Cencora (COR) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Cencora (COR) recorded Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 190.83 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 1.6% from 193.86 million a year earlier and down 1.9% from the prior quarter.
Cencora (COR) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cencora reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 193.94 million, down 0.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 194.94 million in FY2024 (-2.9%), 200.81 million in FY2023 (-2.6%), 206.2 million in FY2022 (-0.9%) and 208.09 million in FY2021 (+1.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the last five years was growth of 2.1% in fiscal Q1 2022, against a decline of 3.3% in fiscal Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 194.56 million (Q2 2026), 194.52 million (Q1 2026) and 193.94 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 905.00 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 | 116.59 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 216.84 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 264.24 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 190.83 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 232.58 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 120.08 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 493.99 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 52.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 190.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 194.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 194.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 193.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 193.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 193.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 193.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 194.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 197.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 199.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 199.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 200.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 202.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 202.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 202.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 206.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 207.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 209.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 209.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 208.09 Mn |
Cencora Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();