Latest period
3.99B
YoY change
-1.6%
5Y CAGR
-1.2%
Peak year (2002)
7.45B
Latest annual
4.00B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Cisco (CSCO) from 1988 to 2025
Latest: 4.00B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Cisco (CSCO) from 1988 to 2025
Latest: -1.6%
Shares Outstanding history table for Cisco (CSCO) from 1988 to 2025
| 2025 | 4.00B | -1.6% | -64.00M | ||
| 2024 | 4.06B | -1.0% | -43.00M | ||
| 2023 | 4.11B | -2.1% | -87.00M | ||
| 2022 | 4.19B | -1.0% | -44.00M | ||
| 2021 | 4.24B | -0.4% | -18.00M | ||
| 2020 | 4.25B | -4.5% | -199.00M | ||
| 2019 | 4.45B | -8.8% | -428.00M | ||
| 2018 | 4.88B | -3.3% | -168.00M | ||
| 2017 | 5.05B | -0.8% | -39.00M | ||
| 2016 | 5.09B | -1.1% | -58.00M | ||
| 2015 | 5.15B | -2.6% | -135.00M | ||
| 2014 | 5.28B | -1.8% | -99.00M | ||
| 2013 | 5.38B | -0.4% | -24.00M | ||
| 2012 | 5.40B | -2.9% | -159.00M | ||
| 2011 | 5.56B | -4.9% | -285.00M | ||
| 2010 | 5.85B | -0.2% | -9.00M | ||
| 2009 | 5.86B | -5.0% | -306.00M | ||
| 2008 | 6.16B | -1.6% | -102.00M | ||
| 2007 | 6.26B | -0.1% | -7.00M | ||
| 2006 | 6.27B | -5.1% | -340.00M | ||
| 2005 | 6.61B | -6.3% | -445.00M | ||
| 2004 | 7.06B | -2.3% | -166.00M | ||
| 2003 | 7.22B | -3.0% | -224.00M | ||
| 2002 | 7.45B | +3.5% | +251.00M | ||
| 2001 | 7.20B | -3.3% | -242.00M | ||
| 2000 | 7.44B | +5.3% | +376.00M | ||
| 1999 | 7.06B | +6.1% | +404.00M | ||
| 1998 | 6.66B | +6.4% | +402.00M | ||
| 1997 | 6.26B | +5.0% | +295.69M | ||
| 1996 | 5.96B | +110.0% | +3.12B | ||
| 1995 | 2.84B | -47.1% | -2.53B | ||
| 1994 | 5.37B | +15.5% | +722.46M | ||
| 1993 | 4.65B | +10.1% | +426.39M | ||
| 1992 | 4.22B | -2.3% | -100.00M | ||
| 1991 | 4.32B | +12.2% | +468.68M | ||
| 1990 | 3.85B | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 1989 | 3.85B | +9528.3% | +3.81B | ||
| 1988 | 40.00M | — | — |
- 20254.00B-1.6%
- 20244.06B-1.0%
- 20234.11B-2.1%
- 20224.19B-1.0%
- 20214.24B-0.4%
- 20204.25B-4.5%
- 20194.45B-8.8%
- 20184.88B-3.3%
- 20175.05B-0.8%
- 20165.09B-1.1%
- 20155.15B-2.6%
- 20145.28B-1.8%
- 20135.38B-0.4%
- 20125.40B-2.9%
- 20115.56B-4.9%
- 20105.85B-0.2%
- 20095.86B-5.0%
- 20086.16B-1.6%
- 20076.26B-0.1%
- 20066.27B-5.1%
- 20056.61B-6.3%
- 20047.06B-2.3%
- 20037.22B-3.0%
- 20027.45B+3.5%
- 20017.20B-3.3%
- 20007.44B+5.3%
- 19997.06B+6.1%
- 19986.66B+6.4%
- 19976.26B+5.0%
- 19965.96B+110.0%
- 19952.84B-47.1%
- 19945.37B+15.5%
- 19934.65B+10.1%
- 19924.22B-2.3%
- 19914.32B+12.2%
- 19903.85B0.0%
- 19893.85B+9528.3%
- 198840.00M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Cisco'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 Cisco (CSCO)
According to Cisco's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 3.99B. 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, Cisco (CSCO) diluted shares outstanding totalled 4.00B – edged down 1.6% year-over-year.
Cisco diluted shares outstanding compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -1.2%, with a net decline across the window.
Cisco diluted shares outstanding peaked at 7.45B in 2002; the latest annual figure is 4.00B in 2025 (46.3% below peak).
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 7.45B, reached in 2002; the historical low of 40.00M was recorded in 1988.
Cisco Shares Outstanding by Year
Cisco Shares Outstanding 2025: 4.00B
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Cisco came in at 4.00B, edged down 1.6% below 2024.
Cisco Shares Outstanding 2024: 4.06B
Cisco posted diluted shares outstanding of 4.06B in 2024, edged down 1.0% below 2023.
Cisco Shares Outstanding 2023: 4.11B
In 2023, Cisco reported diluted shares outstanding of 4.11B, edged down 2.1% below 2022.
Cisco Shares Outstanding 2022: 4.19B
Cisco diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 4.19B, edged down 1.0% below 2021.
Cisco Shares Outstanding 2021: 4.24B
Cisco diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 4.24B.
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Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Technology peers of Cisco (CSCO), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 24.51B | |
| 15.00B | |
| 7.46B | |
| 5.19B | |
| 4.85B | |
| 1.64B | |
| 1.13B | |
| 388.90M |
- 24.51B
- 15.00B
- 7.46B
- 5.19B
- 4.85B
- 1.64B
- 388.90M
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