The MATIC all-time high price of $2.88 USD was recorded on December 27, 2021, during the height of the 2021 cryptocurrency bull run. This milestone represented a peak market capitalization of over $20 billion, placing Polygon among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap at the time.

From the token's launch at approximately $0.003 in May 2019, the MATIC all-time high represented a gain of over 95,900% for early investors. The best single year for MATIC was 2021, when the average price was $1.07 and the year-end closing price was $2.53.

The MATIC all-time low of $0.003 was recorded in May 2019 at the time of the token's initial exchange offering. The token also reached a recent low of $0.084 on February 6, 2026, which currently represents the lowest price in the Polygon 2.0 era.

Analysts studying MATIC's distance from its all-time high note that the token is currently trading at approximately 96.7% below the ATH, a level that has historically preceded significant recoveries in previous market cycles. The distance from ATH is often used alongside other metrics to evaluate potential return-to-ATH scenarios.