# clm_EE7BE5F78BEA

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,696,190,502 shares  
valid_from: 2018-01-31  
valid_to: 2018-04-30  
published: 2018-02-27  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_5CB49AA3F905  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,696,190,502 shares", as of 2018-01-31 (until 2018-04-30). Claim clm_EE7BE5F78BEA, https://asof.is/claim/clm_EE7BE5F78BEA, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000005/0000310158-18-000005-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-K FY2017, filed 2018-02-27  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000005/0000310158-18-000005-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-K FY2017, published 2018-02-27)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,724,436,835 shares | valid 2017-10-31 to 2018-01-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_EE7BE5F78BEA](/claim/clm_EE7BE5F78BEA.md) | [clm_9F2CDB05F1E9](/claim/clm_9F2CDB05F1E9.md)

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