Shares Outstanding Chart

Historical Shares Outstanding Data

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Date Value
May 08, 2002 15.92M
March 15, 2002 15.92M
November 14, 2001 15.75M
July 31, 2001 15.75M
April 26, 2001 15.57M
March 01, 2001 15.56M
November 06, 2000 15.46M
Date Value
July 31, 2000 16.06M
May 01, 2000 16.05M
February 28, 2000 14.46M
March 16, 1999 7.144M
March 27, 1998 5.039M
December 31, 1997 2.433M

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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