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At close: Aug 18, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $7.4 billion for Q2 2026, little changed sequentially from $7.4 billion in Q1 2026, and little changed YoY from $7.4 billion in Q2 2025.

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

Microsoft has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $7.4 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) changed 0.09% year-over-year to $7.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $7.4 billion (changed 0.09% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $7.4 billion, changed 0.09% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) steadied at $7.4 billion in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) peaked at $7.5 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $7.4 billion in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $7.4 billion and a median of $7.4 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Shares Outstanding (Entity) retreated 0.73% in 2022, then rose 0.07% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $7.4 billion in 2022, then fell by 0.2% to $7.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 0.04% to $7.4 billion in 2024, then decreased by 0.08% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 0.03% to $7.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) over the past three periods registered $7.4 billion, $7.4 billion, and $7.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,576.39 Bn 3,443.64 Bn 60.48 Bn 7.43 Bn
2 Palantir Technologies 412.58 Bn 403.17 Bn 1.64 Bn 2.40 Bn
3 Oracle 407.66 Bn 375.77 Bn - 2.86 Bn
4 Palo Alto Networks 299.27 Bn 296.16 Bn 2.03 Bn 801.00 Mn
5 Fortinet 115.83 Bn 111.76 Bn 1.64 Bn 733.10 Mn
6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn 354.33 Mn
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn 189.59 Mn
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn 551.00 Mn
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn 597.83 Mn
10 NetApp 40.73 Bn 37.15 Bn 1.37 Bn 199.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 7.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 7.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 7.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 7.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 7.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 7.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 7.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 7.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 7.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 7.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 7.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 7.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.51 Bn