Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
November 12, 2013 783.40M
September 30, 2013 738.40M
August 14, 2013 683.40M
June 30, 2013 628.40M
May 20, 2013 628.40M
Date Value
April 12, 2013 575.44M
March 31, 2013 575.44M
December 31, 2012 575.44M
November 14, 2012 575.44M
September 30, 2012 569.82M

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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