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Charles Schwab shares outstanding SCHW

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 1997.

Latest quarter, to Sep 30, 2026
1.7B
On a year earlier
−4.3%
fewer shares

Charles Schwab had 1.7B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Sep 30, 2026.

That is 4.3% 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
FY20251.8B−3%
FY20241.8B+0%
FY20231.8B−2%
FY20221.9B−2%
FY20211.9B+3%
FY20201.9B+43%
FY20191.3B−5%
FY20181.4B−0%
FY20171.4B+1%
FY20161.3B+1%
FY20151.3B+1%
FY20141.3B+1%
FY20131.3B+2%
FY20121.3B+1%
FY20111.3B+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 FY261.7B−4%
Q2 FY261.7B−5%
Q1 FY261.8B−4%
Q4 FY251.8B−3%
Q3 FY251.8B−1%
Q2 FY251.8B−1%
Q1 FY251.8B−0%
Q4 FY241.8B+0%
Q3 FY241.8B+0%
Q2 FY241.8B+0%
Q1 FY241.8B−1%
Q4 FY231.8B−2%

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.