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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |