CVS Health Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) remained flat by 0.0% to 3.2B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from 3.2B to 3.2B. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) shows relatively stable performance with a 0.0% CAGR.
An increase indicates that shareholders have approved a higher ceiling for potential future equity issuance, often for capital raises or stock-based compensation.
This represents the maximum number of common shares that a corporation is legally permitted to issue under its articles...
Standard corporate governance metric; companies often maintain a buffer between authorized and outstanding shares.
other_common_stock_shares_authorized| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
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| Value | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 3.2B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |