Shares Outstanding
The total number of shares of stock currently held by all shareholders. Includes restricted shares held by insiders but not unexercised options.
Formula
How to Interpret
Watch the trend. Increasing shares = dilution (bad for existing shareholders). Decreasing = buybacks (often good). SBC-heavy tech companies can dilute 2-5% annually, silently eroding shareholder value.
Why It Matters
Shares outstanding is the denominator in EPS, the multiplier in market cap, and the key to understanding dilution. A company that grows earnings 10% but dilutes shares 5% only delivers 5% EPS growth.
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Shares Outstanding by Company
All 101 tracked stocks with reported Shares Outstanding, ranked highest first on the latest quarter each has reported.
FY — quarters on the company's own off-calendar fiscal year; unprefixed quarters follow the calendar year.