Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
June 13, 2006 2.008M
June 01, 2006 59.05M
October 12, 2005 59.01M
July 25, 2005 59.01M
May 13, 2005 59.01M
March 22, 2005 59.01M
October 12, 2004 59.00M
August 06, 2004 59.00M
April 28, 2004 59.00M
March 22, 2004 59.00M
November 05, 2003 58.90M
August 05, 2003 59.11M
May 05, 2003 59.11M
March 20, 2003 59.11M
November 08, 2002 59.11M
August 08, 2002 59.11M
Date Value
May 08, 2002 59.11M
March 21, 2002 59.06M
November 05, 2001 59.11M
July 27, 2001 59.09M
May 01, 2001 59.15M
March 09, 2001 59.15M
November 06, 2000 59.15M
August 14, 2000 59.15M
May 01, 2000 59.16M
March 10, 2000 59.17M
December 31, 1999 59.07M
September 30, 1999 61.10M
June 30, 1999 61.10M
March 31, 1999 61.84M
December 31, 1998 52.59M

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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