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ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:ALB - US0126531013 - Common Stock

161.29 USD
+2.98 (+1.88%)
Last: 1/9/2026, 8:04:00 PM
161.8 USD
+0.51 (+0.32%)
After Hours: 1/9/2026, 8:04:00 PM

ALB Key Statistics, Chart & Performance

Key Statistics
Market Cap18.98B
Revenue(TTM)4.95B
Net Income(TTM)-187.91M
Shares117.70M
Float117.22M
52 Week High164.98
52 Week Low49.43
Yearly Dividend2.65
Dividend Yield1.02%
EPS(TTM)-1.35
PEN/A
Fwd PE131
Earnings (Next)02-10 2026-02-10/amc
IPO1994-02-22
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS SubIndustrySpecialty Chemicals


ALB short term performance overview.The bars show the price performance of ALB in the last week, last 2 weeks, last month, last 3 and 6 months. 1 week 2 week 1 month 3 months 6 months 20 40 60 80 100

ALB long term performance overview.The bars show the price performance of ALB in the last 1, 2 and 3 years. 1 year 2 years 3 years 0 20 -20 40 -40 60 80

The current stock price of ALB is 161.29 USD. In the past month the price increased by 21.08%. In the past year, price increased by 86.4%.

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About ALB

Company Profile

ALB logo image 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. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently employs 8,300 full-time employees. The Company’s segments include Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment develops and manufactures a range of basic lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride. Its Specialties business optimizes its portfolio of bromine and highly specialized lithium solutions. Its Specialties business serves a variety of industries, including energy, mobility, connectivity, and health. Specialty products are essential in both internal combustion and electric vehicles, from high-voltage cables and powertrains to airbags and tires. Its Ketjen segment includes clean fuels technologies (CFT), fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives, and performance catalyst solutions (PCS). The company serves various markets such as grid storage, automotive, aerospace, conventional energy, and others.

Company Info

ALBEMARLE CORP

4250 Congress Street, Suite 900

Charlotte NORTH CAROLINA 28209 US

CEO: J. Kent Masters

Employees: 8300

ALB Company Website

ALB Investor Relations

Phone: 19802995700

ALBEMARLE CORP / ALB FAQ

What does ALBEMARLE CORP do?

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. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently employs 8,300 full-time employees. The Company’s segments include Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment develops and manufactures a range of basic lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride. Its Specialties business optimizes its portfolio of bromine and highly specialized lithium solutions. Its Specialties business serves a variety of industries, including energy, mobility, connectivity, and health. Specialty products are essential in both internal combustion and electric vehicles, from high-voltage cables and powertrains to airbags and tires. Its Ketjen segment includes clean fuels technologies (CFT), fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives, and performance catalyst solutions (PCS). The company serves various markets such as grid storage, automotive, aerospace, conventional energy, and others.


What is the stock price of ALBEMARLE CORP today?

The current stock price of ALB is 161.29 USD. The price increased by 1.88% in the last trading session.


Does ALB stock pay dividends?

ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) has a dividend yield of 1.02%. The yearly dividend amount is currently 2.65.


What is the ChartMill technical and fundamental rating of ALB stock?

ALB has a ChartMill Technical rating of 10 out of 10 and a ChartMill Fundamental rating of 3 out of 10.


Can you provide the PE ratio for ALB stock?

ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) does not have a PE ratio as the earnings reported over the last twelve months were negative (-1.35).


Can you provide the number of employees for ALBEMARLE CORP?

ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) currently has 8300 employees.


What is ALBEMARLE CORP worth?

ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) has a market capitalization of 18.98B USD. This makes ALB a Large Cap stock.


ALB Technical Analysis

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 10 / 10 to ALB. When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ALB is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 96.03% of all stocks.


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ALB Fundamental Analysis

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ALB. While ALB seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability.


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ALB Financial Highlights

Over the last trailing twelve months ALB reported a non-GAAP Earnings per Share(EPS) of -1.35. The EPS decreased by -325% compared to the year before.


Industry RankSector Rank
PM (TTM) N/A
ROA -1.1%
ROE -1.88%
Debt/Equity 0.32
Chartmill High Growth Momentum
EPS Q2Q%87.74%
Sales Q2Q%-3.46%
EPS 1Y (TTM)-325%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-23.92%

ALB Forecast & Estimates

31 analysts have analysed ALB and the average price target is 123.97 USD. This implies a price decrease of -23.14% is expected in the next year compared to the current price of 161.29.

For the next year, analysts expect an EPS growth of 63.15% and a revenue growth -7.61% for ALB


Analysts
Analysts70.32
Price Target123.97 (-23.14%)
EPS Next Y63.15%
Revenue Next Year-7.61%

ALB Ownership

Ownership
Inst Owners96.18%
Ins Owners0.36%
Short Float %8.33%
Short Ratio2.78