Shares Outstanding (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
March 31, 2012 767.54M
December 31, 2011 737.37M
September 30, 2011 737.37M
June 30, 2011 734.95M
March 31, 2011 704.95M
December 31, 2010 704.95M
September 30, 2010 678.45M
June 30, 2010 678.45M
March 31, 2010 678.45M
December 31, 2009 678.45M
September 30, 2009 666.85M
June 30, 2009 656.38M
March 31, 2009 656.38M
December 31, 2008 655.24M
September 30, 2008 662.05M
June 30, 2008 650.99M
March 31, 2008 649.74M
December 31, 2007 649.74M
September 30, 2007 649.54M
June 30, 2007 649.54M
March 31, 2007 649.54M
December 31, 2006 649.54M
September 30, 2006 649.54M
June 30, 2006 649.54M
March 31, 2006 649.54M
Date Value
December 31, 2005 649.54M
September 30, 2005 12.37M
June 30, 2005 11.42M
March 31, 2005 10.79M
December 31, 2004 10.79M
September 30, 2004 10.79M
June 30, 2004 10.64M
March 31, 2004 10.64M
December 31, 2003 8.891M
September 30, 2003 10.13M
June 30, 2003 6.491M
March 31, 2003 5.591M
December 31, 2002 5.591M
September 30, 2002 5.591M
June 30, 2002 6.830M
March 31, 2002 5.581M
December 31, 2001 5.551M
September 30, 2001 5.505M
June 30, 2001 5.505M
March 31, 2001 5.505M
December 31, 2000 5.444M
September 30, 2000 5.444M
June 30, 2000 5.437M
March 31, 2000 5.436M
December 31, 1999 5.436M

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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Shares Outstanding (Quarterly) Range, Past 5 Years

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