Earnings Per Share
Shares (Diluted)
Guardant Health Shares (Diluted) 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 (Diluted) shows an upward trend with a 5.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
A higher number relative to basic shares indicates a larger potential for dilution of existing shareholder value.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the weighted-average number of shares outstanding, adjusted to include the potential impact of al...
Peer comparison
Standardized metric that reflects the company's total potential equity dilution profile.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_dilutedHistorical 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 (diluted)?
- Guardant Health (GH) reported shares (diluted) of 131.3M in Q1 2026.
- How has Guardant Health's shares (diluted) changed year-over-year?
- Guardant Health's shares (diluted) increased by 6.0% year-over-year, from 123.9M to 131.3M.
- What is the long-term trend for Guardant Health's shares (diluted)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Guardant Health's shares (diluted) has grown at a 5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 404.9M to 498.2M.
- What does shares (diluted) mean?
- The average number of shares that would exist if all potential sources of new shares were converted.