58.29 | 55.50 | 57.08 | -0.56% | |
| 55.30 | 57.87 | 54.12 | 57.40 | +5.63% | |
| 55.70 | 56.49 | 52.91 | 54.34 | -2.34% | |
| 56.32 | 56.57 | 53.75 | 55.64 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the NKTR chart for longer ranges.