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Albemarle Corporation (ALB)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Charlotte, United States | NYSE
137.36 USD +1.59 (1.171%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 137.96 +0.60 (0.437%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT

The most critical tension here is between the business's current growth engine and the market's refusal to price in a recovery. The stock has endured three consecutive years of annual declines, a structural signal that warrants caution despite the 31 percent revenue growth currently reported. However, the last two weeks have seen a dramatic 18 percent rebound, pushing the price well above its 50-day moving average and signaling a potential shift in sentiment. The forward valuation is much more attractive than the trailing multiple, hinting that the market expects earnings to catch up. The dividend is safe but offers little income relative to inflation. For the short term, the momentum is strong enough to justify a bullish stance, but the long-term outlook remains clouded by the extended price weakness.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.235706
AutoETS0.238226
MSTL0.244113
AutoARIMA0.297203

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 19.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.124
Excess Kurtosis -1.27
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 18.976
Revenue per Share 50.152
Market Cap 16,209,174,528
Trailing P/E 508.74
Forward P/E 12.16
Beta 1.32
Profit Margins 3.79%
Website https://www.albemarle.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility with heavy put walls at 120-135 strikes acting as support, while call flow concentrates around 145-155 strikes. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money puts, suggesting fear of further downside, yet recent price action has rallied significantly above the 50-day average.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.24% 1.33% 1.54% 1.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-12 0.4050 0.237648
2026-03-13 0.4050 0.255973
2025-12-12 0.4050 0.305108
2025-09-12 0.4050 0.533035
2025-06-13 0.4050 0.666996
2025-03-14 0.4050 0.538349
2024-12-13 0.4050 0.407527
2024-09-13 0.4050 0.463175
2024-06-14 0.4000 0.386436
2024-03-14 0.4000 0.333639
2023-12-14 0.4000 0.274179
2023-09-14 0.4000 0.216251
2023-06-15 0.4000 0.173228
2023-03-16 0.4000 0.186385
2022-12-15 0.3950 0.164241
2022-09-15 0.3950 0.137751
2022-06-09 0.3950 0.163372
2022-03-17 0.3950 0.201151
2021-12-16 0.3900 0.168890
2021-09-16 0.3900 0.168649
2021-06-10 0.3900 0.232447
2021-03-11 0.3900 0.241830
2020-12-10 0.3850 0.272219
2020-09-17 0.3850 0.383275
2020-06-11 0.3850 0.516640
2020-03-12 0.3850 0.594227
2019-12-12 0.3680 0.541017
2019-09-12 0.3680 0.531178
2019-06-13 0.3680 0.505772
2019-03-14 0.3680 0.434321
2018-12-13 0.3350 0.380942
2018-09-13 0.3350 0.332969
2018-06-14 0.3350 0.357677
2018-03-14 0.3350 0.333898
2017-12-14 0.3200 0.250823
2017-09-14 0.3200 0.253968
2017-06-13 0.3200 0.284040
2017-03-13 0.3200 0.306220
2016-12-13 0.3050 0.334723
2016-09-13 0.3050 0.400841
2016-06-13 0.3050 0.390275
2016-03-14 0.3050 0.508164
2015-12-11 0.2900 0.604797
2015-09-14 0.2900 0.692455
2015-06-12 0.2900 0.485112
2015-03-12 0.2900 0.540541
2014-12-11 0.2750 0.475203
2014-09-11 0.2750 0.427350
2014-06-11 0.2750 0.384078
2014-03-12 0.2750 0.423012
2013-12-11 0.2400 0.352113
2013-09-11 0.2400 0.377774
2013-06-12 0.2400 0.387847
2013-03-13 0.2400 0.369344
2012-12-12 0.2000 0.336757
2012-09-12 0.2000 0.365764
2012-06-13 0.2000 0.346380
2012-03-13 0.2000 0.314169
2011-12-13 0.1750 0.346603
2011-09-13 0.1650 0.361763
2011-06-13 0.1650 0.253690
2011-03-11 0.1650 0.300546
2010-12-13 0.1400 0.254314
2010-09-13 0.1400 0.332305
2010-06-11 0.1400 0.331990
2010-03-11 0.1400 0.338164
2009-12-11 0.1250 0.346260
2009-09-11 0.1250 0.370041
2009-06-11 0.1250 0.435996
2009-03-11 0.1250 0.709824
2008-12-11 0.1200 0.617602
2008-09-11 0.1200 0.338600
2008-06-11 0.1200 0.281822
2008-03-12 0.1200 0.323450
2007-12-12 0.1050 0.244755
2007-09-12 0.1050 0.271950
2007-06-13 0.1050 0.264085
2007-03-13 0.1050 0.255723
2006-12-13 0.0900 0.246778
2006-09-13 0.0900 0.338219
2006-06-13 0.0825 0.370370
2006-03-13 0.0825 0.393325
2005-12-13 0.0800 0.418082
2005-09-13 0.0800 0.447803
2005-06-13 0.0750 0.418177
2005-03-11 0.0750 0.403768
2004-12-13 0.0750 0.381679
2004-09-13 0.0725 0.426471
2004-06-14 0.0725 0.504348
2004-03-15 0.0725 0.517857
2003-12-11 0.0725 0.490196
2003-09-11 0.0700 0.495225
2003-06-11 0.0700 0.521027
2003-03-12 0.0700 0.628366
2002-12-11 0.0700 0.463576
2002-09-11 0.0700 0.474094
2002-06-12 0.0650 0.408163
2002-03-13 0.0650 0.505640
2001-12-12 0.0650 0.557461
2001-09-17 0.0650 0.711549
2001-09-10 0.1300 1.336761
2001-06-13 0.0650 0.574967
2001-03-13 0.0650 0.559140
2000-12-13 0.0650 0.579387
2000-09-13 0.0550 0.483516
2000-06-13 0.0550 0.491620
2000-03-13 0.0550 0.701195
1999-12-13 0.0500 0.551724
1999-09-13 0.0500 0.565371
1999-06-11 0.0500 0.426667
1999-03-11 0.0500 0.425532
1998-12-29 0.1950 1.782857
1998-12-11 0.0500 0.575540
1998-09-11 0.0450 0.510638
1998-06-11 0.0450 0.387097
1998-03-12 0.0450 0.364557
1997-12-11 0.0450 0.367347
1997-09-11 0.0450 0.342043
1997-06-12 0.0350 0.356688
1997-03-06 0.0350 0.358974
1996-12-12 0.0350 0.370861
1996-09-12 0.0350 0.427481
1996-06-12 0.0275 0.241758
1996-03-06 0.0275 0.255814
1995-12-13 0.0275 0.293333
1995-09-13 0.0275 0.305556
1995-06-13 0.0250 0.325203
1995-03-09 0.0250 0.363636
1994-12-09 0.0250 0.373832
1994-09-09 0.0250 0.341880
1994-06-09 0.0250 0.317460
1994-03-17 0.0250 0.330579
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.64
dividendYield 1.21
exDividendDate 2026-09-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.62
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011931944
lastDividendValue 0.405
lastDividendDate 2026-06-12
dividendDate 2026-10-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.70693994
Address1 4,250 Congress Street
Address2 Suite 900
All Time High 334.55
All Time Low 6.125
Ask 137.32
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,915,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,314,559
Average Volume 2,314,559
Average Volume10Days 1,915,470
Beta 1.317
Bid 136.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 7
Book Value 68.14
City Charlotte
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 137.36
Current Ratio 2.086
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 141.2199
Day Low 135.7264
Debt To Equity 18.976
Display Name Albemarle
Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Dividend Rate 1.64
Dividend Yield 1.21
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,017,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,017,600
Earnings Quarterly Growth 19.962
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 1,482,468,992
Ebitda Margins 0.25093
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.864
Enterprise To Revenue 3.228
Enterprise Value 19,070,214,144
Eps Current Year 11.56498
Eps Forward 11.29725
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.27
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 980 299 5512
Fifty Day Average 130.3446
Fifty Day Average Change 7.015396
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.053821914
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 70.69399
Fifty Two Week High 221.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -83.64
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.37846154
Fifty Two Week Low 71.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 66.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.92785966
Fifty Two Week Range 71.25 - 221.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 761,927,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.18
Float Shares 117,607,380
Forward Eps 11.29725
Forward P E 12.158711
Free Cashflow 1,334,340,224
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,800
Fullday Change 1.59
Fullday Change Percent 1.1711
Fullday Price 137.96
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.23959999
Gross Profits 1,415,511,040
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0019699999
Held Percent Institutions 1.01448
Implied Shares Outstanding 118,005,057
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117031&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,222,400
Last Dividend Value 0.405
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,172,793,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Albemarle Corporation provides energy storage solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride for use in lithium batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles; power grids and solar panels; high-performance greases; and specialty glass used in consumer appliances and electronics. The Specialties segment provides bromine and highly specialized lithium solutions for various industries, such as energy, mobility, connectivity, and health comprising fire safety compounds; bromine-based specialty chemical products, including elemental bromine, alkyl bromides, inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and various bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications, including airbag initiators. This segment also provides organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins, and various life science applications, as well as intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry; technical services, including handling and use of reactive lithium products; and recycling services for lithium-containing by-products. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies, including hydroprocessing catalysts together with isomerization and alkylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions comprising organometallics and curatives. It serves the grid storage, automotive, aerospace, conventional energy, electronics, construction, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and medical device industries. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Long Name Albemarle Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 16,209,174,528
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_18671
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 57,427,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 16,021,546,588
Number Of Analyst Opinions 20
Open 138.75
Operating Cashflow 1,800,327,936
Operating Margins 0.2771
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 6.0
Peg Ratio 0.79
Phone 980 299 5700
Post Market Change 0.6000061
Post Market Change Percent 0.43681282
Post Market Price 137.96
Post Market Time 1,787,961,422
Previous Close 135.77
Price Eps Current Year 11.877236
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0158498
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.743642
Profit Margins 0.03795
Quick Ratio 1.248
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.95455
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.59
Regular Market Change Percent 1.1711
Regular Market Day High 141.2199
Regular Market Day Low 135.7264
Regular Market Day Range 135.7264 - 141.2199
Regular Market Open 138.75
Regular Market Previous Close 135.77
Regular Market Price 137.36
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 1,445,917
Return On Assets 0.03165
Return On Equity 0.02648
Revenue Growth 0.311
Revenue Per Share 50.152
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 118,005,057
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00059999997
Shares Short 68,494
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 71,747
Short Name Albemarle Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0007
Short Ratio 0.03
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol ALB
Target High Price 225.0
Target Low Price 83.28
Target Mean Price 172.564
Target Median Price 172.5
Total Cash 1,631,687,936
Total Cash Per Share 13.827
Total Debt 1,998,937,984
Total Revenue 5,907,904,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.62
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.011931944
Trailing Eps 0.27
Trailing P E 508.74072
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7941
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 155.8813
Two Hundred Day Average Change -18.521301
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.118816696
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,445,917
Website https://www.albemarle.com
Zip 28,209