Fox (FOXA) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026)
Fox (FOXA) recorded Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 421 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 5.8% from 447 million a year earlier and down 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Fox (FOXA) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Fox reported Weighted Average Shares Outstanding of 431 million, down 5.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has declined for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding came in at 455 million in FY2025 (-4.8%), 478 million in FY2024 (-9.6%), 529 million in FY2023 (-6.5%) and 566 million in FY2022 (-8.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q2 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has declined for 21 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Weighted Average Shares Outstanding ranged from 3.0% (fiscal Q1 2026) to 11.1% (fiscal Q2 2024).
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 431 million (Q4 2026), 424 million (Q3 2026) and 433 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.13 Bn | 13.77 Bn | - | 421.00 Mn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.90 Bn | 5.59 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 274.00 Mn |
| 3 | News | 14.62 Bn | 6.11 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.45 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 161.32 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.16 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.79 Bn | 8.79 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.17 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 30.81 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.97 Bn | -6.08 Bn | - | 215.20 Mn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.79 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 138.07 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 421.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 431.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 424.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 433.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 447.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 455.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 453.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 457.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 461.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 478.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 474.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 481.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 492.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 529.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 521.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 541.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 550.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 566.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 563.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 569.00 Mn |
API Access
Fox Shares Outstanding 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&ticker=FOXA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "FOXA", "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&ticker=FOXA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();