Salesforce (CRM) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 823 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 13.6% from 952 million a year earlier but up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
Salesforce (CRM) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Salesforce's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 929 million, down 3.4% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 962 million in FY2025 (-0.9%), 971 million in FY2024 (-3.8%), 1.01 billion in FY2023 (+2.0%) and 989 million in FY2022 (+7.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) is 819 million (fiscal Q1 2027) to 1.01 billion (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 7.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 14.3%).
- Business Quant data shows CRM's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at 819 million (Q1 2027), 929 million (Q4 2026) and 937 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 3.02 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 397.80 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 268.38 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 351.96 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 45.49 Bn | 21.61 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 241.18 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 823.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 819.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 929.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 937.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 952.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 956.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 962.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 957.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 956.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 969.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 971.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 968.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 973.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 974.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 995.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 989.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 985.00 Mn |
Salesforce 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=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();