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QUALCOMM shares outstanding QCOM

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 1995.

Latest quarter, to Jun 28, 2026
1.1B
On a year earlier
−2.7%
fewer shares

QUALCOMM had 1.1B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Jun 28, 2026.

That is 2.7% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY20251.1B−5%
FY20241.1B+0%
FY20231.1B−1%
FY20221.1B−1%
FY20211.1B−0%
FY20201.1B−5%
FY20191.2B−15%
FY20181.4B−5%
FY20171.5B−0%
FY20161.5B−5%
FY20151.6B−8%
FY20141.7B−2%
FY20131.7B−0%
FY20121.7B+2%
FY20111.7B+6%

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 FY261.1B−3%
Q2 FY261.1B−4%
Q1 FY261.1B−4%
Q4 FY251.1B−5%
Q3 FY251.1B−3%
Q2 FY251.1B−1%
Q1 FY251.1B−0%
Q4 FY241.1B+0%
Q3 FY241.1B+1%
Q2 FY241.1B+1%
Q1 FY241.1B−0%
Q4 FY231.1B−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.