Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
Materials · $13.4B market cap · SEC CIK 0000915913
fundamentals score out of 100
Next reports on Nov 3, 2026, after the close, with analysts expecting $2.59 in earnings per share.
The case for ALB
- Revenue growing 18.3% year over year.
- Earnings per share up 1710.7%.
- Has compounded revenue at 10.4% a year over five years.
- Current assets cover the near-term bills 2.1 times over.
- Pays a modest 1.2% dividend.
The case against
- Very expensive at 59.8× earnings. Years of growth are already in the price.
- Return on equity of only 2%.
- Net margin of 3.8% leaves very little room for error.
- The price trend is weak (39/100): +38.0% over a year, -29.6% over three months, 26% of the way up its 52-week range.
- Stability is weak (27/100): beta 1.34, 2.4 years of cash flow to clear its debt, a 64% swing over the year.
What the score is made of
Each factor is half a curve over reported figures and half a rank among the other Materials companies (momentum is judged against fixed thresholds only), and the five are blended by weight. It describes the last filing and the current price. It is not a forecast.
| Valuewhat you pay for the earnings, sales, assets and cash | 48 |
|---|---|
| Growthhow fast revenue and earnings are moving, this year and over five | 80 |
| Profitabilityhow much of the revenue becomes profit, and how much of that is cash | 26 |
| Momentumhow the price has behaved lately | 39 |
| Stabilityhow violently it moves, what it owes and what it pays you | 27 |
- Each factor except momentum is half fixed thresholds, half rank among the 26 Materials companies.
Key numbers
| Price / earnings | 59.8× |
|---|---|
| Price / book | 1.55× |
| Price / sales | 2.3× |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +18.3% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | +1710.7% |
| Gross margin | 24% |
| Operating margin | 5% |
| Net margin | 4% |
| Return on equity | 2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.18× |
| Current ratio | 2.09 |
| Dividend yield | 1.24% |
| Beta | 1.34 |
| 52-week range | $79.30 – $221.00 |
| Position in that range | 26% of the way up |
| 3-month return | -29.6% |
| 1-year return | +38.0% |
Five years of financials, as filed
Pulled from Albemarle Corporation's XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. Italic rows are derived from the rows above.
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $5.4B | $9.6B | $7.3B | $3.3B |
| Gross profit | $669M | $62.5M | $1.2B | $3.1B | $998M |
| Operating income | -$367M | -$1.8B | $252M | $2.5B | $798M |
| Net income | -$511M | -$1.2B | $1.6B | $2.7B | $124M |
| Operating cash flow | $1.3B | $688M | $1.3B | $1.9B | $344M |
| Capital expenditure | $590M | $1.7B | $2.2B | $1.3B | $954M |
| Total assets | $16.4B | $16.6B | $18.3B | $15.5B | $11.0B |
| Shareholder equity | $9.5B | $10.0B | $9.4B | $8.0B | $5.6B |
| Cash | $1.6B | $1.2B | $890M | $1.5B | $439M |
| Long-term debt | $3.1B | $3.1B | $3.5B | $3.2B | $2.0B |
| Free cash flow | $692M | -$993M | -$828M | $651M | -$609M |
| Gross margin | 13.0% | 1.2% | 12.3% | 42.0% | 30.0% |
| Operating margin | -7.1% | -33.0% | 2.6% | 33.7% | 24.0% |
| Net margin | -9.9% | -21.9% | 16.4% | 36.7% | 3.7% |
| Diluted shares | 118M | 118M | 118M | 118M | 117M |
Share count is essentially flat over 4 years.
What Albemarle Corporation says it does
above, the Company has entered into definitive agreements to divest the controlling ownership interest in its Refining Solutions business, with the transactions expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026. Upon completion of the transactions, the Company will still maintain a 49% ownership interest in the Refining Solutions business and all of its PCS business. Certain of the risks included in this section relate to the Refining Solutions business and will continue to be risks for the Company upon completion of the divestiture, however, the potential adverse impact of such risks that primarily pertain to the Refining Solutions business on our cash flows, results of operations and financial condition may no longer be material. 11 Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries Risks Related to Our Business Our substantial international operations subject us to risks of doing business in foreign countries, which could adversely affect…
Risk factors ALB lists in its 10-K
- Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries
- Aggregate Annual Production (metric tonnes in thousands)
- Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources
- Executive Officers of the Registrant
- Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
- Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
- Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") Expenses
- Long-lived Asset Impairment Charges
- Restructuring Charges and Asset Write-Offs
- Equity in Net Income of Unconsolidated Investments
- Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
- Net Loss Attributable to Albemarle Corporation
- Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
- Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates