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That is a common misconception, very often spread all over the place on Reddit. There is no such requirement.
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/04/16/what-are-corporations-obligations-to-shareholders/corporations-dont-have-to-maximize-profits
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/13-354.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15iy8ra/eli5_what_people_mean_by_saying_a_company_is/
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8146/are-u-s-companies-legally-obligated-to-maximize-profits-for-shareholders
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/shareholder-value-purpose-corporation
You run into a subtext problem here though.
Making this argument to shareholders means you're telling them "I wish to shrink your profits", no matter what else comes after that comma that's a non-starter for an American CEO. 99% of shareholders don't give one Kentucky fried fuck about the company, they just want free money. You get between them and their free money and you're gone, replaced by the next failing-upward ghoul in line on LinkedIn.
The idea of having a well established, respected and non-abusive company is no longer a reality in America. The stock market is a vehicle for gambling on shareholder feelings. It's no longer about the company at all, just about how much you can hype up the company to then pass the bag along to someone else.
Wal-Mart shareholders don't care if Wal-Mart craters into Hell tomorrow, so long as they get paid dividends and are able to offload their shares at a profit before it dies.