Gen Digital (GEN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 603 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 3.4% from 624 million a year earlier and down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), Gen Digital posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 619 million, down 0.8% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 624 million in FY2025 (-2.8%), 642 million in FY2024 (+2.9%), 624 million in FY2023 (+5.6%) and 591 million in FY2022 (-1.5%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 1.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 10.2%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 3.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 619 million (Q4 2026), 618 million (Q3 2026) and 624 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 764.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 739.90 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 349.26 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 371.02 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 82.54 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 178.81 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | 160.22 Mn |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 42.88 Mn |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 603.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 603.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 619.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 618.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 624.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 624.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 624.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 623.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 622.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 627.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 642.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 645.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 644.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 643.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 624.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 651.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 595.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 604.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 591.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 591.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 591.00 Mn |
API Access
Gen Digital 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=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "ticker": "GEN", "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=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();