Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Steel Partners Holdings LP's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 19 Mil.
A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.
Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.
Be Aware
Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.
Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.
If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.
Steel Partners Holdings LP Shares Outstanding (EOP) Related Terms
Steel Partners Holdings LP Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
SPLP vs MATW, DLX, FIP: Shares Outstanding (EOP) Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Steel Partners Holdings LP's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Steel Partners Holdings LP Shares Outstanding (EOP) vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Steel Partners Holdings LP's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Steel Partners Holdings LP's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.
Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.
What does a Shares Outstanding (EOP) of 19 Mil mean?
Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) has a Shares Outstanding (EOP) of 19 Mil as of Sep. 2025. The total shares a company has outstanding, at period-end. View historical data on Steel Partners Holdings LP and its competitors.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP's Shares Outstanding (EOP) too high?
Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Shares Outstanding (EOP) is 19 Mil. Overall, Steel Partners Holdings LP has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Steel Partners Holdings LP's Shares Outstanding (EOP) compare to MATW and DLX?
Steel Partners Holdings LP's Shares Outstanding (EOP) of 19 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shares Outstanding (EOP) for a Conglomerates company?
A good Shares Outstanding (EOP) depends on the Conglomerates industry context. However, Shares Outstanding (EOP) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shares Outstanding (EOP) mean?
A high Shares Outstanding (EOP) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The total shares a company has outstanding, at period-end. View historical data on Steel Partners Holdings LP and its competitors. Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Shares Outstanding (EOP) is 19 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP stock overvalued right now?
Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) has a current Shares Outstanding (EOP) of 19 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $51.26, compared to a current price of $50.00 — trading 2.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Shares Outstanding (EOP) is 19 Mil. Steel Partners Holdings LP's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shares Outstanding (EOP) calculated?
Shares Outstanding (EOP) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP), the current Shares Outstanding (EOP) is 19 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Steel Partners Holdings LP stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $50.00 is trading 2.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $51.26.
Key valuation signals for SPLP:
Shares Outstanding (EOP): 19 Mil
GF Value™: $51.26 vs. price of $50.00 (2.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SPLP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Steel Partners Holdings LP operates in industrial products, energy, defense, supply chain management and logistics, banking, and youth sports industries. Its segments include the Diversified Industrial segment comprised of manufacturers of engineered niche industrial products, joining materials, tubing, building materials, performance materials etc; the Energy segment provides drilling and production services to the oil and gas industry and owns a youth sports business; the Financial Services segment consists of the operations of WebBank, a Utah chartered industrial bank, which engages in full range of banking activities; The Supply Chain segment consists of end-to-end world-wide supply; and Corporate and Other consists of equity method and other investments, and cash and cash equivalents.
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