Sony (SONY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Sony (SONY) posted Shares Outstanding of 5.98 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 1.2% from 6.05 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Sony (SONY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2009, Sony has reported Shares Outstanding for 70 quarters.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.6% (years ended Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
- In prior years, Sony's Shares Outstanding was 6.05 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2025 (-1.7%), 6.16 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2024 (-0.4%), 6.18 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2023 (-0.3%) and 6.2 billion in the year ended Mar 31, 2022 (+0.7%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding has run from a low of 5.98 billion in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 to a high of 6.2 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average decline of 1.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with growth of 0.7%; the weakest was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, with a decline of 1.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 5.98 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 6.05 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 6.05 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 14.66 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 645.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 219.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 345.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 5.98 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 74.60 Mn |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 84.85 Bn | 62.73 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.15 Bn |
API Access
Sony Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "SONY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=SONY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();