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ALBEMARLE CORP ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.21% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $5.1B at a -9.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.63 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-10 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.135 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.282 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.022 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.484 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB | ALBEMARLE CORP | 6/9 | 3.21 | — | -4.4% |
| AVNT | AVIENT CORP | 5/9 | 2.53 | 42.5 | +0.6% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP /DE/ | 6/9 | 5.1 | 66.5 | -0.5% |
| EMN | EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | 4/9 | — | 17.1 | -6.7% |
| ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | 5/9 | — | 11.1 | +0.3% |
| ROG | ROGERS CORP | 4/9 | 9.42 | — | -2.3% |
| PCT | PureCycle Technologies, Inc. | 4/9 | -3.33 | — | — |
About ALBEMARLE CORP
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.
FAQ
Is ALB financially healthy?
ALBEMARLE CORP's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ALB pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ALBEMARLE CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.21% with a -37.3% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is ALB?
In FY2025, ALBEMARLE CORP had a net margin of -9.9% and a return on equity of -5.2%.
Is ALB overvalued or undervalued?
ALBEMARLE CORP trades at about 9.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.6×–227.7×, median 17.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ALB?
The average Wall-Street price target for ALBEMARLE CORP is $173.56, about 35.2% above the recent price, from 20 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is ALB a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ALBEMARLE CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 1.21%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.