NYSE: ALB
Albemarle Corp Stock

$104.59-0.44 (-0.42%)
Updated Oct 2, 2026
ALB Price
$104.59
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$12.34B
52 Week Low
$88.01
52 Week High
$221.00
P/E
222.53x
P/B
1.2x
P/S
2.7x
PEG
1.17x
Dividend Yield
1.55%
Revenue
$5.91B
Earnings
$224.18M
Gross Margin
23.8%
Operating Margin
10.82%
Profit Margin
1%
Debt to Equity
0.52
Operating Cash Flow
$2B
Beta
1.56
Next Earnings
Nov 4, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

ALB Overview

Albemarle Corporation manufactures specialty chemicals (lithium, bromine, and catalysts). Offerings based on those chemicals include butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride, products used in fire safety solutions, fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives, and performance catalyst solutions. Its customers include companies in the energy storage, petroleum refining, and consumer electronics sectors, among others. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

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Industry: Specialty Chemical

Industry Rating
A
ALB
Ranked
#26 of 51

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Name / TickerPriceZen Rating
$13.94A
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ALB ($104.59) is trading above its intrinsic value of $28.19, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
ALB is poor value based on its earnings relative to its share price (222.53x), compared to the US market average (49.66x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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Valuation

ALB price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
222.53x
Industry
-79.65x
Market
49.66x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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ALB price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
1.2x
Industry
3.51x
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ALB price to earnings growth (PEG)

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ALB's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$1.7B
Net Income
$480.0M
Profit Margin
25.1%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$15.9B
Liabilities
$5.4B
Debt to equity
0.52
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Cash flow

Operating
$710.0M
Investing
-$80.4M
Financing
-$80.1M
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Debt Coverage Financials

ALB vs Specialty Chemical Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
ALBC$12.34B-0.42%222.53x1.20x
RPMC$12.67B-0.03%19.11x3.83x
AVTRC$10.38B+2.06%-18.26x1.84x
ESI–$9.24B+4.40%51.26x3.29x
SOLSC$9.17B+1.26%N/A5.78x

Albemarle Stock FAQ

What is Albemarle's quote symbol?

(NYSE: ALB) Albemarle trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ALB. Albemarle stock quotes can also be displayed as NYSE: ALB.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Albemarle (NYSE: ALB)?

(NYSE: ALB) Albemarle's 52-week high was $221.00, and its 52-week low was $88.01. It is currently -52.67% from its 52-week high and 18.84% from its 52-week low.

How much is Albemarle stock worth today?

(NYSE: ALB) Albemarle currently has 118,005,057 outstanding shares. With Albemarle stock trading at $104.59 per share, the total value of Albemarle stock (market capitalization) is $12.34B.

Albemarle stock was originally listed at a price of $11.94 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Albemarle stock at $11.94, your return over the last 28 years would have been 775.96%, for an annualized return of 8.06% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Albemarle's stock price per share?

(NYSE: ALB) Albemarle stock price per share is $104.59 today (as of Oct 2, 2026).

What is Albemarle's Market Cap?

(NYSE: ALB) Albemarle's market cap is $12.34B, as of Oct 5, 2026.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Albemarle's market cap is calculated by multiplying ALB's current stock price of $104.59 by ALB's total outstanding shares of 118,005,057.
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