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ALBEMARLE CORP ALB

NYSE · stock · Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers · website · IPO 1994-02-22 · LEI

ALBEMARLE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$15.8B
P / S3.1×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF22.8×
Dividend yield1.21%
Net margin-9.9%
Return on equity-5.2%
FCF margin13.5%
Net debt$1.6B
Net debt / EBITDA5.4×
Enterprise value USD$17.3B
EV / EBITDA59.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-2.1%
Return on capital-2.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
24.00% 1.80% 20.60% 14.90% 12.00% 3.70% 36.70% 16.40% -21.90% -9.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
36.20% 36.00% 36.10% 35.00% 31.80% 30.00% 42.00% 12.30% 1.20% 13.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
22.40% 18.60% 27.00% 18.60% 16.20% 24.00% 33.70% 2.60% -33.00% -7.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
16.30% 1.40% 18.50% 13.00% 8.40% 2.10% 32.80% 16.30% -11.60% -5.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
113.2M 112.4M 109.5M 106.3M 106.8M 117.0M 117.8M 117.8M 117.6M 117.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$99.5M $700.1M $1.15B $2.44B $2.83B $1.95B $1.72B $3.28B $2.32B $1.58B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.90% 0.70% 9.10% 5.40% 3.60% 1.10% 17.40% 8.60% -7.10% -3.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
20.10% -0.40% -4.60% -3.70% -1.60% -18.30% 8.90% -8.60% -18.50% 13.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.60× 0.48× 0.45× 0.75× 0.80× 0.41× 0.39× 0.43× 0.34× 0.33× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$5.68 $0.49 $6.34 $5.02 $3.52 $1.06 $22.84 $13.36 -$11.20 -$5.76 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ALBEMARLE CORP trades at about 9.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.6×–227.7×, median 17.5×).

8.6× 227.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.6×–227.7×); dot = today's 9.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin13.0%1.2%12.3%42.0%30.0%31.8%35.0%36.1%36.0%36.2%
Operating margin-7.1%-33.0%2.6%33.7%24.0%16.2%18.6%27.0%18.6%22.4%
Net margin-9.9%-21.9%16.4%36.7%3.7%12.0%14.9%20.6%1.8%24.0%
FCF margin13.5%-18.5%-8.6%8.9%-18.3%-1.6%-3.7%-4.6%-0.4%20.1%
Return on assets-3.1%-7.1%8.6%17.4%1.1%3.6%5.4%9.1%0.7%7.9%
Return on equity-5.2%-11.6%16.3%32.8%2.1%8.4%13.0%18.5%1.4%16.3%
Debt / equity0.33×0.34×0.43×0.39×0.41×0.80×0.75×0.45×0.48×0.60×
Current ratio2.231.951.471.891.061.221.581.692.062.90

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.