Earnings Per Share

Shares (Basic)

LPL Financial Holdings Shares (Basic) increased by 17278.1% to 80.1M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.4%, from 74.6M to 80.1M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows relatively stable performance with a -1.0% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 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_basic

Historical Data

18 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value80.1M80.2M21K80M79.9M79.8M78.8M77.2M76.1M74.6M74.7M74.8M25K74.6M80M80M461K80.1M
QoQ Change+0.1%-100.0%>999%-0.0%-0.2%-1.3%-1.9%-1.5%-2.0%+0.2%+0.1%-100.0%>999%+7.2%+0.0%-99.4%>999%
YoY Change-0.1%-0.5%-1.5%-3.4%-4.7%-5.3%-3.2%-1.7%+0.1%+7.0%+7.0%>999%+7.4%
Range21K80.2M
CAGR+0.0%
Avg YoY Growth+134.2%
Median YoY Growth-0.5%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LPL Financial Holdings's shares (basic)?
LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) reported shares (basic) of 80.1M in Q1 2026.
How has LPL Financial Holdings's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
LPL Financial Holdings's shares (basic) increased by 7.4% year-over-year, from 74.6M to 80.1M.
What is the long-term trend for LPL Financial Holdings's shares (basic)?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), LPL Financial Holdings's shares (basic) has grown at a -1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 240M to 235.1M.
What does shares (basic) mean?
The average number of shares held by investors during the period.