Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Flex Ltd. Shares (Basic) decreased by 1.3% to 369M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.7%, from 387M to 369M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows a downward trend with a -7.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decreasing trend typically signals an aggressive share buyback program, which can increase the value of remaining shares.
Detailed definition
Weighted-average shares outstanding (basic) is the calculation of the total number of common shares held by the public d...
Peer comparison
Used to evaluate the scale of a company's equity base relative to its market capitalization and peer group.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 491M | 482M | 469M | 458M | 455M | 452M | 451M | 447M | 443M | 431M | 417M | 402M | 394M | 387M | 381M | 374M | 374M | 369M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.8% | -2.7% | -2.3% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.2% | -0.9% | -0.9% | -2.7% | -3.2% | -3.6% | -2.0% | -1.8% | -1.6% | -1.8% | +0.0% | -1.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -6.7% | -5.6% | -3.6% | — | -2.4% | -2.6% | -4.6% | -7.5% | -10.1% | -11.1% | -10.2% | -8.6% | -7.0% | -5.1% | -4.7% |
Range369M – 491M
CAGR-6.5%
Avg YoY Growth-6.4%
Median YoY Growth-6.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Flex Ltd.'s shares (basic)?
- Flex Ltd. (FLEX) reported shares (basic) of 369M in Q4 2025.
- How has Flex Ltd.'s shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Flex Ltd.'s shares (basic) decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from 387M to 369M.
- What is the long-term trend for Flex Ltd.'s shares (basic)?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Flex Ltd.'s shares (basic) has grown at a -7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.8B to 1.6B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of actual shares owned by investors throughout the year, accounting for any shares the company bought back or issued.