Latest period
8.00B
YoY change
-0.7%
5Y CAGR
-1.2%
Peak year (1996)
13.79B
Latest annual
8.02B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Walmart (WMT) from 1986 to 2026
Latest: 8.02B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Walmart (WMT) from 1986 to 2026
Latest: -0.7%
Shares Outstanding history table for Walmart (WMT) from 1986 to 2026
| 2026 | 8.02B | -0.7% | -59.00M | ||
| 2025 | 8.08B | -0.3% | -28.00M | ||
| 2024 | 8.11B | -1.1% | -93.00M | ||
| 2023 | 8.20B | -2.5% | -213.00M | ||
| 2022 | 8.41B | -1.5% | -126.00M | ||
| 2021 | 8.54B | -0.7% | -63.00M | ||
| 2020 | 8.60B | -2.6% | -231.00M | ||
| 2019 | 8.84B | -2.2% | -195.00M | ||
| 2018 | 9.03B | -3.3% | -306.00M | ||
| 2017 | 9.34B | -3.3% | -315.00M | ||
| 2016 | 9.65B | -0.8% | -78.00M | ||
| 2015 | 9.73B | -1.2% | -120.00M | ||
| 2014 | 9.85B | -3.1% | -318.00M | ||
| 2013 | 10.17B | -2.4% | -255.00M | ||
| 2012 | 10.42B | -5.3% | -588.00M | ||
| 2011 | 11.01B | -5.3% | -621.00M | ||
| 2010 | 11.63B | -1.9% | -222.00M | ||
| 2009 | 11.85B | -3.0% | -363.00M | ||
| 2008 | 12.22B | -2.3% | -288.00M | ||
| 2007 | 12.50B | -0.5% | -60.00M | ||
| 2006 | 12.56B | -1.8% | -234.00M | ||
| 2005 | 12.80B | -2.4% | -321.00M | ||
| 2004 | 13.12B | -1.6% | -219.00M | ||
| 2003 | 13.34B | -0.8% | -105.00M | ||
| 2002 | 13.44B | -0.1% | -9.00M | ||
| 2001 | 13.45B | +0.2% | +30.00M | ||
| 2000 | 13.42B | -0.2% | -33.00M | ||
| 1999 | 13.46B | -1.1% | -144.00M | ||
| 1998 | 13.60B | -1.3% | -177.00M | ||
| 1997 | 13.78B | -0.1% | -18.00M | ||
| 1996 | 13.79B | +0.3% | +45.28M | ||
| 1995 | 13.75B | +0.2% | +25.19M | ||
| 1994 | 13.72B | -0.3% | -35.09M | ||
| 1993 | 13.76B | -0.2% | -28.52M | ||
| 1992 | 13.79B | +3.2% | +431.97M | ||
| 1991 | 13.36B | -0.7% | -93.58M | ||
| 1990 | 13.45B | +1.7% | +229.80M | ||
| 1989 | 13.22B | -1.7% | -229.62M | ||
| 1988 | 13.45B | -0.3% | -45.43M | ||
| 1987 | 13.49B | +10.0% | +1.23B | ||
| 1986 | 12.26B | — | — |
- 20268.02B-0.7%
- 20258.08B-0.3%
- 20248.11B-1.1%
- 20238.20B-2.5%
- 20228.41B-1.5%
- 20218.54B-0.7%
- 20208.60B-2.6%
- 20198.84B-2.2%
- 20189.03B-3.3%
- 20179.34B-3.3%
- 20169.65B-0.8%
- 20159.73B-1.2%
- 20149.85B-3.1%
- 201310.17B-2.4%
- 201210.42B-5.3%
- 201111.01B-5.3%
- 201011.63B-1.9%
- 200911.85B-3.0%
- 200812.22B-2.3%
- 200712.50B-0.5%
- 200612.56B-1.8%
- 200512.80B-2.4%
- 200413.12B-1.6%
- 200313.34B-0.8%
- 200213.44B-0.1%
- 200113.45B+0.2%
- 200013.42B-0.2%
- 199913.46B-1.1%
- 199813.60B-1.3%
- 199713.78B-0.1%
- 199613.79B+0.3%
- 199513.75B+0.2%
- 199413.72B-0.3%
- 199313.76B-0.2%
- 199213.79B+3.2%
- 199113.36B-0.7%
- 199013.45B+1.7%
- 198913.22B-1.7%
- 198813.45B-0.3%
- 198713.49B+10.0%
- 198612.26B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Walmart'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 Walmart (WMT)
According to Walmart's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 8.00B. 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 Walmart (WMT) diluted shares outstanding is 8.02B – edged down 0.7% year-over-year.
Across 2021–2026 (5 years), Walmart diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -1.2% – with a net decline across the window.
Walmart diluted shares outstanding plunged from 13.79B in 1996 to 8.02B in 2026, a 41.8% drawdown.
13.79B stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 1996, against a low of 8.02B during 2026.
Walmart Shares Outstanding by Year
Walmart Shares Outstanding 2026: 8.02B
2026's diluted shares outstanding for Walmart came in at 8.02B, edged down 0.7% below 2025. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Walmart Shares Outstanding 2025: 8.08B
Walmart posted diluted shares outstanding of 8.08B in 2025, edged down 0.3% below 2024.
Walmart Shares Outstanding 2024: 8.11B
In 2024, Walmart reported diluted shares outstanding of 8.11B, edged down 1.1% below 2023.
Walmart Shares Outstanding 2023: 8.20B
Walmart diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 8.20B, edged down 2.5% below 2022.
Walmart Shares Outstanding 2022: 8.41B
Walmart diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 8.41B.
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| 1.68B | |
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| 984.45M | |
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