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Oracle shares outstanding ORCL

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

Latest quarter, to Aug 31, 2026
3B
On a year earlier
+3.1%
more shares

Oracle had 3B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q1 FY27, the quarter to Aug 31, 2026.

That is 3.1% 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
FY20262.9B+2%
FY20252.9B+1%
FY20242.8B+1%
FY20232.8B+2%
FY20222.7B−7%
FY20212.9B−7%
FY20203.2B−10%
FY20193.5B−16%
FY20184.1B−2%
FY20174.2B+0%
FY20164.2B−5%
FY20154.5B−2%
FY20144.6B−4%
FY20134.8B−5%
FY20125B−3%

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
Q1 FY273B+3%
Q4 FY262.9B+2%
Q3 FY262.9B+1%
Q2 FY262.9B+2%
Q1 FY262.9B+2%
Q4 FY252.9B+1%
Q3 FY252.9B+2%
Q2 FY252.9B+2%
Q1 FY252.9B+1%
Q4 FY242.8B+1%
Q3 FY242.8B+2%
Q2 FY242.8B+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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