Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Incyte Shares (Basic) increased by 26657.4% to 199.3M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.9%, from 193.7M to 199.3M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows a downward trend with a -4.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 28, 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
19 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 220.1M | 220.8M | 185K | 221.3M | 221.7M | 222.4M | 203K | 223M | 223.2M | 224.1M | 200K | 224.5M | 218.2M | 192.6M | 193.7M | 194M | 195.7M | 745K | 199.3M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.3% | -99.9% | >999% | +0.2% | +0.3% | -99.9% | >999% | +0.1% | +0.4% | -99.9% | >999% | -2.8% | -11.7% | +0.6% | +0.1% | +0.9% | -99.6% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.7% | +0.7% | +9.7% | +0.7% | +0.7% | +0.7% | -1.5% | +0.7% | -2.3% | -14.0% | -13.7% | -11.1% | +1.6% | — | +2.9% |
Range185K – 224.5M
CAGR-2.2%
Avg YoY Growth-1.7%
Median YoY Growth+0.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Incyte's shares (basic)?
- Incyte (INCY) reported shares (basic) of 199.3M in Q1 2026.
- How has Incyte's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Incyte's shares (basic) increased by 2.9% year-over-year, from 193.7M to 199.3M.
- What is the long-term trend for Incyte's shares (basic)?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Incyte's shares (basic) has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 660.9M to 584.1M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.