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VZ - Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) has a shares outstanding of 4.17B, down 1.4% over the past year.
Shares Outstanding
4.17B
Dilution %
+2.08%
Annual Change
-1.39%
| Year | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.17B | -1.39% |
| 2025 | 4.23B | +0.20% |
| 2024 | 4.22B | +0.18% |
| 2023 | 4.21B | +0.17% |
| 2022 | 4.21B | +0.91% |
| 2021 | 4.17B | +0.63% |
| 2020 | 4.14B | +0.05% |
| 2019 | 4.14B | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 4.14B | +1.25% |
| 2017 | 4.09B | +0.07% |
| 2016 | 4.09B | - |
| Quarter | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.17B | -0.93% |
| Q1 2026 | 4.21B | -0.47% |
| Q4 2025 | 4.23B | -0.07% |
| Q3 2025 | 4.23B | +0.12% |
| Q2 2025 | 4.23B | +0.05% |
| Q1 2025 | 4.23B | +0.11% |
| Q4 2024 | 4.22B | -0.08% |
| Q3 2024 | 4.22B | +0.09% |
| Q2 2024 | 4.22B | +0.05% |
| Q1 2024 | 4.22B | +0.12% |
| Q4 2023 | 4.21B | -0.05% |
| Q3 2023 | 4.22B | +0.07% |
| Q2 2023 | 4.21B | +0.05% |
| Q1 2023 | 4.21B | +0.10% |
| Q4 2022 | 4.21B | +0.07% |
| Q3 2022 | 4.20B | +0.05% |
| Q2 2022 | 4.20B | +0.00% |
| Q1 2022 | 4.20B | +0.79% |
| Q4 2021 | 4.17B | +0.60% |
| Q3 2021 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q2 2021 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q1 2021 | 4.14B | -0.02% |
| Q4 2020 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q3 2020 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q2 2020 | 4.14B | +0.00% |
| Q1 2020 | 4.14B | +0.00% |
| Q4 2019 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q3 2019 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q2 2019 | 4.14B | -0.02% |
| Q1 2019 | 4.14B | -0.02% |
| Q4 2018 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q3 2018 | 4.14B | +0.02% |
| Q2 2018 | 4.14B | +0.78% |
| Q1 2018 | 4.11B | +0.42% |
| Q4 2017 | 4.09B | +0.02% |
| Q3 2017 | 4.09B | +0.05% |
| Q2 2017 | 4.09B | +0.00% |
| Q1 2017 | 4.09B | +0.00% |
| Q4 2016 | 4.09B | +0.02% |
| Q3 2016 | 4.09B | - |
Shares outstanding is the total number of a company's shares currently held by all its shareholders. A shrinking share count usually reflects buybacks that raise each remaining share's claim on earnings, while a rising count can signal dilution.