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BlackRock shares outstanding BLK

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.

Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
164.6M
On a year earlier
+5.3%
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BlackRock had 164.6M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.

That is 5.3% 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
FY2025165.4M+5%
FY2024157M+5%
FY2023150.2M−1%
FY2022151.8M−2%
FY2021154.6M+0%
FY2020154.5M−2%
FY2019156.9M−2%
FY2018160.5M−2%
FY2017163.8M−1%
FY2016165.9M−2%
FY2015168.6M−1%
FY2014170.4M−2%
FY2013173M−1%
FY2012175.2M−4%
FY2011182M−6%

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
Q2 FY26164.6M+5%
Q1 FY26165M+5%
Q4 FY25165.4M+5%
Q3 FY25165.2M+10%
Q2 FY25156.3M+4%
Q1 FY25156.6M+4%
Q4 FY24157M+5%
Q3 FY24149.6M−1%
Q2 FY24149.7M−1%
Q1 FY24150.1M−1%
Q4 FY23150.2M−1%
Q3 FY23150.5M−1%

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.