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Alpha Metallurgical

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Alpha Metallurgical has retired 31.6% of its shares since 2021, from 18,532,992 to 12,679,045.

31.6%retired since 2021
31.1%last 5 years
1.4%last 12 months
13Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2019 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 202219M shares, 202113M2020202220242026
2019, 18,259,4212026-07-31, 12,679,045
A share bought in 2019
1.4× more of Alpha Metallurgical today, without buying another share. It was one of 18,259,421 shares then. It is one of 12,679,045 now.
Every filing we read7 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20192020-02-2918,259,42110-K
20202021-02-2818,389,13910-K
20212022-02-2818,532,99210-K
20222023-02-1615,170,45110-K
20232024-02-1912,994,55810-K
20242025-02-2113,052,68410-K
20252026-02-2012,792,68510-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Alpha Metallurgical on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Alpha Metallurgical buybacks, answered

Is Alpha Metallurgical buying back its stock?

Yes. Alpha Metallurgical has 1.4% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 12,679,045 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 31.1%.

How many shares has Alpha Metallurgical bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Alpha Metallurgical has 5.9 million fewer shares than at its 2021 peak. That is 31.6% of the company.

How many shares does Alpha Metallurgical have outstanding?

12,679,045 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2021 peak it had 18,532,992.

What do Alpha Metallurgical's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Alpha Metallurgical stock in 2021 owns 1.5 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Alpha Metallurgical compare with other cannibal stocks?

Alpha Metallurgical ranks No. 60 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: CNX Resources (35.8%), Aptiv (34.1%), Academy Sports (29.3%), Cigna (29.0%).

Every answer is computed from Alpha Metallurgical's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Mohnish PabraiDalal Street517,194 shares, $85.3M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Courtis Kenneth S.Director2026-09-08, 10,000 shares at $225.83 $2.3M total
Courtis Kenneth S.Director2026-08-28, 5,000 shares at $228.99 $1.1M total
Courtis Kenneth S.Director2026-08-25, 5,000 shares at $216.53 $1.1M total
Gorzynski Michael; Percy Rockdale LLC; MG Capital Management Ltd.; CONTINENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE CO; Continental Insurance Group, Ltd.; Continental General Holdings LLCDirector; 10% owner; Other2026-08-21, 10,000 shares at $208.92 $2.1M total
Courtis Kenneth S.Director2026-08-21, 15,000 shares at $210.51 $3.2M total
Courtis Kenneth S.Director2026-08-20, 15,000 shares at $193.50 $2.9M total
Courtis Kenneth S.Director2026-06-12, 10,000 shares at $200.73 $2.0M total
Whitehead Jason E.President & COO2026-06-03, 99 shares at $214.94 $21K total

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