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Johnson & Johnson shares outstanding JNJ

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

Latest quarter, to Sep 27, 2026
2.4B
On a year earlier
+0.8%
more shares

Johnson & Johnson had 2.4B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Sep 27, 2026.

That is 0.8% 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
FY20252.4B+0%
FY20242.4B−0%
FY20232.4B−8%
FY20222.7B−1%
FY20212.7B+0%
FY20202.7B−0%
FY20192.7B−2%
FY20182.7B+2%
FY20172.7B−3%
FY20162.8B−1%
FY20152.8B−1%
FY20142.8B−1%
FY20132.9B+1%
FY20122.8B+2%
FY20112.8B−0%

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 FY262.4B+1%
Q2 FY262.4B+1%
Q1 FY262.4B+1%
Q4 FY252.4B+0%
Q3 FY252.4B+0%
Q2 FY252.4B−0%
Q1 FY252.4B−0%
Q4 FY242.4B−0%
Q3 FY242.4B−5%
Q2 FY242.4B−8%
Q1 FY242.4B−7%
Q4 FY232.4B−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.