Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Salesforce Shares (Basic) decreased by 0.8% to 948M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.8%, from 956M to 948M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows relatively stable performance with a -1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ3 2026Dec 4, 2025
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 921M | 933M | 980M | 991M | 997M | 997M | 16M | 980M | 975M | 972M | 11M | 970M | 964M | 956M | 7M | 960M | 956M | 948M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.3% | +5.0% | +1.1% | +0.6% | +0.0% | -98.4% | >999% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -98.9% | >999% | -0.6% | -0.8% | -99.3% | >999% | -0.4% | -0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +7.6% | +6.9% | +1.7% | — | -1.1% | -2.2% | -2.5% | -31.3% | -1.0% | -1.1% | -1.6% | -36.4% | -1.0% | -0.8% | -0.8% |
Range7M – 997M
CAGR+0.7%
Avg YoY Growth-4.6%
Median YoY Growth-1.1%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salesforce's shares (basic)?
- Salesforce (CRM) reported shares (basic) of 948M in Q3 2025.
- How has Salesforce's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Salesforce's shares (basic) decreased by 0.8% year-over-year, from 956M to 948M.
- What is the long-term trend for Salesforce's shares (basic)?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Salesforce's shares (basic) has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3B to 2.9B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.