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Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Issued (2016 - 2025)

Microsoft (MSFT) has disclosed Shares Issued for 17 consecutive years, with $259.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Shares Issued rose 1.17% to $259.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.0 billion through Dec 2025, up 1.19% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.1 billion for FY2025, 2.7% up from the prior year.
  • Shares Issued hit $259.0 million in Q4 2025 for Microsoft, down from $689.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Issued ranged from a high of $706.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $243.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Issued has averaged $478.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $517.0 million in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Shares Issued: skyrocketed 32.35% in 2021 and later fell 16.49% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Shares Issued stood at $291.0 million in 2021, then dropped by 16.49% to $243.0 million in 2022, then rose by 7.41% to $261.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.92% to $256.0 million in 2024, then grew by 1.17% to $259.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Shares Issued for MSFT at $259.0 million in Q4 2025, $689.0 million in Q3 2025, and $548.0 million in Q2 2025.