Latest period
7.45B
YoY change
-0.2%
5Y CAGR
-0.4%
Peak year (FY2001)
11.1B
Latest annual
7.45B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 7.45B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -0.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1986 to 2026
| FY2026 | 7.45B | -0.2% | -12M | ||
| FY2025 | 7.47B | -0.1% | -4M | ||
| FY2024 | 7.47B | -0.0% | -3M | ||
| FY2023 | 7.47B | -0.9% | -68M | ||
| FY2022 | 7.54B | -0.9% | -68M | ||
| FY2021 | 7.61B | -1.0% | -75M | ||
| FY2020 | 7.68B | -0.9% | -70M | ||
| FY2019 | 7.75B | -0.5% | -41M | ||
| FY2018 | 7.79B | -0.5% | -38M | ||
| FY2017 | 7.83B | -2.3% | -181M | ||
| FY2016 | 8.01B | -2.9% | -241M | ||
| FY2015 | 8.25B | -1.7% | -145M | ||
| FY2014 | 8.4B | -0.8% | -71M | ||
| FY2013 | 8.47B | -0.4% | -36M | ||
| FY2012 | 8.51B | -1.0% | -87M | ||
| FY2011 | 8.59B | -3.7% | -334M | ||
| FY2010 | 8.93B | -0.8% | -69M | ||
| FY2009 | 9B | -5.0% | -474M | ||
| FY2008 | 9.47B | -4.2% | -416M | ||
| FY2007 | 9.89B | -6.1% | -645M | ||
| FY2006 | 10.5B | -3.4% | -375M | ||
| FY2005 | 10.9B | +0.1% | +12M | ||
| FY2004 | 10.9B | +0.1% | +12M | ||
| FY2003 | 10.9B | -2.0% | -224M | ||
| FY2002 | 11.1B | -0.4% | -42M | ||
| FY2001 | 11.1B | +0.7% | +80.9M | ||
| FY2000 | 11.1B | +0.9% | +103M | ||
| FY1999 | 11B | +2.2% | +240M | ||
| FY1998 | 10.7B | +2.9% | +303M | ||
| FY1997 | 10.4B | +2.1% | +212M | ||
| FY1996 | 10.2B | +1.8% | +177M | ||
| FY1995 | 10B | +2.8% | +272M | ||
| FY1994 | 9.76B | +2.4% | +230M | ||
| FY1993 | 9.53B | +7.7% | +679M | ||
| FY1992 | 8.85B | +5.2% | +439M | ||
| FY1991 | 8.41B | +5.5% | +436M | ||
| FY1990 | 7.98B | +17.0% | +1.16B | ||
| FY1989 | 6.82B | +10.1% | +625M | ||
| FY1988 | 6.2B | -13.8% | -995M | ||
| FY1987 | 7.19B | -2.1% | -152M | ||
| FY1986 | 7.34B | — | — |
- FY20267.45B-0.2%
- FY20257.47B-0.1%
- FY20247.47B-0.0%
- FY20237.47B-0.9%
- FY20227.54B-0.9%
- FY20217.61B-1.0%
- FY20207.68B-0.9%
- FY20197.75B-0.5%
- FY20187.79B-0.5%
- FY20177.83B-2.3%
- FY20168.01B-2.9%
- FY20158.25B-1.7%
- FY20148.4B-0.8%
- FY20138.47B-0.4%
- FY20128.51B-1.0%
- FY20118.59B-3.7%
- FY20108.93B-0.8%
- FY20099B-5.0%
- FY20089.47B-4.2%
- FY20079.89B-6.1%
- FY200610.5B-3.4%
- FY200510.9B+0.1%
- FY200410.9B+0.1%
- FY200310.9B-2.0%
- FY200211.1B-0.4%
- FY200111.1B+0.7%
- FY200011.1B+0.9%
- FY199911B+2.2%
- FY199810.7B+2.9%
- FY199710.4B+2.1%
- FY199610.2B+1.8%
- FY199510B+2.8%
- FY19949.76B+2.4%
- FY19939.53B+7.7%
- FY19928.85B+5.2%
- FY19918.41B+5.5%
- FY19907.98B+17.0%
- FY19896.82B+10.1%
- FY19886.2B-13.8%
- FY19877.19B-2.1%
- FY19867.34B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Microsoft'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 Microsoft (MSFT)
According to Microsoft's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 7.45B. 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 .
Microsoft (MSFT) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 7.45B (2026) – edged down 0.2% year-over-year.
Across 2021–2026 (5 years), Microsoft diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -0.4% – with a net decline across the window.
Between 2001 and 2026, Microsoft diluted shares outstanding plunged 33.1%, falling from 11.1B to 7.45B.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 11.1B, reached in 2001; the historical low of 6.2B was recorded in 1988.
Microsoft Shares Outstanding by Year
Microsoft Shares Outstanding 2026: 7.45B
In 2026, Microsoft reported diluted shares outstanding of 7.45B, edged down 0.2% below 2025.
Microsoft Shares Outstanding 2025: 7.47B
Microsoft diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 7.47B, edged down 0.1% below 2024.
Microsoft Shares Outstanding 2024: 7.47B
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Microsoft came in at 7.47B, edged down 0.0% below 2023.
Microsoft Shares Outstanding 2023: 7.47B
Microsoft posted diluted shares outstanding of 7.47B in 2023, edged down 0.9% below 2022.
Microsoft Shares Outstanding 2022: 7.54B
Microsoft diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 7.54B.
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| 24.5B | |
| 15B | |
| 7.06B | |
| 5.19B | |
| 4.85B | |
| 1.64B | |
| 1.13B | |
| 389M |
- 24.5B
- 15B
- 7.06B
- 5.19B
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