SuperworthGen Digital shares outstanding GEN
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.
- Latest quarter, to Jul 3, 2026
- 603M
- On a year earlier
- −3.4%
- fewer shares
Gen Digital had 603M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q1 FY27, the quarter to Jul 3, 2026.
That is 3.4% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 610M | −2% |
| FY2025 | 624M | −2% |
| FY2024 | 636M | −1% |
| FY2023 | 645M | +9% |
| FY2022 | 591M | +1% |
| FY2021 | 588M | −8% |
| FY2020 | 640M | −4% |
| FY2019 | 664M | +7% |
| FY2018 | 622M | +1% |
| FY2017 | 618M | −2% |
| FY2016 | 631M | −9% |
| FY2015 | 693M | −1% |
| FY2014 | 698M | −2% |
| FY2013 | 714M | −84% |
| FY2012 | 4.4B | −5% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 603M | −3% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 610M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 618M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 624M | +0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 624M | −0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 624M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 623M | −3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 622M | −3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 627M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 636M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 645M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 644M | +8% |
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.