Albemarle
ALB
102.75
-3.60
-3.39%
Albemarle
US · ALB
#1279 by market cap
Listed 1970
102.75
-3.60
-3.39%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 62s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:29
Pre-market
101.91
-0.82%
After-hours
103.63
+0.86%
Overnight
102.84
+0.09%
- Market cap
- 12.13B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 380.56
- P/Bi
- 1.51
- EPSi
- -5.76
- Div yieldi
- 1.58%
- 52W posi
- 12%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 1.99, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -4.37% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 13.00%
- Operating margin
- 1.31%
- Net margin
- -13.17%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 13.70B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 1.99
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.37B | 3.59B | 3.13B | 3.33B | 7.32B | 9.62B | 5.38B | 5.14B |
| Gross profit | 1.22B | 1.26B | 994.85M | 997.97M | 3.07B | 1.19B | 62.54M | 668.72M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 446.09M | 533.37M | 429.83M | 441.48M | 524.15M | 910.00M | 618.05M | 550.04M |
| Research & development | 70.05M | 58.29M | 59.21M | 54.03M | 71.98M | 85.73M | 86.72M | 51.40M |
| Operating profit | 701.11M | 666.12M | 505.81M | 502.46M | 2.48B | 190.18M | -642.23M | 67.29M |
| Pretax profit | 794.70M | 562.95M | 373.52M | 133.62M | 2.43B | 246.74M | -1.76B | -552.07M |
| Tax | 144.83M | 88.16M | 54.43M | 29.45M | 390.59M | 430.28M | 87.09M | 156.88M |
| Net profit | 739.14M | 604.36M | 446.62M | 199.94M | 2.82B | 1.67B | -1.14B | -465.21M |
| Basic EPS | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 13 | -11 | -6 |
| Diluted EPS | 6.34 | 5.02 | 3.52 | 1.06 | 22.84 | 13.36 | -11.20 | -5.76 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.08B | 1.33B | 1.31B | 1.43B | 1.43B | 1.74B |
| Gross profit | 156.30M | 196.88M | 117.61M | 197.93M | 500.97M | 590.30M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 123.50M | 132.46M | 138.58M | 155.50M | 137.41M | 126.35M |
| Research & development | 14.10M | 12.44M | 12.67M | 12.18M | 9.17M | 3.67M |
| Operating profit | 18.70M | 51.98M | -33.64M | 30.25M | 354.39M | 460.28M |
| Pretax profit | -18.97M | -8.97M | -239.15M | -284.99M | 254.20M | 441.65M |
| Tax | -3.98M | 34.09M | -30.57M | 157.33M | 21.51M | 94.00M |
| Net profit | 49.30M | 35.19M | -147.94M | -401.76M | 328.98M | 499.21M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 | 2 | 4 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.00 | -0.16 | -1.72 | -3.87 | 2.34 | 3.72 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 2.00B | 2.23B | 2.21B | 1.99B | 5.19B | 5.22B | 3.84B | 4.01B |
| Cash & ST investments | 555.32M | 613.11M | 746.72M | 439.27M | 1.50B | 889.90M | 1.19B | 1.62B |
| Inventory | 700.54M | 768.98M | 750.24M | 798.62M | 2.08B | 2.16B | 1.50B | 1.18B |
| Total assets | 7.58B | 9.86B | 10.45B | 10.97B | 15.46B | 18.27B | 16.61B | 16.37B |
| Total current liabilities | 1.18B | 1.41B | 1.80B | 1.87B | 2.74B | 3.56B | 1.97B | 1.80B |
| Short-term debt | 307.29M | 187.34M | 804.68M | 389.92M | 2.13M | 625.76M | 398.02M | 74.08M |
| Long-term debt | 1.40B | 2.86B | 2.77B | 2.00B | 3.21B | 3.54B | 3.12B | 3.12B |
| Total liabilities | 3,822,566,000.00 | 5,767,283,000.00 | 5,982,352,000.00 | 5,168,511,000.00 | 7,265,675,000.00 | 8,605,553,000.00 | 6,409,961,000.00 | 6,592,750,000.00 |
| Total equity | 3.76B | 4.09B | 4.47B | 5.81B | 8.19B | 9.67B | 10.20B | 9.78B |
| Retained earnings | 2.57B | 2.94B | 3.16B | 3.10B | 5.60B | 6.99B | 5.48B | 4.61B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 4.11B | 4.51B | 4.55B | 4.01B | 3.26B | 3.94B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.52B | 1.81B | 1.93B | 1.62B | 1.09B | 1.63B |
| Inventory | 1.66B | 1.64B | 1.53B | 1.18B | 1.35B | 1.38B |
| Total assets | 17.00B | 17.29B | 17.15B | 16.37B | 15.14B | 15.91B |
| Total current liabilities | 1.94B | 1.95B | 2.00B | 1.80B | 1.58B | 1.89B |
| Short-term debt | 410.48M | 444.91M | 445.38M | 74.08M | 74.63M | 74.68M |
| Long-term debt | 3.13B | 3.18B | 3.18B | 3.12B | 1.81B | 1.80B |
| Total liabilities | 6,724,916,000.00 | 6,792,943,000.00 | 6,879,227,000.00 | 6,592,750,000.00 | 5,031,462,000.00 | 5,371,241,000.00 |
| Total equity | 10.27B | 10.50B | 10.27B | 9.78B | 10.11B | 10.53B |
| Retained earnings | 5.43B | 5.37B | 5.12B | 4.61B | 4.84B | 5.23B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 546.17M | 719.37M | 798.91M | 344.26M | 1.91B | 1.33B | 687.88M | 1.28B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 200.70M | 213.48M | 231.98M | 254.00M | 300.84M | 429.94M | 588.64M | 658.68M |
| Free cash flow | -153.83M | -132.42M | -51.56M | -609.41M | 646.20M | -827.96M | -992.65M | 692.47M |
| Dividends paid | -144.60M | -152.20M | -161.82M | -177.85M | -184.43M | -187.19M | -311.28M | -357.28M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -500.00M | 0 | 0 | 1.45B | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 555.32M | 613.11M | 746.72M | 439.27M | 1.50B | 889.90M | 1.19B | 1.62B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 547.21M | -9.03M | 355.60M | 388.49M | 346.24M | 710.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 161.75M | 168.73M | 164.48M | 163.71M | 157.81M | 155.80M |
| Free cash flow | 364.58M | -128.66M | 223.44M | 233.10M | 247.57M | 638.27M |
| Dividends paid | -89.30M | -89.32M | -89.34M | -89.32M | -89.36M | -89.39M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 1.52B | 1.81B | 1.93B | 1.62B | 1.09B | 1.63B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 19.11 | 14.19 | 9.16 | 2.50 | 39.53 | 18.09 | -15.36 | -9.02 |
| ROA %i | 9.05 | 6.11 | 3.70 | 1.15 | 20.35 | 9.33 | -7.55 | -4.11 |
| ROIC %i | 13.63 | 9.38 | 5.81 | 2.13 | 28.73 | 13.33 | -9.47 | -4.68 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 12.46 | 13.51 | 12.44 | 9.29 | 16.90 | 16.70 | 10.79 | 7.15 |
| EBIT margin %i | 25.10 | 17.29 | 14.27 | 5.86 | 34.92 | 3.77 | -29.72 | -6.70 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.83 | -- | -- | 13.46 |
| Current ratioi | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.22 | 1.06 | 1.89 | 1.47 | 1.95 | 2.23 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.06 | 0.97 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 1.08 | 0.77 | 1.15 | 1.33 |
| Debt / assetsi | 22.49 | 32.10 | 35.30 | 22.97 | 21.46 | 23.43 | 21.77 | 20.13 |
| LT debt / equityi | 38.99 | 75.72 | 67.57 | 37.89 | 41.52 | 38.83 | 41.64 | 44.16 |
| Interest coveragei | 16.16 | 10.76 | 6.11 | 3.17 | 20.79 | 3.13 | -9.65 | -1.66 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 6.09 | 10.27 | 0.61 | -0.47 | 26.81 | 45.40 | 17.35 | -11.10 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 27.46 | -6.08 | 89.92 | -43.71 | 71.50 | 61.18 | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.33 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -15.30 | -12.90 | -2.38 | -9.02 | -5.19 | 0.72 |
| ROA %i | -7.26 | -6.14 | -1.09 | -4.11 | -2.49 | 0.35 |
| ROIC %i | -9.63 | -7.80 | -0.30 | -4.68 | -2.72 | 1.49 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | -28.24 | -18.80 | 0.09 | -6.70 | -1.59 | 5.83 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | 2.45 | 13.46 | 10.47 | 22.72 |
| Current ratioi | 2.11 | 2.31 | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.07 | 2.09 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.20 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 1.25 |
| Debt / assetsi | 21.42 | 21.50 | 21.78 | 20.13 | 12.43 | 11.80 |
| LT debt / equityi | 41.45 | 40.88 | 42.39 | 44.16 | 23.73 | 22.41 |
| Interest coveragei | -8.14 | -4.90 | 0.02 | -1.66 | -0.45 | 1.99 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Energy Storage is the largest reported line at 73.23% of revenue, across 3 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Specialties, is a distant second at 24.29% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Energy Storage73.23%
Specialties24.29%
Corporate and All Other2.47%
Quote time 2026-10-08 08:29:33 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.