Cencora (COR) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Cencora (COR) reported Shares Outstanding of 193.15 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.3% from 193.82 million a year earlier and down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Cencora (COR) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cencora posted Shares Outstanding of 193.82 million, down 2.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding came in at 198.5 million in FY2024 (-2.0%), 202.51 million in FY2023 (-2.9%), 208.47 million in FY2022 (+1.2%) and 205.92 million in FY2021 (+0.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 2.1%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 3.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 194.55 million (Q2 2026), 194.22 million (Q1 2026) and 193.82 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 118.70 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 217.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 262.99 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 193.15 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 120.07 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 493.82 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 51.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 193.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 194.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 194.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 193.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 193.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 193.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 193.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 198.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 198.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 199.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 200.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 202.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 202.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 202.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 204.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 208.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 208.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 209.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 208.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 205.92 Mn |
API Access
Cencora Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "COR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();