albemarle corp. - ALB

ALB

Close Chg Chg %
176.99 4.35 2.46%

Pre-Market

181.34

+4.35 (2.46%)

Volume: 2.25M

Last Updated:

Mar 25, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: albemarle corp. - ALB

ALB Key Data

Open

$180.55

Day Range

178.22 - 184.23

52 Week Range

49.43 - 206.00

Market Cap

$20.87B

Shares Outstanding

117.85M

Public Float

117.42M

Beta

1.44

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$5.76

Yield

91.49%

Dividend

$0.41

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 13, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.15M

 

ALB Performance

1 Week
 
12.99%
 
1 Month
 
-0.90%
 
3 Months
 
18.03%
 
1 Year
 
145.27%
 
5 Years
 
17.73%
 

ALB Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 27
Full Ratings ➔

About albemarle corp. - ALB

Albemarle Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemicals for consumer electronics, petroleum refining, utilities, packaging, construction, transportation, pharmaceuticals, crop production, food-safety, and custom chemistry services. It operates through the following segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment develops and manufactures a broad range of basic lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride. The Specialties segment focuses on optimizing a portfolio of bromine and specialized lithium solutions. The Ketjen segment consists of clean fuels technologies, fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives, and performance catalyst solutions, which is primarily composed of organometallics and curatives. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

ALB At a Glance

Albemarle Corp.
4250 Congress Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
Phone 1-980-299-5700 Revenue 5.14B
Industry Chemicals: Specialty Net Income -510,628,000.00
Sector Process Industries Employees 7,800
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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ALB Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 3.236
Price to Book Ratio 2.281
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 12.98
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 27.611
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.05
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.159

ALB Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 659,324.744
Income Per Employee -65,465.128
Receivables Turnover 6.725
Total Asset Turnover 0.312

ALB Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.229
Quick Ratio 1.573
Cash Ratio 0.90

ALB Profitability

Gross Margin 13.06
Operating Margin 1.824
Pretax Margin -10.735
Net Margin -9.929
Return on Assets -3.096
Return on Equity -5.239
Return on Total Capital -3.972
Return on Invested Capital -3.938

ALB Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 34.838
Total Debt to Total Capital 25.837
Total Debt to Total Assets 20.283
Long-Term Debt to Equity 44.155
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 25.069
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Annual Financials for Albemarle Corp. - ALB

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
7.32B 9.62B 5.38B 5.14B
Sales Growth
+119.96% +31.38% -44.08% -4.37%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
4.23B 8.42B 5.32B 4.47B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
300.84M 429.94M 590.94M 660.58M
Depreciation
276.13M 401.92M 567.90M 638.15M
Amortization of Intangibles
24.71M 28.03M 23.04M 22.43M
COGS Growth
+82.56% +98.75% -36.82% -15.91%
Gross Income
3.09B 1.20B 60.24M 671.62M
Gross Income Growth
+205.97% -61.08% -94.98% +1,014.92%
Gross Profit Margin
+42.15% +12.49% +1.12% +13.06%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
584.13M 959.89M 690.95M 577.83M
Research & Development
71.98M 85.72M 86.72M 51.40M
Other SG&A
512.14M 874.16M 604.23M 526.43M
SGA Growth
+22.76% +64.33% -28.02% -16.37%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
87.61M (171.35M) 1.19B 320.81M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.41B 412.47M (1.82B) (227.02M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
130.74M (49.66M) 217.73M (124.87M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
111.15M 116.07M 165.62M 200.18M
Interest Expense Growth
+216.28% +4.43% +42.69% +20.87%
Gross Interest Expense
142.25M 188.77M 214.62M 218.68M
Interest Capitalized
31.10M 72.70M 49.00M 18.50M
Pretax Income
2.43B 246.74M (1.76B) (552.07M)
Pretax Income Growth
+1,721.19% -89.86% -814.86% +68.70%
Pretax Margin
+33.24% +2.57% -32.80% -10.74%
Income Tax
390.59M 430.28M 87.08M 156.88M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
38.20M (57.65M) 212.09M (9.54M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
259.05M 387.05M 105.40M 85.25M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
80.54M (12.70M) (170.94M) 74.24M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
12.80M 113.58M (59.47M) 6.93M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
2.82B 1.67B (1.14B) (465.21M)
Minority Interest Expense
125.31M 97.07M 43.97M 45.42M
Net Income
2.69B 1.57B (1.18B) (510.63M)
Net Income Growth
+2,074.96% -41.50% -174.96% +56.71%
Net Margin Growth
+36.75% +16.36% -21.93% -9.93%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
2.69B 1.57B (1.18B) (510.63M)
Preferred Dividends
- - 136.65M 166.75M
-
Net Income Available to Common
2.69B 1.57B (1.32B) (677.38M)
EPS (Basic)
22.9663 13.4122 -11.1993 -5.7569
EPS (Basic) Growth
+2,051.21% -41.60% -183.50% +48.60%
Basic Shares Outstanding
117.12M 117.32M 117.52M 117.66M
EPS (Diluted)
22.8351 13.361 -11.1993 -5.7569
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+2,051.82% -41.49% -183.82% +48.60%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
117.79M 117.77M 117.52M 117.66M
EBITDA
2.80B 671.07M (39.77M) 754.37M
EBITDA Growth
+256.23% -76.05% -105.93% +1,996.92%
EBITDA Margin
+38.28% +6.98% -0.74% +14.67%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 194.714
Number of Ratings 27 Current Quarters Estimate 1.049
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 8.019
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.53 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.79 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 9.055
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 16 16 22 21
Mean Estimate 1.05 1.91 8.02 9.05
High Estimates 1.83 3.08 17.62 16.95
Low Estimate -0.08 0.42 1.90 3.01
Coefficient of Variance 50.93 35.55 43.97 42.40

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 14 14 9
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 1
HOLD 11 12 15
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 2
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

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