What is Microsoft's shares (basic)?

Microsoft (MSFT) reported shares (basic) of 7.4B in Q1 2026.

How has Microsoft's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Microsoft's shares (basic) decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, from 7.4B to 7.4B.

What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's shares (basic) has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 30.2B to 29.7B.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Microsoft MSFT Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

International Business MachinesIBM

938.5M+1.1%

AppleAAPL

14.7B-2.1%

Electronic ArtsEA

250M-4.6%

PTCPTC

118.2M-1.7%

AmazonAMZN

10.7B+1.3%

SalesforceCRM

868M-9.6%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$82.9B+18.3%

Gross profit$56.1B+16.4%

Operating income$38.4B+20.0%

Net income$31.8B+23.1%

EPS (diluted)$4.27+23.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$32.1B+11.4%

Total debt$125.43B+19.4%

Total equity$414.37B+28.7%

Total assets$694.23B+23.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$46.7B+26.0%

CapEx$30.9B+84.4%

Free cash flow$15.8B-22.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.62T-26.1%

Enterprise value$2.71T-25.1%

P/E20.9×-15.8×

P/S8.2×-4.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin68.3%-0.8pp

Operating margin46.8%+1.6pp

Net margin39.3%+3.6pp

FCF margin22.9%-2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34%+0.4pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Microsoft in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

The official record: Microsoft’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Microsoft's shares (basic)?: Microsoft (MSFT) reported shares (basic) of 7.4B in Q1 2026.
How has Microsoft's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Microsoft's shares (basic) decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, from 7.4B to 7.4B.
What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's shares (basic) has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 30.2B to 29.7B.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.