Microsoft (MSFT) Common Stock Issued (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Common Stock Issued came in at $598 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 13.2% from $689 million a year earlier but up 15.0% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Common Stock Issued (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Microsoft reported Common Stock Issued of $1.92 billion, down 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was $2.01 billion, down 2.3% from FY2025.
- Common Stock Issued carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Common Stock Issued was $2.06 billion in FY2025 (+2.7%), $2 billion in FY2024 (+7.3%), $1.87 billion in FY2023 (+1.4%) and $1.84 billion in FY2022 (+8.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Common Stock Issued is $243 million (fiscal Q2 2023) to $706 million (fiscal Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Common Stock Issued 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 Common Stock Issued over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 20.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 16.5%).
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Common Stock Issued at $520 million (Q4 2026), $541 million (Q3 2026) and $259 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Issued (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,882.39 Bn | 3,817.88 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 598.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.54 Bn | 185.35 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 240.00 Mn |
| 3 | Equinix | 99.59 Bn | 87.49 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 41.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.77 Bn | 80.30 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 20.19 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 36.57 Bn | 10.00 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 53.80 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 29.17 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 997.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.37 Bn | 25.72 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 4.20 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.43 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 150.00 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.88 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 828.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.44 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 671.47 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 598.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 520.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 541.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 259.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 689.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 548.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 546.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 256.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 706.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 534.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 522.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 261.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 685.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 512.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 536.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 243.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 575.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 461.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 477.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 291.00 Mn |
API Access
Microsoft Common Stock Issued 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=common-stock-issued&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "common-stock-issued", "ticker": "MSFT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=common-stock-issued&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();