Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Guardant Health Shares (Basic) increased by 4.7% to 131.3M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.0%, from 123.9M to 131.3M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows an upward trend with a 5.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates share issuance, while a decrease indicates share buybacks.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, adjusted for the tim...
Peer comparison
Varies based on the company's capital structure and history of equity financing or buybacks.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 101.2M | 101.4M | 101.3M | 101.9M | 102M | 102.3M | 102.2M | 102.7M | 108.8M | 117.7M | 112M | 121.7M | 122.4M | 123.1M | 122.7M | 123.9M | 124.1M | 124.8M | 125.4M | 131.3M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.2% | -0.1% | +0.5% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -0.1% | +0.5% | +6.0% | +8.2% | -4.9% | +8.7% | +0.6% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +0.9% | +0.2% | +0.6% | +0.5% | +4.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.9% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +0.8% | +6.6% | +15.1% | +9.6% | +18.6% | +12.5% | +4.5% | +9.6% | +1.8% | +1.4% | +1.4% | +2.1% | +6.0% |
Range101.2M – 131.3M
CAGR+5.6%
Avg YoY Growth+5.8%
Median YoY Growth+3.3%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Guardant Health's shares (basic)?
- Guardant Health (GH) reported shares (basic) of 131.3M in Q1 2026.
- How has Guardant Health's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Guardant Health's shares (basic) increased by 6.0% year-over-year, from 123.9M to 131.3M.
- What is the long-term trend for Guardant Health's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Guardant Health's shares (basic) has grown at a 5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 404.9M to 498.2M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of common shares held by investors during the period.