Shares Outstanding (Quarterly) Chart

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Historical Shares Outstanding (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
June 30, 2026 637.75M
March 31, 2026 646.02M
December 31, 2025 655.33M
September 30, 2025 660.72M
June 30, 2025 666.83M
March 31, 2025 673.29M
December 31, 2024 689.21M
September 30, 2024 693.65M
June 30, 2024 703.76M
March 31, 2024 715.66M
December 31, 2023 730.82M
September 30, 2023 744.37M
June 30, 2023 757.21M
March 31, 2023 769.18M
December 31, 2022 779.10M
September 30, 2022 787.34M
June 30, 2022 797.58M
March 31, 2022 814.81M
December 31, 2021 825.54M
September 30, 2021 844.53M
June 30, 2021 861.06M
March 31, 2021 878.31M
December 31, 2020 892.91M
September 30, 2020 905.57M
June 30, 2020 907.62M
Date Value
March 31, 2020 907.57M
December 31, 2019 915.34M
September 30, 2019 919.60M
June 30, 2019 935.92M
March 31, 2019 950.18M
December 31, 2018 958.61M
September 30, 2018 986.64M
June 30, 2018 1.000B
March 31, 2018 1.024B
December 31, 2017 1.044B
September 30, 2017 1.054B
June 30, 2017 1.063B
March 31, 2017 1.081B
December 31, 2016 1.096B
September 30, 2016 1.099B
June 30, 2016 1.099B
March 31, 2016 1.099B
December 31, 2015 1.098B
September 30, 2015 1.115B
June 30, 2015 1.117B
March 31, 2015 1.114B
December 31, 2014 1.132B
September 30, 2014 1.119B
June 30, 2014 1.127B
March 31, 2014 1.125B

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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Shares Outstanding (Quarterly) Benchmarks

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Aflac, Inc. 502.26M
Prudential Financial, Inc. 345.21M
CNO Financial Group, Inc. 92.70M
Lincoln National Corp. 191.43M
Globe Life, Inc. 77.05M