# clm_EC29FB8F343C

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,545,984,142 shares  
valid_from: 2019-10-31  
valid_to: 2020-01-31  
published: 2019-11-05  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_B554111539E4  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,545,984,142 shares", as of 2019-10-31 (until 2020-01-31). Claim clm_EC29FB8F343C, https://asof.is/claim/clm_EC29FB8F343C, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015819000042/0000310158-19-000042-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q3 FY2019, filed 2019-11-05  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015819000042/0000310158-19-000042-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q3 FY2019, published 2019-11-05)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,560,374,643 shares | valid 2019-07-31 to 2019-10-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_EC29FB8F343C](/claim/clm_EC29FB8F343C.md) | [clm_24A63371969B](/claim/clm_24A63371969B.md)

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