Latest period
14.8B
YoY change
-2.6%
5Y CAGR
-3.1%
Peak year (FY2012)
26.5B
Latest annual
15B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Apple (AAPL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 15B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Apple (AAPL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -2.6%
Shares Outstanding history table for Apple (AAPL) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 15B | -2.6% | -403M | ||
| FY2024 | 15.4B | -2.6% | -404M | ||
| FY2023 | 15.8B | -3.1% | -513M | ||
| FY2022 | 16.3B | -3.2% | -539M | ||
| FY2021 | 16.9B | -3.8% | -663M | ||
| FY2020 | 17.5B | -5.7% | -1.07B | ||
| FY2019 | 18.6B | -7.0% | -1.4B | ||
| FY2018 | 20B | -4.8% | -1.01B | ||
| FY2017 | 21B | -4.5% | -994M | ||
| FY2016 | 22B | -5.1% | -1.17B | ||
| FY2015 | 23.2B | -5.4% | -1.32B | ||
| FY2014 | 24.5B | -6.1% | -1.6B | ||
| FY2013 | 26.1B | -1.4% | -383M | ||
| FY2012 | 26.5B | +0.9% | +244M | ||
| FY2011 | 26.2B | +1.3% | +334M | ||
| FY2010 | 25.9B | +2.0% | +496M | ||
| FY2009 | 25.4B | +0.5% | +136M | ||
| FY2008 | 25.3B | +1.4% | +360M | ||
| FY2007 | 24.9B | +1.3% | +329M | ||
| FY2006 | 24.6B | +2.4% | +578M | ||
| FY2005 | 24B | +10.6% | +2.3B | ||
| FY2004 | 21.7B | +6.6% | +1.34B | ||
| FY2003 | 20.4B | +0.5% | +94.1M | ||
| FY2002 | 20.3B | +4.7% | +906M | ||
| FY2001 | 19.4B | -4.1% | -824M | ||
| FY2000 | 20.2B | +3.4% | +672M | ||
| FY1999 | 19.5B | +3.7% | +700M | ||
| FY1998 | 18.8B | +33.2% | +4.69B | ||
| FY1997 | 14.1B | +1.9% | +261M | ||
| FY1996 | 13.9B | +0.6% | +76.9M | ||
| FY1995 | 13.8B | +3.6% | +483M | ||
| FY1994 | 13.3B | -0.9% | -126M | ||
| FY1993 | 13.4B | -2.2% | -306M | ||
| FY1992 | 13.7B | +2.1% | +281M | ||
| FY1991 | 13.4B | -4.4% | -622M | ||
| FY1990 | 14.1B | -2.0% | -293M | ||
| FY1989 | 14.4B | -1.3% | -193M | ||
| FY1988 | 14.6B | -0.8% | -118M | ||
| FY1987 | 14.7B | +2.1% | +301M | ||
| FY1986 | 14.4B | +4.8% | +665M | ||
| FY1985 | 13.7B | — | — |
- FY202515B-2.6%
- FY202415.4B-2.6%
- FY202315.8B-3.1%
- FY202216.3B-3.2%
- FY202116.9B-3.8%
- FY202017.5B-5.7%
- FY201918.6B-7.0%
- FY201820B-4.8%
- FY201721B-4.5%
- FY201622B-5.1%
- FY201523.2B-5.4%
- FY201424.5B-6.1%
- FY201326.1B-1.4%
- FY201226.5B+0.9%
- FY201126.2B+1.3%
- FY201025.9B+2.0%
- FY200925.4B+0.5%
- FY200825.3B+1.4%
- FY200724.9B+1.3%
- FY200624.6B+2.4%
- FY200524B+10.6%
- FY200421.7B+6.6%
- FY200320.4B+0.5%
- FY200220.3B+4.7%
- FY200119.4B-4.1%
- FY200020.2B+3.4%
- FY199919.5B+3.7%
- FY199818.8B+33.2%
- FY199714.1B+1.9%
- FY199613.9B+0.6%
- FY199513.8B+3.6%
- FY199413.3B-0.9%
- FY199313.4B-2.2%
- FY199213.7B+2.1%
- FY199113.4B-4.4%
- FY199014.1B-2.0%
- FY198914.4B-1.3%
- FY198814.6B-0.8%
- FY198714.7B+2.1%
- FY198614.4B+4.8%
- FY198513.7B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Apple's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Apple (AAPL)
According to Apple's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 14.8B. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Apple (AAPL) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 15B (2025) – edged down 2.6% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Apple diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -3.1% – with a net decline across the window.
Between 2012 and 2025, Apple diluted shares outstanding plunged 43.3%, falling from 26.5B to 15B.
26.5B stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 2012, against a low of 13.3B during 1994.
Apple Shares Outstanding by Year
Apple Shares Outstanding 2025: 15B
Apple diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 15B, edged down 2.6% below 2024.
Apple Shares Outstanding 2024: 15.4B
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Apple came in at 15.4B, edged down 2.6% below 2023.
Apple Shares Outstanding 2023: 15.8B
Apple posted diluted shares outstanding of 15.8B in 2023, edged down 3.1% below 2022.
Apple Shares Outstanding 2022: 16.3B
In 2022, Apple reported diluted shares outstanding of 16.3B, edged down 3.2% below 2021.
Apple Shares Outstanding 2021: 16.9B
Apple diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 16.9B.
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Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Technology peers of Apple (AAPL), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 24.5B | |
| 7.45B | |
| 7.06B | |
| 5.19B | |
| 4.85B | |
| 1.64B | |
| 1.13B | |
| 389M |
- 24.5B
- 7.45B
- 7.06B
- 5.19B
- 4.85B
- 1.64B
- 389M
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