Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average): 857 Mil (As of Feb. 2026)

Dis-Chem Pharmacies  (JSE:DCP) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Explanation

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.

Be Aware

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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Related Terms

The historical data trend for Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) can be seen below:

* 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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Annual Data
	Trend	Feb17	Feb18	Feb19	Feb20	Feb21	Feb22	Feb23	Feb24	Feb25	Feb26
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					859.94	859.78	857.98	857.36	857.01

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Semi-Annual Data
	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24	Aug24	Feb25	Aug25	Feb26
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															857.35	857.38	857.33	857.27	856.74

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Calculation

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.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that exact time point. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Business Description