BHP Billiton (BHP)
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BHP Billiton Shares Outstanding:
2.674B for June 30, 2012BHP Billiton Historical Shares Outstanding Data
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| June 30, 2012 | 2.674B |
| Aug. 26, 2011 | 2.674B |
| July 4, 2011 | 2.664B |
| June 30, 2011 | 2.661B |
| Sept. 21, 2010 | 2.795B |
| June 30, 2010 | 2.795B |
| Sept. 14, 2009 | 2.795B |
| June 30, 2009 | 2.782B |
| June 30, 2008 | 2.795B |
| June 30, 2007 | 2.862B |
| June 30, 2006 | 2.913B |
| June 30, 2005 | 3.028B |
| June 30, 2004 | 3.114B |
| June 30, 2003 | 3.108B |
About Shares Outstanding
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.
Shares outstanding represents a company's market value spread across the amount of shares outstanding. The amount of shares outstanding is frequently used in ratios such as Earnings Per Share.
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BHP Shares Outstanding Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Rio Tinto | 1.861B |
| Cliffs Natural Resources | 153.10M |
| Vale | 5.153B |
BHP Shares Outstanding Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 2.661B | Jun 30 2011 |
| Maximum | 2.795B | Jun 30 2008 |
| Average | 2.737B |
