Salesforce (CRM) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce (CRM) reported Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 821 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 14.7% from 962 million a year earlier and down 5.7% from the prior quarter.
Salesforce (CRM) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Salesforce posted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 956 million, down 1.8% from FY2025.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 974 million in FY2025 (-1.0%), 984 million in FY2024 (-1.3%), 997 million in FY2023 (+2.4%) and 974 million in FY2022 (+4.7%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) since fiscal Q2 2020.
- Year over year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has now declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average decline of 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 6.6%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2027 (a decline of 14.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 871 million (Q1 2027), 956 million (Q4 2026) and 952 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 372.99 Bn | 337.93 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 2.57 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 347.94 Bn | 220.50 Bn | - | 3.00 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 299.08 Bn | 227.06 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 183.01 Bn | 138.88 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 821.00 Mn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 121.50 Bn | 108.30 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 403.30 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 106.24 Bn | 85.50 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.23 Bn | 74.58 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 277.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 75.40 Bn | 74.52 Bn | - | 1.84 Bn |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.55 Bn | 48.52 Bn | - | 449.53 Mn |
| 10 | Strategy | 52.02 Bn | 39.16 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 428.05 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 821.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 871.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 956.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 952.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 962.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 970.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 974.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 965.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 973.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 985.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 984.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 981.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 986.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 988.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 997.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 974.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.00 Bn |
Salesforce Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "ticker": "CRM", "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-diluted&ticker=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();