Latest period
118.61M
YoY change
+0.2%
5Y CAGR
+2.0%
Peak year (1995)
132.54M
Latest annual
117.70M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Albemarle (ALB) from 1993 to 2025
Latest: 117.70M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Albemarle (ALB) from 1993 to 2025
Latest: +0.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Albemarle (ALB) from 1993 to 2025
| 2025 | 117.70M | +0.2% | +185,000 | ||
| 2024 | 117.52M | -0.2% | -250,000 | ||
| 2023 | 117.77M | -0.0% | -27,000 | ||
| 2022 | 117.79M | +1.1% | +1.26M | ||
| 2021 | 116.54M | +9.1% | +9.73M | ||
| 2020 | 106.81M | +0.5% | +487,000 | ||
| 2019 | 106.32M | -2.9% | -3.14M | ||
| 2018 | 109.46M | -2.6% | -2.92M | ||
| 2017 | 112.38M | -0.8% | -859,000 | ||
| 2016 | 113.24M | +1.5% | +1.68M | ||
| 2015 | 111.56M | +41.0% | +32.45M | ||
| 2014 | 79.10M | -6.2% | -5.22M | ||
| 2013 | 84.32M | -6.2% | -5.56M | ||
| 2012 | 89.88M | -1.8% | -1.64M | ||
| 2011 | 91.52M | -0.7% | -662,000 | ||
| 2010 | 92.18M | +0.1% | +138,000 | ||
| 2009 | 92.05M | -0.5% | -484,000 | ||
| 2008 | 92.53M | -4.8% | -4.69M | ||
| 2007 | 97.22M | +0.1% | +80,000 | ||
| 2006 | 97.14M | +1.7% | +1.64M | ||
| 2005 | 95.50M | +12.3% | +10.44M | ||
| 2004 | 85.05M | +0.9% | +762,000 | ||
| 2003 | 84.29M | -2.3% | -1.98M | ||
| 2002 | 86.27M | -7.3% | -6.77M | ||
| 2001 | 93.05M | -0.2% | -164,000 | ||
| 2000 | 93.21M | -1.9% | -1.81M | ||
| 1999 | 95.03M | -8.9% | -9.25M | ||
| 1998 | 104.27M | -6.2% | -6.84M | ||
| 1997 | 111.11M | -5.7% | -6.70M | ||
| 1996 | 117.81M | -11.1% | -14.73M | ||
| 1995 | 132.54M | +2.1% | +2.67M | ||
| 1994 | 129.87M | +10.2% | +12.04M | ||
| 1993 | 117.84M | — | — |
- 2025117.70M+0.2%
- 2024117.52M-0.2%
- 2023117.77M-0.0%
- 2022117.79M+1.1%
- 2021116.54M+9.1%
- 2020106.81M+0.5%
- 2019106.32M-2.9%
- 2018109.46M-2.6%
- 2017112.38M-0.8%
- 2016113.24M+1.5%
- 2015111.56M+41.0%
- 201479.10M-6.2%
- 201384.32M-6.2%
- 201289.88M-1.8%
- 201191.52M-0.7%
- 201092.18M+0.1%
- 200992.05M-0.5%
- 200892.53M-4.8%
- 200797.22M+0.1%
- 200697.14M+1.7%
- 200595.50M+12.3%
- 200485.05M+0.9%
- 200384.29M-2.3%
- 200286.27M-7.3%
- 200193.05M-0.2%
- 200093.21M-1.9%
- 199995.03M-8.9%
- 1998104.27M-6.2%
- 1997111.11M-5.7%
- 1996117.81M-11.1%
- 1995132.54M+2.1%
- 1994129.87M+10.2%
- 1993117.84M—
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 118.61M. 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 117.70M – 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 132.54M in 1995; the latest annual figure is 117.70M in 2025 (11.2% below peak).
132.54M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 1995, against a low of 79.10M during 2014.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding by Year
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2025: 117.70M
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Albemarle came in at 117.70M, edged up 0.2% from 2024.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2024: 117.52M
Albemarle posted diluted shares outstanding of 117.52M in 2024, edged down 0.2% below 2023.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2023: 117.77M
In 2023, Albemarle reported diluted shares outstanding of 117.77M, edged down 0.0% below 2022.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2022: 117.79M
Albemarle diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 117.79M, edged up 1.1% from 2021.
Albemarle Shares Outstanding 2021: 116.54M
Albemarle diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 116.54M.
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