Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $7.4 billion for Q1 2026, little changed sequentially from $7.5 billion in Q4 2025, and little changed YoY from $7.5 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) data on file, last reported at $7.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) changed 0.21% year-over-year to $7.4 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.4 billion (changed 0.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.5 billion, changed 0.05% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) steadied at $7.4 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $7.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was $7.5 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at $7.4 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) over 5 years is $7.5 billion, with a median of $7.5 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) declined 1.09% in 2022 and advanced 0.11% in 2024.
  • Microsoft's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) stood at $7.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 0.07% to $7.5 billion in 2023, then changed by 0.0% to $7.5 billion in 2024, then dropped by 0.11% to $7.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.2% to $7.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) at $7.4 billion in Q1 2026, $7.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $7.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 7.45 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.91 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 2.57 Bn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 711.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 250.58 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 742.80 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 352.63 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 190.76 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 597.59 Mn
10 CoreWeave 45.15 Bn 42.89 Bn 2.01 Bn 527.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 7.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 7.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 7.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 7.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 7.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 7.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 7.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 7.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 7.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 7.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 7.61 Bn