Albemarle Corporation
Rank #463StartupALB · NYSE · Basic Materials
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) — Rank #463 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.04) · ROE -5.0% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · 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
Financials
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-11 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-12 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-02-15 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-02-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 658.7 | 588.6 | 429.9 | 300.8 |
| Stock-based compensation | 40.3 | 32.1 | 36.5 | 30.5 |
| Change in receivables | (47.3) | (555.2) | 350.7 | 786.1 |
| Change in inventory | (212.4) | (1,560.5) | 962.9 | 1,609.6 |
| Change in payables | — | — | — | 1,287.1 |
| Operating cash flow | 1,282.3 | 702.1 | 1,325.3 | 1,907.8 |
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 589.8 | 1,685.8 | 2,149.3 | 1,261.6 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash | — | — | — | — |
| Investing cash flow | (146.0) | (1,574.4) | (2,781.2) | (1,422.6) |
| Financing | ||||
| Debt issued | 56.7 | 112.4 | 356.0 | 1,964.2 |
| Debt repaid | 505.7 | 112.4 | 28.9 | 705.0 |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | 190.5 | 188.5 | 187.2 | 184.4 |
| Financing cash flow | (834.2) | 1,241.7 | 623.9 | 611.9 |
| Summary | ||||
| Free cash flow | 692.5 | (983.7) | (824.0) | 646.2 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?