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AT&T shares outstanding T

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

Latest quarter, to Sep 30, 2026
6.8B
On a year earlier
−4.5%
fewer shares

AT&T had 6.8B diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Sep 30, 2026.

That is 4.5% 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
FY20257.1B−1%
FY20247.2B+0%
FY20237.2B+1%
FY20227.2B−1%
FY20217.2B+0%
FY20207.2B−2%
FY20197.3B+0%
FY20187.3B+19%
FY20176.2B−0%
FY20166.2B−0%
FY20156.2B+19%
FY20145.2B−2%
FY20135.3B−7%
FY20125.7B−4%
FY20115.9B−0%

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 FY266.8B−5%
Q2 FY266.9B−4%
Q1 FY267B−3%
Q4 FY257.1B−1%
Q3 FY257.2B−1%
Q2 FY257.2B+0%
Q1 FY257.2B+0%
Q4 FY247.2B+0%
Q3 FY247.2B+0%
Q2 FY247.2B+0%
Q1 FY247.2B−4%
Q4 FY237.2B+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.