Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Issued (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Shares Issued came in at $541.0 million in Q1 2026, down 0.92% year-on-year from $546.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 108.88% quarter-over-quarter from $259.0 million in Q4 2025.

Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Issued (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has disclosed Shares Issued across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $541.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Issued for Q1 2026 came in at $541.0 million, down 0.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (changed 0.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.1 billion, up 2.7% from the prior year.
  • Shares Issued came in at $541.0 million for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, up from $259.0 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.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Issued is $534.0 million (2024), against an average of $491.2 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Shares Issued reached 20.45% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 16.49% in 2022.
  • Microsoft's Shares Issued stood at $243.0 million in 2022, then grew by 7.41% to $261.0 million in 2023, then fell by 1.92% to $256.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 1.17% to $259.0 million in 2025, then surged by 108.88% to $541.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Issued figures came in at $541.0 million (Q1 2026), $259.0 million (Q4 2025), and $689.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Issued (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 541.00 Mn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 9.00 Mn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 4.90 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 535,000.00
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 17.60 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 12.74 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 5.70 Mn
10 CoreWeave 51.85 Bn 49.58 Bn 2.01 Bn 1.99 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 541.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 541.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 259.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 259.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 689.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 689.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 548.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 548.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 546.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 546.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 256.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 256.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 706.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 706.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 534.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 534.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 522.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 522.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 261.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 261.00 Mn