Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026)
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) posted Shares Outstanding of 499.5 million for Q2 2026, up 0.6% from 496.6 million a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Elanco Animal Health's Shares Outstanding came in at 496.4 million, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has increased for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Elanco Animal Health's Shares Outstanding was 494 million in FY2024 (+0.3%), 492.3 million in FY2023 (+0.8%), 488.3 million in FY2022 (+0.2%) and 487.2 million in FY2021 (+10.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q3 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last 31 quarters, with growth averaging 0.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ranged from 0.2% (Q2 2022) to 10.4% (Q4 2021).
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 497.7 million (Q1 2026), 496.4 million (Q4 2025) and 496.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 1.94 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 540.00 Mn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 253.70 Mn |
| 10 | Elanco Animal Health | 11.18 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 798.00 Mn | 499.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 499.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 497.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 496.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 496.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 496.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 495.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 494.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 494.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 493.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 492.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 492.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 492.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 491.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 488.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 488.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 488.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 488.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 487.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 487.30 Mn |
API Access
Elanco Animal Health 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=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "ELAN", "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=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();