# clm_F1CB002B7759

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,600,376,500 shares  
valid_from: 2018-10-31  
valid_to: 2019-01-31  
published: 2018-11-06  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_9AEDFCF6FFF1  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,600,376,500 shares", as of 2018-10-31 (until 2019-01-31). Claim clm_F1CB002B7759, https://asof.is/claim/clm_F1CB002B7759, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000039/0000310158-18-000039-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q3 FY2018, filed 2018-11-06  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000039/0000310158-18-000039-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q3 FY2018, published 2018-11-06)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,659,525,311 shares | valid 2018-07-31 to 2018-10-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_F1CB002B7759](/claim/clm_F1CB002B7759.md) | [clm_0629D11AC216](/claim/clm_0629D11AC216.md)

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