ALB-PA · NYSE · Basic Materials
Albemarle Corporation (ALB-PA) — Rank #441 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.04) · ROE -5.0% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.
As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0000915913 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Albemarle Corporation provides energy storage solutions worldwide.
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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.
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- State
- VA
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- albemarle.com
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens for pre-profit companies.
Market Cap
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P/E (annual)
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P/S (annual)
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P/B
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P/OCF (annual)
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Shareholder Yield
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Employees
7,800
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Exchange
NYSE
11/12
Flags passed
ALB-PA fails 1 critical flag
Passes 11 of 12 quality flags
- FAILRevenue declining YoY
Revenue contracted year over year
- PASSGross margin holding
- PASSDilution within 2%
- PASSFCF not negative from investment
- PASSDisclosure consistent
- PASSOperating margin holding
- PASSFree cash flow intact
- PASSPasses safety gate
- PASSBalance sheet stable
- PASSNo competitive retreat
- PASSSBC not compressing margin
- PASSNo valuation convergence
Strengths Revenue growth accelerating · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)
A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
1/2 passBurn rate (cash flow) is the primary read at this stage — TAM and product-market fit aren't metrics this dashboard tracks.
Profitability
Does it make money well?
Warning: Revenue declining YoY · GP/assets 3rd percentile of 39 SIC 28 peers
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.04
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
3rd pctl of 39 SIC 28 peers
Return on equity
-5.0%
Gross margin
13.0%
11th pctl of 39 SIC 28 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
-4.4%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
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| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-11.1%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
10.4%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
—
FCF CAGR (3Y)
2.3%
Cash Flow Health
Is the cash real?
No warning flags · FCF 236% above net income
Free cash flow
$692.47M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF vs net income
235.6%
(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.
FCF not below net income
Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.8%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Balance Sheet Strength
Can it survive a storm?
No warning flags · net cash $864.14M, F-Score 5/9
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.51
71st pctl of 35 SIC 28 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
2.09×
45th pctl of 39 SIC 28 peers
Quick ratio
1.18×
Net cash
$864.14M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Piotroski F-Score
5 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).
Valuation
Is the price reasonable?
No warning flags
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.0 / 5
Capital allocation quality
Composite score
3.7 / 5
Lifecycle Phase History
Price History
Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports