Gen Digital (GEN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2009 - 2026)

Gen Digital (GEN) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $619.0 million for Q2 2026, down 0.8% on a YoY basis from $624.0 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $618.0 million in Q1 2026.

Gen Digital (GEN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gen Digital has reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $619.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 0.8% year-over-year to $619.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $619.0 million (down 0.8% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $619.0 million, down 0.8% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q2 2026 stood at $619.0 million, roughly flat from $618.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was $645.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $591.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) has averaged $622.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $624.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) gained 8.24% — and 2024, when it fell 3.42%.
  • Gen Digital's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) stood at $617.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 4.54% to $645.0 million in 2023, then declined by 3.26% to $624.0 million in 2024, then changed by 0.0% to $624.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.8% to $619.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $619.0 million (Q2 2026), $618.0 million (Q1 2026), and $624.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn -
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 10.00
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn -
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 2.57 Bn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 713.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 250.58 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 742.80 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 190.76 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 352.63 Mn
10 Gen Digital 15.29 Bn 14.88 Bn 1.01 Bn 619.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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 624.00 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 617.00 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
Jul 2, 2021 591.00 Mn