Latest period
123M
YoY change
-3.1%
5Y CAGR
-5.0%
Peak year (FY2006)
316M
Latest annual
124M
Shares Outstanding history chart for McKesson (MCK) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 124M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for McKesson (MCK) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -3.1%
Shares Outstanding history table for McKesson (MCK) from 1995 to 2026
| FY2026 | 124M | -3.1% | -4M | ||
| FY2025 | 128M | -4.5% | -6M | ||
| FY2024 | 134M | -5.7% | -8.1M | ||
| FY2023 | 142M | -7.7% | -11.9M | ||
| FY2022 | 154M | -4.0% | -6.5M | ||
| FY2021 | 161M | -11.8% | -21.4M | ||
| FY2020 | 182M | -7.8% | -15.3M | ||
| FY2019 | 197M | -5.6% | -11.7M | ||
| FY2018 | 209M | -6.3% | -14M | ||
| FY2017 | 223M | -4.3% | -10M | ||
| FY2016 | 233M | -0.9% | -2M | ||
| FY2015 | 235M | +0.9% | +2M | ||
| FY2014 | 233M | -2.5% | -6M | ||
| FY2013 | 239M | -4.8% | -12M | ||
| FY2012 | 251M | -4.6% | -12M | ||
| FY2011 | 263M | -3.7% | -10M | ||
| FY2010 | 273M | -2.2% | -6M | ||
| FY2009 | 279M | -6.4% | -19M | ||
| FY2008 | 298M | -2.3% | -7M | ||
| FY2007 | 305M | -3.5% | -11M | ||
| FY2006 | 316M | +7.5% | +22M | ||
| FY2005 | 294M | -1.7% | -5M | ||
| FY2004 | 299M | +0.1% | +200K | ||
| FY2003 | 299M | +0.2% | +700K | ||
| FY2002 | 298M | +5.3% | +15M | ||
| FY2001 | 283M | -0.4% | -1.1M | ||
| FY2000 | 284M | +3.3% | +9M | ||
| FY1999 | 275M | +187.8% | +180M | ||
| FY1998 | 95.6M | +13.3% | +11.2M | ||
| FY1997 | 84.4M | -9.6% | -8.99M | ||
| FY1996 | 93.4M | +2.3% | +2.07M | ||
| FY1995 | 91.3M | — | — |
- FY2026124M-3.1%
- FY2025128M-4.5%
- FY2024134M-5.7%
- FY2023142M-7.7%
- FY2022154M-4.0%
- FY2021161M-11.8%
- FY2020182M-7.8%
- FY2019197M-5.6%
- FY2018209M-6.3%
- FY2017223M-4.3%
- FY2016233M-0.9%
- FY2015235M+0.9%
- FY2014233M-2.5%
- FY2013239M-4.8%
- FY2012251M-4.6%
- FY2011263M-3.7%
- FY2010273M-2.2%
- FY2009279M-6.4%
- FY2008298M-2.3%
- FY2007305M-3.5%
- FY2006316M+7.5%
- FY2005294M-1.7%
- FY2004299M+0.1%
- FY2003299M+0.2%
- FY2002298M+5.3%
- FY2001283M-0.4%
- FY2000284M+3.3%
- FY1999275M+187.8%
- FY199895.6M+13.3%
- FY199784.4M-9.6%
- FY199693.4M+2.3%
- FY199591.3M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from McKesson'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 McKesson (MCK)
According to McKesson's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 123M. 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 .
The 2026 reading of McKesson (MCK) diluted shares outstanding is 124M – edged down 3.1% year-over-year.
Over 2021–2026 (5 years), McKesson diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -5.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
McKesson diluted shares outstanding peaked at 316M in 2006; the latest annual figure is 124M in 2026 (60.7% below peak).
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 316M in 2006 and its low of 84.4M in 1997.
McKesson Shares Outstanding by Year
McKesson Shares Outstanding 2026: 124M
McKesson posted diluted shares outstanding of 124M in 2026, edged down 3.1% below 2025.
McKesson Shares Outstanding 2025: 128M
In 2025, McKesson reported diluted shares outstanding of 128M, edged down 4.5% below 2024.
McKesson Shares Outstanding 2024: 134M
McKesson diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 134M, declined 5.7% below 2023.
McKesson Shares Outstanding 2023: 142M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for McKesson came in at 142M, declined 7.7% below 2022.
McKesson Shares Outstanding 2022: 154M
McKesson diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 154M.
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