Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026)
Wave Life Sciences (WVE) reported Shares Outstanding of 204.01 million for Q2 2026, up 24.4% from 163.99 million a year earlier and up 1.9% from the prior quarter.
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Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Wave Life Sciences posted Shares Outstanding of 168.65 million, up 22.0% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 33.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 138.28 million in FY2024 (+30.3%), 106.1 million in FY2023 (+34.5%), 78.86 million in FY2022 (+52.2%) and 51.83 million in FY2021 (+32.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q3 2014.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now increased in each of the last 44 quarters, with growth averaging 25.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ran from 12.9% in Q3 2023 to 85.2% in Q3 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 200.17 million (Q1 2026), 168.65 million (Q4 2025) and 167.74 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 | Wave Life Sciences | 715.13 Mn | -995.77 Mn | - | 204.01 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 204.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 200.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 168.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 167.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 163.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 162.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 138.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 132.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 129.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 129.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 106.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 106.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 105.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 102.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 78.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 93.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 66.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 60.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.71 Mn |
API Access
Wave Life Sciences 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=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "WVE", "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=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();