Merck Basic Shares Outstanding 2010-2024 | MRK

Merck annual/quarterly basic shares outstanding history and growth rate from 2010 to 2024. Basic shares outstanding can be defined as the number of shares held by shareholders including insiders but not including a company's treasury shares.
  • Merck basic shares outstanding for the quarter ending September 30, 2024 were $2.534B, a 0.12% decline year-over-year.
  • Merck basic shares outstanding for the twelve months ending September 30, 2024 were $10.138B, a 0.08% decline year-over-year.
  • Merck annual basic shares outstanding for 2023 were $2.537B, a 0.2% increase from 2022.
  • Merck annual basic shares outstanding for 2022 were $2.532B, a 0.08% increase from 2021.
  • Merck annual basic shares outstanding for 2021 were $2.53B, a 0% decline from 2020.
Merck Annual Basic Shares Outstanding
(Millions of US $)
2023 $2,537
2022 $2,532
2021 $2,530
2020 $2,530
2019 $2,565
2018 $2,664
2017 $2,730
2016 $2,766
2015 $2,816
2014 $2,894
2013 $2,963
2012 $3,041
2011 $3,071
2010 $3,095
2009 $2,268
Merck Quarterly Basic Shares Outstanding
(Millions of US $)
2024-09-30 $2,534
2024-06-30 $2,534
2024-03-31 $2,533
2023-12-31 $2,537
2023-09-30 $2,537
2023-06-30 $2,539
2023-03-31 $2,538
2022-12-31 $2,532
2022-09-30 $2,533
2022-06-30 $2,531
2022-03-31 $2,528
2021-12-31 $2,530
2021-09-30 $2,530
2021-06-30 $2,533
2021-03-31 $2,531
2020-12-31 $2,530
2020-09-30 $2,529
2020-06-30 $2,527
2020-03-31 $2,533
2019-12-31 $2,565
2019-09-30 $2,558
2019-06-30 $2,574
2019-03-31 $2,585
2018-12-31 $2,664
2018-09-30 $2,662
2018-06-30 $2,683
2018-03-31 $2,695
2017-12-31 $2,730
2017-09-30 $2,727
2017-06-30 $2,734
2017-03-31 $2,745
2016-12-31 $2,766
2016-09-30 $2,765
2016-06-30 $2,768
2016-03-31 $2,774
2015-12-31 $2,816
2015-09-30 $2,814
2015-06-30 $2,826
2015-03-31 $2,835
2014-12-31 $2,894
2014-09-30 $2,879
2014-06-30 $2,917
2014-03-31 $2,934
2013-12-31 $2,963
2013-09-30 $2,927
2013-06-30 $2,977
2013-03-31 $3,022
2012-12-31 $3,041
2012-09-30 $3,045
2012-06-30 $3,041
2012-03-31 $3,043
2011-12-31 $3,071
2011-09-30 $3,070
2011-06-30 $3,086
2011-03-31 $3,084
2010-12-31 $3,095
2010-09-30 $3,078
2010-06-30 $3,105
2010-03-31 $3,114
2009-12-31 $2,268
2009-09-30 $2,109
2009-06-30 $2,109
2009-03-31 $2,108
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Medical Large Cap Pharmaceutical $255.898B $60.115B
Merck & Co. boasts more than six blockbuster drugs in its portfolio with PD-L1 inhibitor, Keytruda, approved for several types of cancer. Keytruda has played an instrumental role in driving Merck's steady revenue growth in the past few years. Well-known products in Merck's portfolio include Keytruda, Simponi , Januvia and Janumet, Bridion, Isentress, ProQuad, Gardasil, Pneumovax 23, RotaTeq and Belsomra. Merck made its biggest acquisition of Schering-Plough and sold off its Consumer Care business to Bayer. Other key acquisitions include Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Rigontec, ArQule and Acceleron Pharma. IMerck spun off products from its Women's Health unit, legacy drugs and biosimilar products into a new publicly traded company called Organon & Co.
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