Latest period
6.95B
YoY change
-0.3%
5Y CAGR
-0.0%
Peak year (FY2022)
7.59B
Latest annual
7.18B
Shares Outstanding history chart for AT&T (T) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 7.18B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for AT&T (T) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -0.3%
Shares Outstanding history table for AT&T (T) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 7.18B | -0.3% | -25M | ||
| FY2024 | 7.2B | -0.7% | -54M | ||
| FY2023 | 7.26B | -4.3% | -329M | ||
| FY2022 | 7.59B | +1.1% | +84M | ||
| FY2021 | 7.5B | +4.5% | +320M | ||
| FY2020 | 7.18B | -2.2% | -165M | ||
| FY2019 | 7.35B | +8.0% | +542M | ||
| FY2018 | 6.81B | +10.1% | +623M | ||
| FY2017 | 6.18B | -0.1% | -6M | ||
| FY2016 | 6.19B | +9.6% | +543M | ||
| FY2015 | 5.65B | +8.1% | +425M | ||
| FY2014 | 5.22B | -3.0% | -164M | ||
| FY2013 | 5.39B | -7.5% | -436M | ||
| FY2012 | 5.82B | -2.2% | -129M | ||
| FY2011 | 5.95B | +0.2% | +12M | ||
| FY2010 | 5.94B | +0.2% | +14M | ||
| FY2009 | 5.92B | -0.6% | -34M | ||
| FY2008 | 5.96B | -3.4% | -212M | ||
| FY2007 | 6.17B | +58.1% | +2.27B | ||
| FY2006 | 3.9B | +15.5% | +523M | ||
| FY2005 | 3.38B | +1.7% | +57M | ||
| FY2004 | 3.32B | -0.2% | -7M | ||
| FY2003 | 3.33B | -0.6% | -19M | ||
| FY2002 | 3.35B | -1.4% | -48M | ||
| FY2001 | 3.4B | -1.1% | -37M | ||
| FY2000 | 3.43B | -0.7% | -25M | ||
| FY1999 | 3.46B | +0.2% | +8M | ||
| FY1998 | 3.45B | +87.4% | +1.61B | ||
| FY1997 | 1.84B | -6.4% | -126M | ||
| FY1996 | 1.97B | +6.4% | +118M | ||
| FY1995 | 1.85B | +53.8% | +647M | ||
| FY1994 | 1.2B | +0.2% | +2.4M | ||
| FY1993 | 1.2B | -0.1% | -800K | ||
| FY1992 | 1.2B | +0.7% | +8.13M | ||
| FY1991 | 1.19B | -0.4% | -4.91M | ||
| FY1990 | 1.2B | -0.3% | -3.71M | ||
| FY1989 | 1.2B | +4.3% | +50M | ||
| FY1988 | 1.15B | -4.4% | -52.7M | ||
| FY1987 | 1.2B | +1.2% | +14.4M | ||
| FY1986 | 1.19B | +0.3% | +3.23M | ||
| FY1985 | 1.19B | — | — |
- FY20257.18B-0.3%
- FY20247.2B-0.7%
- FY20237.26B-4.3%
- FY20227.59B+1.1%
- FY20217.5B+4.5%
- FY20207.18B-2.2%
- FY20197.35B+8.0%
- FY20186.81B+10.1%
- FY20176.18B-0.1%
- FY20166.19B+9.6%
- FY20155.65B+8.1%
- FY20145.22B-3.0%
- FY20135.39B-7.5%
- FY20125.82B-2.2%
- FY20115.95B+0.2%
- FY20105.94B+0.2%
- FY20095.92B-0.6%
- FY20085.96B-3.4%
- FY20076.17B+58.1%
- FY20063.9B+15.5%
- FY20053.38B+1.7%
- FY20043.32B-0.2%
- FY20033.33B-0.6%
- FY20023.35B-1.4%
- FY20013.4B-1.1%
- FY20003.43B-0.7%
- FY19993.46B+0.2%
- FY19983.45B+87.4%
- FY19971.84B-6.4%
- FY19961.97B+6.4%
- FY19951.85B+53.8%
- FY19941.2B+0.2%
- FY19931.2B-0.1%
- FY19921.2B+0.7%
- FY19911.19B-0.4%
- FY19901.2B-0.3%
- FY19891.2B+4.3%
- FY19881.15B-4.4%
- FY19871.2B+1.2%
- FY19861.19B+0.3%
- FY19851.19B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from AT&T'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 AT&T (T)
According to AT&T's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 6.95B. 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 .
AT&T (T) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 7.18B (2025) – edged down 0.3% year-over-year.
AT&T diluted shares outstanding compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -0.0%, with a net decline across the window.
AT&T diluted shares outstanding peaked at 7.59B in 2022; the latest annual figure is 7.18B in 2025 (5.4% below peak).
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 7.59B in 2022 and its low of 1.15B in 1988.
AT&T Shares Outstanding by Year
AT&T Shares Outstanding 2025: 7.18B
2025's diluted shares outstanding for AT&T came in at 7.18B, edged down 0.3% below 2024.
AT&T Shares Outstanding 2024: 7.2B
AT&T posted diluted shares outstanding of 7.2B in 2024, edged down 0.7% below 2023.
AT&T Shares Outstanding 2023: 7.26B
In 2023, AT&T reported diluted shares outstanding of 7.26B, edged down 4.3% below 2022.
AT&T Shares Outstanding 2022: 7.59B
AT&T diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 7.59B, edged up 1.1% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
AT&T Shares Outstanding 2021: 7.5B
AT&T diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 7.5B.
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Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Communication Services peers of AT&T (T), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 12.2B | |
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| 4.23B | |
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