# clm_CA8B975E05B4

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,534,809,312 shares  
valid_from: 2024-07-31  
valid_to: 2024-10-31  
published: 2024-08-05  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_EF29FF74A1DA  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,534,809,312 shares", as of 2024-07-31 (until 2024-10-31). Claim clm_CA8B975E05B4, https://asof.is/claim/clm_CA8B975E05B4, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828024034715/0001628280-24-034715-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q2 FY2024, filed 2024-08-05  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828024034715/0001628280-24-034715-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q2 FY2024, published 2024-08-05)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,532,806,307 shares | valid 2024-04-30 to 2024-07-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_CA8B975E05B4](/claim/clm_CA8B975E05B4.md) | [clm_84C234FF7850](/claim/clm_84C234FF7850.md)

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