Welltower (WELL) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Welltower's Shares Outstanding was 709.73 million in Q2 2026, up 8.1% from 656.59 million a year earlier and up 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Welltower (WELL) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding at Welltower came in at 665.64 million, up 10.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding was 602.98 million in FY2024 (+16.9%), 515.63 million in FY2023 (+11.6%), 462.19 million in FY2022 (+8.8%) and 424.98 million in FY2021 (+2.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding has increased for 64 straight quarters, with growth averaging 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ranged from 2.3% (Q4 2021) to 20.3% (Q2 2024).
- Per Business Quant data, WELL's Shares Outstanding in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 699.84 million (Q1 2026), 665.64 million (Q4 2025) and 672.41 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 164.16 Bn | 145.65 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 709.73 Mn |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.69 Bn | 118.73 Bn | - | 933.09 Mn |
| 3 | Simon Property | 64.74 Bn | 60.59 Bn | - | 324.96 Mn |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.42 Bn | 49.64 Bn | - | 932.31 Mn |
| 5 | Public Storage | 50.52 Bn | 49.51 Bn | - | 175.56 Mn |
| 6 | Ventas | 41.09 Bn | 39.78 Bn | - | 489.29 Mn |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.14 Bn | 28.14 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 210.96 Mn |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 24.92 Bn | 23.03 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.68 Bn | 22.46 Bn | - | 374.18 Mn |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.28 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - | 64.27 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 709.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 699.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 665.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 672.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 656.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 643.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 602.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 611.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 600.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 574.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 515.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 521.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 499.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 492.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 462.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 463.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 454.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 447.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 424.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 428.03 Mn |
API Access
Welltower 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=WELL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "WELL", "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=WELL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();