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Albemarle Corporation

ALB Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$109.73

▲ +1.48 (+1.4%)

52w hi$214.35
52w lo$80.16
Vol1.99M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.35

Short-0.50
Medium-0.40
Long+0.06

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Albemarle Corporation

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Market cap$12.95B
Enterprise value$15.81B
Trailing P/E406.41x
Forward P/E9.71x
EV / EBITDA10.66x
P / S (ttm)2.19x
Profit margin3.8%
Return on equity2.6%
Revenue growth+31.1%
Debt / equity18.98

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.34
Sector-0.02
Technical-0.39
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Albemarle Corporation provides energy storage solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride for use in lithium batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles; power grids and solar panels; high-performance greases; and specialty glass used in consumer appliances and electronics. The Specialties segment provides bromine and highly specialized lithium solutions for various industries, such as energy, mobility, connectivity, and health comprising fire safety compounds; bromine-based specialty chemical products, including elemental bromine, alkyl bromides, inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and various bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications, including airbag initiators. This segment also provides organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins, and various life science applications, as well as intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry; technical services, including handling and use of reactive lithium products; and recycling services for lithium-containing by-products. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies, including hydroprocessing catalysts together with isomerization and alkylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions comprising organometallics and curatives. It serves the grid storage, automotive, aerospace, conventional energy, electronics, construction, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and medical device industries. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

United States · www.albemarle.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX1.55
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol58.7%
Annual ret+29.3%
Sharpe0.50
Max DD-54.4%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$208.92
High / Low$264.00 / $83.28
Median$211.50
Analysts22
Strong Buy2
Buy9
Hold13
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-05-08Wells Fargo→ Equal-Weight
2026-05-08UBS→ Buy
2026-05-08Truist Securities→ Buy
2026-05-08Citigroup→ Neutral
2026-05-07Mizuho→ Neutral
2026-04-24RBC Capital→ Outperform

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-07-23Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-06-05Officer / Director Changeread
2026-05-08Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-05-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-17Officer / Director Changeread
2026-03-25Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-03-06Acquisition / Disposition, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-03-04Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-11Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-12-12Officer / Director Changeread
2025-11-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-07-21DESALLES BARTOLOMEO EDUARDOGrant1.38K—
2026-07-01Collins Michelle TGrant1.25K—
2026-07-01Collins Michelle TGrant2—
2026-07-01Cramer Ralf HansGrant1.25K—
2026-07-01Cramer Ralf HansWithheld for tax929$126.42K
2026-07-01Cramer Ralf HansWithheld for tax13$1.77K
2026-07-01BRLAS LAURIEGrant1.25K—
2026-07-01BRLAS LAURIEGrant36—
2026-07-01Wolff Alejandro DanielGrant33—
2026-07-01STEINER GERALD AGrant1.25K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders9
Top-5 share95.2%
HHI2,496 (moderate)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$744.81M5.50M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$362.68M2.69M
Citadel Advisors$331.41M2.45M
Capital Research / Capital World$163.99M1.21M
AQR Capital Management$154.62M1.16M
Renaissance Technologies$61.59M456.14K
Bridgewater Associates$15.70M116.25K
Millennium Management$11.45M206.13K
T. Rowe Price Group$131.45K973.49K

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)0.74%
$ / share (TTM)$0.81
5y CAGR+1.0%

Annual dividend per share

2021$1.56
2022$1.58
2023$1.60
2024$1.61
2025$1.62
2026$0.41

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-0510-Qview
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-07-233view
2026-07-238-Kview
2026-07-234view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-06-2511-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$5.38B+5.7%
Gross profit$668.72M-0.8%
Operating income-$367.08M+14.7%
Net income-$510.63M+17.5%
Cash from ops$1.33B+10.5%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$108.79$112.07$108.30$109.731.99M
Sep 24$110.00$110.50$108.21$108.252.50M
Sep 23$114.17$115.08$112.31$113.472.20M
Sep 22$113.62$117.59$112.80$116.804.10M
Sep 21$113.50$114.49$111.57$112.921.91M

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