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Unum shares outstanding UNM

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.

Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
160M
On a year earlier
−8.3%
fewer shares

Unum had 160M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.

That is 8.3% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY2025168M−8%
FY2024181.7M−7%
FY2023195.5M−3%
FY2022200.9M−2%
FY2021204.2M+0%
FY2020204.1M−1%
FY2019205.9M−5%
FY2018217.4M−3%
FY2017224.8M−3%
FY2016232.5M−5%
FY2015243.8M−3%
FY2014252.4M−4%
FY2013262.6M−4%
FY2012273.6M−6%
FY2011292.6M−8%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q2 FY26160M−8%
Q1 FY26164.4M−8%
Q4 FY25168M−8%
Q3 FY25170.6M−9%
Q2 FY25174.4M−8%
Q1 FY25178.9M−7%
Q4 FY24181.7M−7%
Q3 FY24186.9M−5%
Q2 FY24190.3M−4%
Q1 FY24193.3M−3%
Q4 FY23195.5M−3%
Q3 FY23197.1M−2%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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