SuperworthMastercard shares outstanding MA
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 883M
- On a year earlier
- −2.9%
- fewer shares
Mastercard had 883M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 898M | −2% |
| FY2024 | 919M | −2% |
| FY2023 | 939M | −2% |
| FY2022 | 963M | −2% |
| FY2021 | 986M | −1% |
| FY2020 | 1B | −1% |
| FY2019 | 1B | −2% |
| FY2018 | 1B | −2% |
| FY2017 | 1.1B | −2% |
| FY2016 | 1.1B | −3% |
| FY2015 | 1.1B | −3% |
| FY2014 | 1.2B | −4% |
| FY2013 | 1.2B | −4% |
| FY2012 | 1.3B | −2% |
| FY2011 | 1.3B | −3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 883M | −3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 893M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 898M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 905M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 909M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 914M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 919M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 925M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 930M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 935M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 939M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 943M | −3% |
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.