Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2003 12.26M
September 30, 2003 12.76M
June 30, 2003 12.76M
March 31, 2003 12.76M
December 31, 2002 12.26M
September 30, 2002 10.76M
June 30, 2002 10.76M
March 31, 2002 10.76M
Date Value
December 31, 2001 9.714M
September 30, 2001 9.714M
June 30, 2001 7.214M
March 31, 2001 7.214M
December 31, 2000 3.562M
September 30, 2000 3.562M
June 30, 2000 2.705M

Shares Outstanding Definition

The volume of stock shares issued by the company and in the hands of the public. This number entails how much is being traded in the open market. A decreasing shares outstanding over time may be the result of company buybacks. Companies frequently make stock buybacks and retire those buybacks as treasury stock.

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