Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2023 749.74M
April 20, 2023 749.82M
March 13, 2023 749.71M
December 31, 2022 737.21M
June 13, 2022 737.50M
May 05, 2022 737.34M
December 31, 2021 737.34M
December 31, 2020 699.82M
Date Value
December 31, 2019 699.59M
December 31, 2018 679.35M
December 31, 2017 679.03M
December 31, 2016 677.57M
December 31, 2015 676.89M
December 31, 2014 676.25M
December 31, 2013 675.24M
December 31, 2012 674.66M

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 Range, Past 5 Years

699.59M
Minimum
Dec 31 2019
749.82M
Maximum
Apr 20 2023
733.12M
Average
737.34M
Median
Dec 31 2021

Shares Outstanding Benchmarks

Givaudan SA 461.31M
Clariant AG 328.85M
Holcim Ltd 2.809B
Sika AG 1.604B
Ems-Chemie Holding AG 23.39M