# clm_37C45B0F3389

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,511,031,253 shares  
valid_from: 2025-04-30  
valid_to: 2025-07-31  
published: 2025-05-02  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_DF652357EB7C  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,511,031,253 shares", as of 2025-04-30 (until 2025-07-31). Claim clm_37C45B0F3389, https://asof.is/claim/clm_37C45B0F3389, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828025021834/0001628280-25-021834-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q1 FY2025, filed 2025-05-02  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828025021834/0001628280-25-021834-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q1 FY2025, published 2025-05-02)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,526,036,240 shares | valid 2025-01-31 to 2025-04-30 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_37C45B0F3389](/claim/clm_37C45B0F3389.md) | [clm_F14BC63CE196](/claim/clm_F14BC63CE196.md)

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