Comcast (CMCSA) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Comcast (CMCSA) recorded Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 3.54 billion in Q2 2026, down 4.1% from 3.69 billion a year earlier and down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Comcast reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 3.59 billion, down 4.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 3.78 billion in FY2024 (-4.8%), 3.97 billion in FY2023 (-5.7%), 4.21 billion in FY2022 (-6.9%) and 4.52 billion in FY2021 (-1.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for 20 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ran from 0.1% in Q3 2021 to 6.9% in Q4 2022.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.57 billion (Q1 2026), 3.59 billion (Q4 2025) and 3.65 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 6.85 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 3.54 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 290.14 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 389.11 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.28 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.56 Bn |
API Access
Comcast Shares Outstanding (Entity) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "CMCSA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();