Salesforce (CRM) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce (CRM) reported 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.
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Salesforce (CRM) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Salesforce posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 956 million, down 1.8% from FY2025.
- 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, 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 Shares Outstanding (Diluted) since fiscal Q2 2020.
- Year over year, 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 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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 2.57 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 3.00 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 821.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 403.30 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 277.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | 1.84 Bn |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 352.53 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.40 Bn | 45.18 Bn | - | 449.53 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();