Mentions of

Mentions of "shareholder value" in letters to shareholders

A chart showing mention of shareholder value in shareholder letters starting at 0 in 1955 and rising to a peak of 59% in the 1990s before falling again.

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Quartz | qz.com Data: NBER Note: Proportion of letters that include the word "shareholder," "stockholder," "share owner," or "stock owner," followed by the word "value."