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Broadcom shares outstanding AVGO

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2010.

Latest quarter, to Aug 2, 2026
4.9B
On a year earlier
+0.6%
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Broadcom had 4.9B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Aug 2, 2026.

That is 0.6% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY20254.9B+1%
FY20244.8B+13%
FY20234.3B−0%
FY20224.3B−0%
FY20214.3B+1%
FY20204.2B+2%
FY20194.2B−2%
FY20184.3B+19%
FY20173.6B−10%
FY20164B+39%
FY20152.9B+6%
FY20142.7B+8%
FY20132.5B+1%
FY20122.5B−1%
FY20112.5B+2%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q3 FY264.9B+1%
Q2 FY264.9B+1%
Q1 FY264.9B+1%
Q4 FY254.9B+1%
Q3 FY254.9B+4%
Q2 FY254.8B+1%
Q1 FY254.8B+4%
Q4 FY244.8B+13%
Q3 FY244.7B+9%
Q2 FY244.8B+12%
Q1 FY244.7B+9%
Q4 FY234.3B−0%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.