NextCure (NXTC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2018 - 2026)
NextCure (NXTC) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 5.31 million for Q2 2026, up 127.2% from 2.34 million a year earlier and up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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NextCure (NXTC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, NextCure posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 2.84 million, up 21.8% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 2.33 million in FY2024 (+0.4%), 2.33 million in FY2023 (+0.5%), 2.31 million in FY2022 (+0.3%) and 2.31 million in FY2021 (+0.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q1 2018.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has now increased in each of the last 25 quarters, with growth averaging 36.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ran from 0.2% in Q1 2023 to 127.2% in Q2 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.24 million (Q1 2026), 2.84 million (Q4 2025) and 2.68 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,136.97 Bn | 1,105.55 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 941.36 Mn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 619.72 Bn | 538.25 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 503.40 Bn | 476.52 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 370.15 Bn | 324.53 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 298.64 Bn | 262.63 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.07 Bn | 234.76 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 237.00 Bn | 192.40 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 540.60 Mn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 191.24 Bn | 165.43 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 170.31 Bn | 116.96 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 10 | NextCure | 29.52 Mn | -91.24 Mn | - | 5.31 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.30 Mn |
API Access
NextCure 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=NXTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "NXTC", "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=NXTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();