Loews (L) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Loews (L) posted Shares Outstanding of 205.5 million for Q2 2026, down 1.8% from 209.24 million a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Loews (L) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Loews' Shares Outstanding came in at 208.96 million, down 5.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Loews' Shares Outstanding was 220.26 million in FY2024 (-3.2%), 227.48 million in FY2023 (-6.3%), 242.83 million in FY2022 (-6.5%) and 259.67 million in FY2021 (-7.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 66 quarters, with an average decline of 3.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding has ranged between 1.8% (Q2 2026) and 8.1% (Q3 2021) over the last five years.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 206.18 million (Q1 2026), 208.96 million (Q4 2025) and 207.57 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 134.07 Bn | 80.65 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 387.41 Mn |
| 2 | Progressive | 129.71 Bn | 105.55 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 583.00 Mn |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 85.23 Bn | 76.72 Bn | - | 480.00 Mn |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 78.57 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 210.50 Mn |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.77 Bn | -21.12 Bn | - | 1.70 Bn |
| 6 | Metlife | 64.61 Bn | -42.17 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 642.60 Mn |
| 7 | Allstate | 60.51 Bn | 21.78 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 256.00 Mn |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 59.88 Bn | 54.28 Bn | - | 256.70 Mn |
| 9 | Aflac | 58.72 Bn | 33.93 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 504.12 Mn |
| 10 | Loews | 22.32 Bn | 18.30 Mn | 2.57 Bn | 205.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 205.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 206.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 208.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 207.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 209.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 212.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 220.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 219.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 221.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 222.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 227.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 225.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 227.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 233.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 242.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 240.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 245.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 247.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 259.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 256.76 Mn |
API Access
Loews Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=L&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "L", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=L&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();