Albemarle Corporation
ALB
NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $14.9B
$126.28
▼ -4.45%
P/E
263.08
Mkt Cap
$14.9B
52-Wk Range
$71.25–$221.00
52-Week Range
$71.25 - $221.00
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Price action
Price chart
Up 54.0% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Global lithium production capabilities
- Advanced chemical engineering expertise
- Diversified market portfolio
- Strong intellectual property portfolio
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Electric vehicle battery market expansion
Value
Trading at 0.9x Battery & Energy Storage peers — a discount despite the growth profile.
Momentum
Weak
-15.7% over 3m
Quality
Stable
High-growth business (18% revenue growth, 24% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.
Dividend
Modest
1.28% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying ALB right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $3.75 vs $3.20 consensus (+17.2% surprise). Revenue of $1.7B vs $1.6B expected (+8.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+17.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-48%
-21%
-7%
-3%
+16%
+33%
+31%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$1.4B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.7B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
33.9%
Operating
26.0%
Profit
25.1%
Wall Street consensus
11 analysts · 64% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
64%
Hold
27%
Sell
9%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Morgan Stanley · Aug 10, 2026
vs Industry
How ALB stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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