Distance from the record
This close sat 54.84% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 26 May 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $21.94 per troy ounce on 26 May 2022, up $0.081 (0.37%) from the previous close of $21.86.
This close sat 54.84% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.85, making this a -21.23% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $21.94 per troy ounce on 26 May 2022. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $21.86, a move of 0.37%.
The silver price rose on 26 May 2022, gaining $0.08 (0.37%) against the previous session's close of $21.86.
At $21.94 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.71 on 26 May 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.2 on 26 May 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 26 May 2022, silver was around $23.54 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.94 is a loss of 6.8% over the month.
A year before 26 May 2022, silver was around $27.85 per troy ounce. The close of $21.94 therefore represents a fall of 21.2% over twelve months.
It closed 54.84% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.