Latest period
3.62B
YoY change
-7.0%
5Y CAGR
-4.7%
Peak year (2005)
9.94B
Latest annual
3.64B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Comcast (CMCSA) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 3.64B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Comcast (CMCSA) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: -7.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Comcast (CMCSA) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 3.64B | -7.0% | -272.00M | ||
| 2024 | 3.91B | -5.8% | -240.00M | ||
| 2023 | 4.15B | -6.4% | -282.00M | ||
| 2022 | 4.43B | -4.8% | -224.00M | ||
| 2021 | 4.65B | +0.6% | +30.00M | ||
| 2020 | 4.62B | +0.3% | +14.00M | ||
| 2019 | 4.61B | -0.6% | -30.00M | ||
| 2018 | 4.64B | -3.1% | -146.00M | ||
| 2017 | 4.79B | -5.9% | -302.77M | ||
| 2016 | 5.09B | +1.0% | +52.77M | ||
| 2015 | 5.04B | -3.9% | -204.00M | ||
| 2014 | 5.24B | -1.7% | -90.00M | ||
| 2013 | 5.33B | -1.9% | -104.00M | ||
| 2012 | 5.43B | -2.2% | -122.00M | ||
| 2011 | 5.56B | -1.5% | -84.00M | ||
| 2010 | 5.64B | -2.3% | -130.00M | ||
| 2009 | 5.77B | -2.5% | -146.00M | ||
| 2008 | 5.92B | -7.3% | -468.00M | ||
| 2007 | 6.38B | +0.4% | +24.00M | ||
| 2006 | 6.36B | -36.0% | -3.58B | ||
| 2005 | 9.94B | +9.1% | +825.89M | ||
| 2004 | 9.11B | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 9.11B | +82.5% | +4.12B | ||
| 2002 | 4.99B | +15.1% | +654.42M | ||
| 2001 | 4.34B | +54.4% | +1.53B | ||
| 2000 | 2.81B | +19.4% | +456.83M | ||
| 1999 | 2.35B | -0.1% | -2.95M | ||
| 1998 | 2.36B | +17.8% | +356.01M | ||
| 1997 | 2.00B | +35.4% | +522.87M | ||
| 1996 | 1.48B | +1.0% | +14.84M | ||
| 1995 | 1.46B | +6.5% | +89.60M | ||
| 1994 | 1.37B | +16.7% | +196.09M | ||
| 1993 | 1.18B | -2.7% | -32.33M | ||
| 1992 | 1.21B | +14.0% | +148.87M | ||
| 1991 | 1.06B | -0.6% | -6.63M | ||
| 1990 | 1.07B | +6.5% | +65.39M | ||
| 1989 | 1.00B | +68.4% | +406.92M | ||
| 1988 | 594.70M | +5.5% | +30.98M | ||
| 1987 | 563.72M | -8.6% | -53.12M | ||
| 1986 | 616.83M | +55.0% | +218.85M | ||
| 1985 | 397.98M | — | — |
- 20253.64B-7.0%
- 20243.91B-5.8%
- 20234.15B-6.4%
- 20224.43B-4.8%
- 20214.65B+0.6%
- 20204.62B+0.3%
- 20194.61B-0.6%
- 20184.64B-3.1%
- 20174.79B-5.9%
- 20165.09B+1.0%
- 20155.04B-3.9%
- 20145.24B-1.7%
- 20135.33B-1.9%
- 20125.43B-2.2%
- 20115.56B-1.5%
- 20105.64B-2.3%
- 20095.77B-2.5%
- 20085.92B-7.3%
- 20076.38B+0.4%
- 20066.36B-36.0%
- 20059.94B+9.1%
- 20049.11B0.0%
- 20039.11B+82.5%
- 20024.99B+15.1%
- 20014.34B+54.4%
- 20002.81B+19.4%
- 19992.35B-0.1%
- 19982.36B+17.8%
- 19972.00B+35.4%
- 19961.48B+1.0%
- 19951.46B+6.5%
- 19941.37B+16.7%
- 19931.18B-2.7%
- 19921.21B+14.0%
- 19911.06B-0.6%
- 19901.07B+6.5%
- 19891.00B+68.4%
- 1988594.70M+5.5%
- 1987563.72M-8.6%
- 1986616.83M+55.0%
- 1985397.98M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Comcast'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 Comcast (CMCSA)
According to Comcast's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 3.62B. 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 .
In 2025, Comcast (CMCSA) diluted shares outstanding totalled 3.64B – declined 7.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Comcast diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -4.7% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Comcast diluted shares outstanding plunged from 9.94B in 2005 to 3.64B in 2025, a 63.4% drawdown.
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 9.94B was reported in 2005. The lowest in the available history was 397.98M in 1985.
Comcast Shares Outstanding by Year
Comcast Shares Outstanding 2025: 3.64B
Comcast posted diluted shares outstanding of 3.64B in 2025, declined 7.0% below 2024.
Comcast Shares Outstanding 2024: 3.91B
In 2024, Comcast reported diluted shares outstanding of 3.91B, declined 5.8% below 2023.
Comcast Shares Outstanding 2023: 4.15B
Comcast diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 4.15B, declined 6.4% below 2022.
Comcast Shares Outstanding 2022: 4.43B
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Comcast came in at 4.43B, edged down 4.8% below 2021.
Comcast Shares Outstanding 2021: 4.65B
Comcast diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 4.65B.
See more financial history for Comcast (CMCSA).
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| 12.23B | |
| 7.18B | |
| 4.32B | |
| 4.23B | |
| 2.57B | |
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| 1.13B | |
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