Latest period
119M
YoY change
+0.2%
5Y CAGR
+2.0%
Peak year (FY1995)
133M
Latest annual
118M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Albemarle (ALB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 118M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Albemarle (ALB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +0.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Albemarle (ALB) from 1993 to 2025
| FY2025 | 118M | +0.2% | +185K | ||
| FY2024 | 118M | -0.2% | -250K | ||
| FY2023 | 118M | -0.0% | -27K | ||
| FY2022 | 118M | +1.1% | +1.26M | ||
| FY2021 | 117M | +9.1% | +9.73M | ||
| FY2020 | 107M | +0.5% | +487K | ||
| FY2019 | 106M | -2.9% | -3.14M | ||
| FY2018 | 109M | -2.6% | -2.92M | ||
| FY2017 | 112M | -0.8% | -859K | ||
| FY2016 | 113M | +1.5% | +1.68M | ||
| FY2015 | 112M | +41.0% | +32.5M | ||
| FY2014 | 79.1M | -6.2% | -5.22M | ||
| FY2013 | 84.3M | -6.2% | -5.56M | ||
| FY2012 | 89.9M | -1.8% | -1.64M | ||
| FY2011 | 91.5M | -0.7% | -662K | ||
| FY2010 | 92.2M | +0.1% | +138K | ||
| FY2009 | 92M | -0.5% | -484K | ||
| FY2008 | 92.5M | -4.8% | -4.69M | ||
| FY2007 | 97.2M | +0.1% | +80K | ||
| FY2006 | 97.1M | +1.7% | +1.64M | ||
| FY2005 | 95.5M | +12.3% | +10.4M | ||
| FY2004 | 85.1M | +0.9% | +762K | ||
| FY2003 | 84.3M | -2.3% | -1.98M | ||
| FY2002 | 86.3M | -7.3% | -6.77M | ||
| FY2001 | 93M | -0.2% | -164K | ||
| FY2000 | 93.2M | -1.9% | -1.81M | ||
| FY1999 | 95M | -8.9% | -9.25M | ||
| FY1998 | 104M | -6.2% | -6.84M | ||
| FY1997 | 111M | -5.7% | -6.7M | ||
| FY1996 | 118M | -11.1% | -14.7M | ||
| FY1995 | 133M | +2.1% | +2.67M | ||
| FY1994 | 130M | +10.2% | +12M | ||
| FY1993 | 118M | — | — |
- FY2025118M+0.2%
- FY2024118M-0.2%
- FY2023118M-0.0%
- FY2022118M+1.1%
- FY2021117M+9.1%
- FY2020107M+0.5%
- FY2019106M-2.9%
- FY2018109M-2.6%
- FY2017112M-0.8%
- FY2016113M+1.5%
- FY2015112M+41.0%
- FY201479.1M-6.2%
- FY201384.3M-6.2%
- FY201289.9M-1.8%
- FY201191.5M-0.7%
- FY201092.2M+0.1%
- FY200992M-0.5%
- FY200892.5M-4.8%
- FY200797.2M+0.1%
- FY200697.1M+1.7%
- FY200595.5M+12.3%
- FY200485.1M+0.9%
- FY200384.3M-2.3%
- FY200286.3M-7.3%
- FY200193M-0.2%
- FY200093.2M-1.9%
- FY199995M-8.9%
- FY1998104M-6.2%
- FY1997111M-5.7%
- FY1996118M-11.1%
- FY1995133M+2.1%
- FY1994130M+10.2%
- FY1993118M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Albemarle's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Albemarle (ALB)
According to Albemarle's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 119M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Albemarle (ALB) reported diluted shares outstanding of 118M – edged up 0.2% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Albemarle diluted shares outstanding delivered a +2.0% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Albemarle diluted shares outstanding peaked at 133M in 1995; the latest annual figure is 118M in 2025 (11.2% below peak).
133M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 1995, against a low of 79.1M during 2014.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding by Year
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2025: 118M
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Albemarle came in at 118M, edged up 0.2% from 2024.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2024: 118M
Albemarle posted diluted shares outstanding of 118M in 2024, edged down 0.2% below 2023.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2023: 118M
In 2023, Albemarle reported diluted shares outstanding of 118M, edged down 0.0% below 2022.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2022: 118M
Albemarle diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 118M, edged up 1.1% from 2021.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2021: 117M
Albemarle diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 117M.
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