At&T (T) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
At&T (T) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 6.74 billion for Q3 2026, down 5.0% from 7.09 billion a year earlier and down 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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At&T (T) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, At&T's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 7 billion, down 2.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, At&T's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 7.18 billion in FY2024 (+0.4%), 7.15 billion in FY2023 (+0.3%), 7.13 billion in FY2022 (-0.2%) and 7.14 billion in FY2021 (+0.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q1 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 0.4%; the weakest was Q3 2026, with a decline of 5.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 6.85 billion (Q2 2026), 6.95 billion (Q1 2026) and 7 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 189.57 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 4.14 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 177.30 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 148.15 Bn | 89.61 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 6.74 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 144.51 Bn | 136.19 Bn | - | 62.22 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 85.95 Bn | 51.75 Bn | - | 3.54 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.94 Bn | 30.67 Bn | - | 775.74 Mn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.58 Bn | 6.97 Bn | - | 2.43 Bn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 290.72 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 20.05 Bn | 20.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.66 Bn | 13.32 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.14 Bn |
API Access
At&T Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "T", "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-entity&ticker=T&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();