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Basic MaterialsAlbemarle Corporation
$146.13
+$2.20 (+1.53%)
Jan 5, 2026
Price History (1Y)
Analysis
Albemarle Corporation is a Basic Materials company operating within the Specialty Chemicals industry. The firm has a significant presence with a market capitalization of $17.20B and revenue of $4.95B (TTM). Albemarle employs approximately 8300 individuals. The company's financial health is marked by negative profitability, with an Operating Margin of -2.2% and Profit Margin of -0.4%. However, the firm has a substantial cash balance of $1.93B and debt level of $3.76B, resulting in a Debt to Equity ratio of 36.66. Returns on equity (ROE) and assets (ROA) are relatively low at 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. The firm's valuation is characterized by a high Forward P/E ratio of 135.12 and EV/EBITDA of 30.54. The company has a dividend yield of 113.0% and payout ratio of 58.0%. Revenue growth over the past year (YoY) has been -3.5%, while earnings growth is not available.
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About Albemarle Corporation
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, specialty glass used in consumer appliances and electronics, organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins, and various life science applications, as well as intermediates in the pharmaceutical industry; technical services, including handling and use of reactive lithium products; and recycling services for lithium-containing by-products. 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 chemicals 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 that include airbag initiators. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies, including hydroprocessing catalysts together with isomerization and akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions comprising organometallics and curatives. It serves 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.
Visit website →Key Statistics
- Market Cap
- $17.20B
- P/E Ratio
- N/A
- 52-Week High
- $152.08
- 52-Week Low
- $49.43
- Avg Volume
- 3.45M
- Beta
- 1.41
- Dividend Yield
- 113.00%
Company Info
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Exchange
- NYQ
- Country
- United States
- Employees
- 8,300