Albemarle Corp (ALB)
Materials · Specialty Chemicals · US stock · S&P 500 component
$95.48
▼ -2.70 (2.75%)
Fair valueData under review
$61
$30fair band $36–$85$91
Day's range
$94.67 – $98.99
52-week range
$87.01 – $219.70
About Albemarle Corp
Albemarle is a specialty chemicals company centred on lithium, bromine and catalysts. Lithium compounds go to makers of batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage, bromine products serve fire-safety and electronics uses, and catalysts are supplied to oil refiners. The business is organised around energy storage, specialties and catalyst operations, and its customers are mostly industrial and manufacturing companies.
Earnings move with demand in end markets such as electric vehicles and with the volumes of chemicals supplied. Revenue is $5.9 billion over the last twelve months, but revenue growth over three years is -11.1% a year. The operating margin is 4.3%, and the business earns a profit of 2% on the capital invested in it. Albemarle carries net debt of 0.4 times EBITDA, and the dividend yield is 1.7%. On the site's X-Ray Score it receives 41 out of 100.
Written with AI from public information and the filing figures on this page, then checked automatically for unsupported numbers. It can contain mistakes: read the company's own filings below before relying on it.
Price chart
52-wk range $87.01 – $219.70Volume 2,218,300Daily, split-adjusted
Vitals
Market cap$13.0B
52-week range$87.01 – $219.70
Volume (last day)2,218,300
P/E (TTM)52.2
EBIT / EV yield1.8%
Free-cash-flow yield10.3%
Dividend yield1.7%
Revenue (TTM)$5.9B
Net income (TTM)$224M
Operating margin4.3%
Return on capital1.7%
Debt incl. leases$2.0B
Cash & securities$1.6B
Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies like Apple). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.
Fair value estimate
$61model spread $58 – $63
Data under review
+0.0% to fair value
Equal blend of three models: peer multiples, a fundamentals-adjusted multiple (growth, ROIC and margin) and a 10-year DCF scaled to the market's average. Earnings-power value (no growth) is a floor and not part of the blend. Model uncertainty is High, so the safety margin is 40%.
Multiples use through-the-cycle earnings (1.84x of the last twelve months)
Earnings are far above the company's own 3-year history, so models would extrapolate a possible peak
Price $95
Undervalued < $36Fair $36 – $85Overvalued > $85
10-year DCF (market-scaled)
$41
Peer multiples
$65
Earnings power floor (not blended)
$24
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple
$75
Growth the price implies
27.7%/yr
A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.09%, equity risk premium 4.23% (Damodaran). How it works.
What this means
Read the lenses below
The price sits inside our fair-value band. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.
Before you invest · decision checklist
Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.
The five-lens scan
Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Materials peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.
Valuation
Weak
39/100
Expensive against its sector on earnings and cash flow.
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EBIT / EV yield1.8%
Free-cash-flow yield10.3%
Fair value vs price0.6×
Growth
Weak
17/100
Growing slower than most of its sector.
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Revenue growth (3y)-11.1%
Growth consistency30%
Profitability
Weak
29/100
Earns lower returns on its capital than most peers.
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Return on invested capital1.7%
Operating margin4.3%
Gross profitability8.8%
Financial health
Strong
71/100
Balance sheet looks strong: debt is well covered.
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Piotroski F-Score6 / 9
Net debt / EBITDA0.4×
Interest coverNo interest cost
Dividends
Fair
61/100
Dividend is typical for its sector.
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Dividend yield1.7%
Dividends vs free cash flow16%
Dividend growth1.1%
Quarterly results: last 6 quarters
-20.9%
Mar '25
-7.0%
Jun '25
-3.5%
Sep '25
+15.9%
Dec '25
+32.7%
Mar '26
+31.1%
Jun '26
Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $1.7B, diluted EPS $3.52.
Compare with peers
PPG Ppg Industries Inc66 SHW Sherwin Williams Co57 ECL Ecolab Inc.50 IFF International Flavors...23Other Specialty Chemicals companies by X-Ray Score.
Fundamentals checklist
● 6 Good · ● 2 Average · ● 7 BadCash quality
Earnings backed by cashGood
Free-cash-flow yieldGood
Risk models
Altman Z''Good
Piotroski F-ScoreAverage
Growth
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)Average
Revenue growth (3y)Bad
Growth consistencyBad
Balance sheet
Current ratioGood
Net debt / EBITDAGood
Interest coverGood
Valuation
Fair value vs priceBad
EBIT / EV yieldBad
Profitability
Return on invested capitalBad
Operating marginBad
Gross profitabilityBad
Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 44/100.
Financials
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.3B | $7.3B | $9.6B | $5.4B | $5.1B |
| Operating income | $798M | $2.5B | $252M | −$1.8B | −$367M |
| Net income | $124M | $2.7B | $1.6B | −$1.2B | −$511M |
| Operating cash flow | $344M | $1.9B | $1.3B | $688M | $1.3B |
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 33.7% | 2.6% | -33.0% | -7.1% |
| Free cash flow | −$609M | $651M | −$828M | −$993M | $692M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.06 | $22.84 | $13.36 | $-11.20 | $-5.76 |
Fiscal years, from SEC filings.
Technical summary
Daily
Bearish
4 bullish · 0 neutral · 12 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bearish
0 bullish · 1 neutral · 11 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bearish
1 bullish · 1 neutral · 6 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 100.5 | Bearish |
| EMA 10 | 100.2 | Bearish |
| SMA 20 | 104.8 | Bearish |
| EMA 20 | 104.7 | Bearish |
| SMA 50 | 119.2 | Bearish |
| EMA 50 | 115.2 | Bearish |
| SMA 100 | 129.1 | Bearish |
| EMA 100 | 127.1 | Bearish |
| SMA 200 | 152.4 | Bearish |
| EMA 200 | 132.9 | Bearish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 26.43 | Bullish |
| MACD (12, 26) | -6.09 | Bearish |
| Momentum (12) | -9.74 | Bearish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 6.08 | Bullish |
| Williams %R (14) | -93.92 | Bullish |
| CCI (20) | -125.9 | Bullish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 89.45 | S2 92.06 | S1 93.77 | Pivot 96.38 | R1 98.09 | R2 100.7 | R3 102.4 |
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
1.63 USD
Yield on today's price
1.70%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 0.4100 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.4050 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 0.4050 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 0.4050 |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 0.4050 |
| 13 Jun 2025 | 0.4050 |
| 14 Mar 2025 | 0.4050 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 0.4050 |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 0.4050 |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 0.4000 |
| 14 Mar 2024 | 0.4000 |
| 14 Dec 2023 | 0.4000 |
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
ALB SEC filings
3 Sep 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure
21 Aug 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change
5 Aug 2026
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
5 Aug 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations
23 Jul 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure
5 Jun 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change
8 May 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change; Shareholder vote results
6 May 2026
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
Where the numbers come from
Statements SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q), quarters derived from year-to-date figures.
Prices end-of-day closes, split-adjusted.
Industry inputs beta, multiples and equity risk premium from Damodaran Online (NYU Stern).
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