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Albemarle Corp (ALB)

US · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

$99.25+0.89%
Last close · 2026-11-06

Latest quarter · ended 2026-09-30

Revenue
$1.55B
Revenue YoY
+18.8%
Net profit
$255.1M
EPS
$2.58
EPS estimate
$2.56
Net margin
16.4%

EPS came in at 2.58 against a street estimate of 2.56 — a beat of 0.8%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$11.21B
P/E
351.7
Forward P/E
7.8
P/B
1.32
Book value
$68.14
EPS (TTM)
$0.27
Dividend yield
1.80%
52-week high
$219.70
52-week low
$88.99
50-day MA
$109.76
200-day MA
$149.20
Beta
1.36

Analyst view

Analysts rate Albemarle Corp a buy (14 buy, 9 hold, 0 sell out of 23) with an average price target of $154.68.

From the latest earnings call · 2026-08-06

CONFIDENT ALB crushed Q2: $1.7B revenue (+31% YoY), $858M EBITDA (+155%), 49% margins. Lithium demand up 45%, supply tight. Raised 2026 specialties outlook; flat volume guidance despite Greenbushes fire offset by Wodgina gains. DLE pilot progressing at Salar de Atacama. Q2 2026 Lithium demand diversifying geographically; stationary storage becoming parity with EVs by 2026. Analysts probed demand confidence (stationary storage upside justified by customer visibility), bromine pricing durability (2027 normalization risk offset by cost actions), and spodumene lag math (Q2 prices hitting Q3 margins). Management emphasized tight market, policy tailwinds, cost mitigation resilience. 2026-08-06…

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Shareholding

Insiders
0.21%
Institutions
102.15%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
Capital World Investors8.39%
BlackRock Inc8.05%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.53%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.45%
State Street Corp4.66%
Barclays PLC2.79%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.65%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2.45%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Quarterly report · Q3 2026
HEADLINE NUMBERS • Third-quarter 2026 net sales were $1,553,097, up from $1,307,829 in the third quarter of 2025. • Third-quarter operating profit w
2026-11-04
Results announced · Q4 2026
HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q3 2026 net sales were $1,553.1 million, up 18.8% year over year. • Net income attributable to Albemarle was $296.8 million, comp
2026-11-04
Material agreement · Q4 2026
HEADLINE NUMBERS • Albemarle entered into a new unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $1.5 billion. • The facility matures on October 29, 203
2026-10-30
Board / officer change · Q3 2026
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION – FORM 8-K SUMMARY September 2, 2026 – Executive Leadership Succession --- HEADLINE NUMBERS • CEO Transition Date: February 1
2026-09-03
Board / officer change · Q3 2026
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION FORM 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Effective Date: August 24, 2026 • Position: Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting
2026-08-21
Quarterly report · Q2 2026
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION – FORM 10-Q SUMMARY For Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2026 --- HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net sales (6 months): $3,172,044 thousand
2026-08-05
Results announced · Q3 2026
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION – Q2 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net sales: $1.7 billion in Q2 2026, up 31% year-over-year ($1.3 billion in Q2 20
2026-08-05
Board / officer change · Q3 2026
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION (ALB) – FORM 8-K SUMMARY OTHER NOTABLE POINTS • Board Appointment: Eduardo De Salles Bartolomeo appointed as independent direc
2026-07-23

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Corporate actions

ActionDetailDate
Dividend$0.41 / share
ex-date Dec 18, 2026 · pay Jan 4, 2027
2026-12-18
Dividend$0.41 / share
ex-date Sep 11, 2026 · pay Oct 1, 2026
2026-09-11
Dividend$0.41 / share
ex-date Jun 12, 2026 · pay Jul 1, 2026
2026-06-12
Dividend$0.41 / share
ex-date Mar 13, 2026 · pay Apr 1, 2026
2026-03-13
Dividend$0.41 / share
ex-date Dec 12, 2025 · pay Jan 2, 2026
2025-12-12

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Data updated 2026-11-07.