Latest period
4.17B
YoY change
+0.3%
5Y CAGR
+0.4%
Peak year (FY2025)
4.23B
Latest annual
4.23B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Verizon (VZ) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 4.23B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Verizon (VZ) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +0.3%
Shares Outstanding history table for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 4.23B | +0.3% | +13M | ||
| FY2024 | 4.22B | +0.1% | +3M | ||
| FY2023 | 4.22B | +0.3% | +11M | ||
| FY2022 | 4.2B | +1.3% | +54M | ||
| FY2021 | 4.15B | +0.2% | +8M | ||
| FY2020 | 4.14B | +0.0% | +2M | ||
| FY2019 | 4.14B | +0.2% | +8M | ||
| FY2018 | 4.13B | +1.1% | +43M | ||
| FY2017 | 4.09B | +0.1% | +3M | ||
| FY2016 | 4.09B | -0.2% | -7M | ||
| FY2015 | 4.09B | +2.8% | +112M | ||
| FY2014 | 3.98B | +38.5% | +1.11B | ||
| FY2013 | 2.87B | +0.4% | +12M | ||
| FY2012 | 2.86B | +0.8% | +23M | ||
| FY2011 | 2.84B | +0.2% | +6M | ||
| FY2010 | 2.83B | -0.3% | -8M | ||
| FY2009 | 2.84B | -0.3% | -9M | ||
| FY2008 | 2.85B | -1.8% | -52M | ||
| FY2007 | 2.9B | -1.2% | -36M | ||
| FY2006 | 2.94B | +4.3% | +121M | ||
| FY2005 | 2.82B | -0.5% | -14M | ||
| FY2004 | 2.83B | -0.0% | -1M | ||
| FY2003 | 2.83B | +1.5% | +43M | ||
| FY2002 | 2.79B | +2.2% | +59M | ||
| FY2001 | 2.73B | -0.2% | -4.8M | ||
| FY2000 | 2.73B | -1.5% | -42.2M | ||
| FY1999 | 2.78B | +76.0% | +1.2B | ||
| FY1998 | 1.58B | +0.9% | +14.4M | ||
| FY1997 | 1.56B | +65.2% | +617M | ||
| FY1996 | 946M | +8.4% | +73.6M | ||
| FY1995 | 873M | -0.5% | -3.95M | ||
| FY1994 | 877M | +0.9% | +8.16M | ||
| FY1993 | 869M | +1.7% | +14.8M | ||
| FY1992 | 854M | +9.7% | +75.2M | ||
| FY1991 | 779M | +0.3% | +2.09M | ||
| FY1990 | 777M | -1.7% | -13.4M | ||
| FY1989 | 790M | +0.2% | +1.57M | ||
| FY1988 | 789M | -0.8% | -6.63M | ||
| FY1987 | 795M | +0.1% | +1.18M | ||
| FY1986 | 794M | -0.5% | -3.79M | ||
| FY1985 | 798M | — | — |
- FY20254.23B+0.3%
- FY20244.22B+0.1%
- FY20234.22B+0.3%
- FY20224.2B+1.3%
- FY20214.15B+0.2%
- FY20204.14B+0.0%
- FY20194.14B+0.2%
- FY20184.13B+1.1%
- FY20174.09B+0.1%
- FY20164.09B-0.2%
- FY20154.09B+2.8%
- FY20143.98B+38.5%
- FY20132.87B+0.4%
- FY20122.86B+0.8%
- FY20112.84B+0.2%
- FY20102.83B-0.3%
- FY20092.84B-0.3%
- FY20082.85B-1.8%
- FY20072.9B-1.2%
- FY20062.94B+4.3%
- FY20052.82B-0.5%
- FY20042.83B-0.0%
- FY20032.83B+1.5%
- FY20022.79B+2.2%
- FY20012.73B-0.2%
- FY20002.73B-1.5%
- FY19992.78B+76.0%
- FY19981.58B+0.9%
- FY19971.56B+65.2%
- FY1996946M+8.4%
- FY1995873M-0.5%
- FY1994877M+0.9%
- FY1993869M+1.7%
- FY1992854M+9.7%
- FY1991779M+0.3%
- FY1990777M-1.7%
- FY1989790M+0.2%
- FY1988789M-0.8%
- FY1987795M+0.1%
- FY1986794M-0.5%
- FY1985798M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Verizon'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 Verizon (VZ)
According to Verizon's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 4.17B. 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, Verizon (VZ) diluted shares outstanding totalled 4.23B – edged up 0.3% year-over-year.
Verizon diluted shares outstanding has grown for 9 consecutive years, with a +0.4% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 4.23B was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was 777M in 1990.
Verizon Shares Outstanding by Year
Verizon Shares Outstanding 2025: 4.23B
In 2025, Verizon reported diluted shares outstanding of 4.23B, edged up 0.3% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Verizon Shares Outstanding 2024: 4.22B
Verizon diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 4.22B, edged up 0.1% from 2023.
Verizon Shares Outstanding 2023: 4.22B
2023's diluted shares outstanding for Verizon came in at 4.22B, edged up 0.3% from 2022.
Verizon Shares Outstanding 2022: 4.2B
Verizon posted diluted shares outstanding of 4.2B in 2022, edged up 1.3% from 2021.
Verizon Shares Outstanding 2021: 4.15B
Verizon diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 4.15B.
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Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Communication Services peers of Verizon (VZ), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 12.2B | |
| 7.18B | |
| 4.32B | |
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| 2.57B | |
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| 1.13B | |
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