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Albemarle Corporation (ALB)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Charlotte, United States | NYSE
197.75 USD -17.87 (-8.288%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 198.00 +0.25 (0.126%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:57 p.m. EDT

Albemarle Corporation (ALB) is showing signs of a short-term bullish momentum with recent price movements and options activity pointing towards potential for upward movement. However, the long-term fundamentals are mixed with negative profit margins and a high debt-to-equity ratio, which suggests caution. The dividend yield is moderate and consistent, making it a viable option for income-focused investors, but the overall risk profile is elevated. Investors should consider both the short-term opportunities and the long-term risks before making a decision.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.261895
MSTL0.518238
AutoETS0.520642
AutoARIMA0.522285

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 2.90
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.148
Excess Kurtosis -0.56
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 33.954
Revenue per Share 43.707
Market Cap 23,312,132,096
Forward P/E 22.44
Beta 1.43
Profit Margins -9.93%
Website https://www.albemarle.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:57 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates a mixed sentiment. Calls show significant interest in the upper end of the price range, with major OI walls at strikes like 200.0 and 220.0, suggesting potential for upward movement. However, puts also show substantial activity, especially around lower strikes, indicating some bearish sentiment. The high IV spikes at certain strikes and the ATM anchors suggest volatility and uncertainty about the direction, but the overall positioning leans slightly bullish with more volume and open interest in the higher strikes.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 1.77% 1.55% 1.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-13 0.4050 0.255973
2025-12-12 0.4050 0.305864
2025-09-12 0.4050 0.535968
2025-06-13 0.4050 0.674305
2025-03-14 0.4050 0.547799
2024-12-13 0.4050 0.417013
2024-09-13 0.4050 0.475822
2024-06-14 0.4000 0.398813
2024-03-14 0.4000 0.345603
2023-12-14 0.4000 0.284917
2023-09-14 0.4000 0.225364
2023-06-15 0.4000 0.180919
2023-03-16 0.4000 0.195004
2022-12-15 0.3950 0.172158
2022-09-15 0.3950 0.144621
2022-06-09 0.3950 0.171741
2022-03-17 0.3950 0.211785
2021-12-16 0.3900 0.178186
2021-09-16 0.3900 0.178222
2021-06-10 0.3900 0.246052
2021-03-11 0.3900 0.256559
2020-12-10 0.3850 0.289540
2020-09-17 0.3850 0.408766
2020-06-11 0.3850 0.553178
2020-03-12 0.3850 0.639187
2019-12-12 0.3680 0.585166
2019-09-12 0.3680 0.577761
2019-06-13 0.3680 0.553067
2019-03-14 0.3680 0.477368
2018-12-13 0.3350 0.420493
2018-09-13 0.3350 0.368931
2018-06-14 0.3350 0.397647
2018-03-14 0.3350 0.372536
2017-12-14 0.3200 0.280760
2017-09-14 0.3200 0.284981
2017-06-13 0.3200 0.319540
2017-03-13 0.3200 0.345486
2016-12-13 0.3050 0.378821
2016-09-13 0.3050 0.455169
2016-06-13 0.3050 0.444924
2016-03-14 0.3050 0.581541
2015-12-11 0.2900 0.695592
2015-09-14 0.2900 0.801131
2015-06-12 0.2900 0.565149
2015-03-12 0.2900 0.632708
2014-12-11 0.2750 0.559259
2014-09-11 0.2750 0.505297
2014-06-11 0.2750 0.456071
2014-03-12 0.2750 0.504222
2013-12-11 0.2400 0.421480
2013-09-11 0.2400 0.453765
2013-06-12 0.2400 0.467615
2013-03-13 0.2400 0.447014
2012-12-12 0.2000 0.409087
2012-09-12 0.2000 0.445813
2012-06-13 0.2000 0.423679
2012-03-13 0.2000 0.385571
2011-12-13 0.1750 0.426736
2011-09-13 0.1650 0.446937
2011-06-13 0.1650 0.314581
2011-03-11 0.1650 0.373625
2010-12-13 0.1400 0.317105
2010-09-13 0.1400 0.415401
2010-06-11 0.1400 0.416428
2010-03-11 0.1400 0.425597
2009-12-11 0.1250 0.437268
2009-09-11 0.1250 0.468929
2009-06-11 0.1250 0.554536
2009-03-11 0.1250 0.906891
2008-12-11 0.1200 0.794861
2008-09-11 0.1200 0.438292
2008-06-11 0.1200 0.366074
2008-03-12 0.1200 0.421324
2007-12-12 0.1050 0.319852
2007-09-12 0.1050 0.356261
2007-06-13 0.1050 0.346878
2007-03-13 0.1050 0.336795
2006-12-13 0.0900 0.325816
2006-09-13 0.0900 0.447653
2006-06-13 0.0825 0.491859
2006-03-13 0.0825 0.524283
2005-12-13 0.0800 0.559479
2005-09-13 0.0800 0.601823
2005-06-13 0.0750 0.564532
2005-03-11 0.0750 0.547370
2004-12-13 0.0750 0.519491
2004-09-13 0.0725 0.582687
2004-06-14 0.0725 0.692025
2004-03-15 0.0725 0.714120
2003-12-11 0.0725 0.679395
2003-09-11 0.0700 0.689810
2003-06-11 0.0700 0.729367
2003-03-12 0.0700 0.884217
2002-12-11 0.0700 0.656414
2002-09-11 0.0700 0.674376
2002-06-12 0.0650 0.583347
2002-03-13 0.0650 0.725574
2001-12-12 0.0650 0.804040
2001-09-17 0.0650 1.031981
2001-09-10 0.1300 1.978234
2001-06-13 0.0650 0.850877
2001-03-13 0.0650 0.832311
2000-12-13 0.0650 0.867248
2000-09-13 0.0550 0.727999
2000-06-13 0.0550 0.743681
2000-03-13 0.0550 1.065890
1999-12-13 0.0500 0.844485
1999-09-13 0.0500 0.870224
1999-06-11 0.0500 0.660545
1999-03-11 0.0500 0.661545
1998-12-29 0.1950 2.783189
1998-12-11 0.0500 0.915623
1998-09-11 0.0450 0.817007
1998-06-11 0.0450 0.622546
1998-03-12 0.0450 0.588527
1997-12-11 0.0450 0.595184
1997-09-11 0.0450 0.556193
1997-06-12 0.0350 0.581979
1997-03-06 0.0350 0.587890
1996-12-12 0.0350 0.609531
1996-09-12 0.0350 0.705170
1996-06-12 0.0275 0.400502
1996-03-06 0.0275 0.424808
1995-12-13 0.0275 0.488363
1995-09-13 0.0275 0.510188
1995-06-13 0.0250 0.544636
1995-03-09 0.0250 0.610989
1994-12-09 0.0250 0.630454
1994-09-09 0.0250 0.578795
1994-06-09 0.0250 0.539281
1994-03-17 0.0250 0.563353
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.62
dividendYield 0.82
exDividendDate 2026-03-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.62
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007513218
lastDividendValue 0.405
lastDividendDate 2026-03-13
dividendDate 2026-04-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 3.0667672
Address1 4,250 Congress Street
Address2 Suite 900
All Time High 334.55
All Time Low 6.125
Ask 199.4
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,990,940
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,541,980
Average Volume 2,541,980
Average Volume10Days 1,990,940
Beta 1.433
Bid 197.0
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 6
Book Value 61.999
City Charlotte
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 197.75
Current Ratio 2.229
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 208.0
Day Low 195.33
Debt To Equity 33.954
Display Name Albemarle
Dividend Date 1,775,001,600
Dividend Rate 1.62
Dividend Yield 0.82
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,155,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,155,200
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,097,600
Ebitda 737,777,024
Ebitda Margins 0.14345999
Enterprise To Ebitda 37.262
Enterprise To Revenue 5.346
Enterprise Value 27,490,699,264
Eps Current Year 8.15457
Eps Forward 8.81228
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -5.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
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 172.8426
Fifty Day Average Change 24.907394
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14410448
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 306.67673
Fifty Two Week High 215.71
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.960007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08325996
Fifty Two Week Low 50.85
Fifty Two Week Low Change 146.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.8888888
Fifty Two Week Range 50.85 - 215.71
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 761,927,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.19
Float Shares 117,447,718
Forward Eps 8.81228
Forward P E 22.440277
Free Cashflow 453,286,368
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.13097
Gross Profits 673,518,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00217
Held Percent Institutions 0.95919997
Implied Shares Outstanding 117,886,887
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 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
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, 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 chemicals 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 that include 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 in 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 akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions comprising organometallics and curatives. It serves 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 23,312,132,096
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_18671
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -677,377,984
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 25,418,770,574
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 207.56
Operating Cashflow 1,282,267,008
Operating Margins 0.02263
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.5797
Peg Ratio 1.68
Phone 980 299 5700
Post Market Change 0.25
Post Market Change Percent 0.12642226
Post Market Price 198.0
Post Market Time 1,776,470,396
Previous Close 215.62
Price Eps Current Year 24.250206
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.1895676
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.5330243
Profit Margins -0.09929
Quick Ratio 1.325
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -17.87
Regular Market Change Percent -8.28773
Regular Market Day High 208.0
Regular Market Day Low 195.33
Regular Market Day Range 195.33 - 208.0
Regular Market Open 207.56
Regular Market Previous Close 215.62
Regular Market Price 197.75
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 4,142,201
Return On Assets 0.003
Return On Equity -0.04656
Revenue Growth 0.159
Revenue Per Share 43.707
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 117,886,887
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00029999999
Shares Short 36,777
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 9,924,799
Short Name Albemarle Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0004
Short Ratio 0.02
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol ALB
Target High Price 230.0
Target Low Price 83.28
Target Mean Price 190.33092
Target Median Price 197.0
Total Cash 1,618,001,024
Total Cash Per Share 13.73
Total Debt 3,321,211,904
Total Revenue 5,142,732,800
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.62
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007513218
Trailing Eps -5.76
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6803
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 123.0929
Two Hundred Day Average Change 74.6571
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.60651016
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,142,201
Website https://www.albemarle.com
Zip 28,209