Basic and diluted share counts across eight large caps
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-22, from Warrants vs Call Options: Key Differences.
| ticker | basic_shares_m | diluted_shares_m | dilution_gap_pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | 3214.7 | 3514.8 | 9.34 |
| AMZN | 10590.7 | 10787.8 | 1.86 |
| F | 3977.3 | 4009.5 | 0.81 |
| NVDA | 24430.6 | 24619.6 | 0.77 |
| PFE | 5675.2 | 5707 | 0.56 |
| MSFT | 7433.2 | 7465 | 0.43 |
| AAPL | 15003.2 | 15063.1 | 0.4 |
| KO | 4305 | 4315.7 | 0.25 |
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 8 distinct values (AAPL, AMZN, F…) | |
basic_shares_m |
number | 3,214.7 to 24,430.6 | count |
diluted_shares_m |
number | 3,514.8 to 24,619.6 | count |
dilution_gap_pct |
number | 0.25 to 9.34 | percent |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
ticker,
round(avg(basic_m), 1) AS basic_shares_m,
round(avg(diluted_m), 1) AS diluted_shares_m,
round(100 * (avg(diluted_m) / avg(basic_m) - 1), 2) AS dilution_gap_pct
FROM
(
SELECT
t AS ticker,
period_end,
max(toFloat64(basic_shares_outstanding)) / 1e6 AS basic_m,
max(toFloat64(diluted_shares_outstanding)) / 1e6 AS diluted_m
FROM global_markets.stocks_income_statements
ARRAY JOIN tickers AS t
WHERE t IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA', 'AMZN', 'TSLA', 'KO', 'F', 'PFE')
AND timeframe = 'quarterly'
AND period_end >= '2024-07-01'
AND basic_shares_outstanding > 0
AND diluted_shares_outstanding > 0
GROUP BY ticker, period_end
)
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY dilution_gap_pct DESC
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