Gen Digital (GEN) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 599 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 2.8% from 616 million a year earlier but up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), Gen Digital's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 598 million, down 3.1% 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 0.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 617 million in FY2025 (-1.0%), 623 million in FY2024 (-2.7%), 640 million in FY2023 (+10.3%) and 580 million in FY2022 (unchanged).
- The five-year range for quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) is 571 million (fiscal Q1 2023) to 661 million (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 13.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 3.9%).
- Business Quant data shows GEN's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at 598 million (Q4 2026), 606 million (Q3 2026) and 617 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 815.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 733.60 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 352.46 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 358.96 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 81.24 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 167.14 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | 163.06 Mn |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 12.49 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 599.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 599.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 598.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 606.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 617.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 616.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 617.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 616.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 616.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 615.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 623.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 637.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 641.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 639.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 640.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 639.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 661.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 571.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 580.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 582.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 582.00 Mn |
API Access
Gen Digital 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=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();