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Pfizer shares outstanding PFE

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

Latest quarter, to Jun 28, 2026
5.7B
On a year earlier
−0.1%
fewer shares

Pfizer had 5.7B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 28, 2026.

That is about the same as a year earlier.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY20255.7B−0%
FY20245.7B+1%
FY20235.6B−2%
FY20225.7B−0%
FY20215.8B+2%
FY20205.7B+1%
FY20195.6B−3%
FY20185.8B−5%
FY20176.1B−1%
FY20166.1B−0%
FY20156.2B−3%
FY20146.4B−2%
FY20136.5B−12%
FY20127.4B−4%
FY20117.7B−4%

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 FY265.7B−0%
Q1 FY265.7B+0%
Q4 FY255.7B−0%
Q3 FY255.7B+0%
Q2 FY255.7B+0%
Q1 FY255.7B+0%
Q4 FY245.7B+1%
Q3 FY245.7B+1%
Q2 FY245.7B−0%
Q1 FY245.7B−1%
Q4 FY235.6B−2%
Q3 FY235.6B−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.