ALB · Albemarle Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $11.21B |
| P/E | 47.48 |
| Float | 117.7M |
| Beta | 1.44 |
| Volatility 30D | 36.1% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 68.5 |
| Price | 96.50 |
| Change | +1.61% |
| Prev Close | 94.97 |
| Open | 92.50 |
| Day Low | 92.20 |
| Day High | 95.83 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $223.8M |
| 52W High | 221.00 |
| 52W Low | 88.01 |
| 52W Pos | 6.4% |
| From High | −56.33% |
| From Low | +9.65% |
| Max DD 1Y | −58.17% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +0.96% |
| SMA 50 | −11.47% |
| SMA 200 | −35.15% |
| RSI (14) | 42.5 |
| Vol 90D | 40.6% |
| Vol 1Y | 54.5% |
| 1Y Range | 88–221 |
| Daily bars | 899 |
| Perf Week | −2.05% |
| Perf Month | −10.70% |
| Perf Quarter | −24.28% |
| Perf Half Y | −50.69% |
| Perf Year | −1.62% |
| Perf YTD | −32.95% |
| Prev Day | +1.61% |
| Clavix | B- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.34 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.23 |
| Int Cover | 2.0× |
| FCF Margin | 13.5% |
| Rev Growth | −4.4% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 14 / 16 |
What ALB does
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; 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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayALB grades B-, 68.5 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (66), most exposed on Sector Resilience (54, mixed). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Chemicals median. Ranks 14 of 16 in Chemicals by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| ALB | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.44 | 0.68 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 36.1% | 30.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −58.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 2.12% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 86 (34%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| ALB | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.44 | 0.68 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Moderate 56% of 16 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Chemicals names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| ALB | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −2.1% |
| 1 month | −10.7% |
| Year to date | −33.0% |
| 1 year | −1.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| ALB | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 3 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 19 · 6 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 19 ↑ 6 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 16 Chemicals names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| ALB | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | −4.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Chemicals median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openAlbemarle's third-quarter earnings exceeded estimates. Higher lithium prices drove a sharp increase in profit and stronger cash flow.
Albemarle reported third-quarter earnings of $2.58 per share, beating the Zacks consensus estimate of $2.56, compared with a loss of $0.19 per share a year earlier. The headline also says revenue exceeded estimates, but no revenue figure is provided.
ALB is heading into its third-quarter earnings report, with the article identifying cost savings and productivity gains as support for the stock. Weak lithium prices and pressure on Energy Storage sales volumes are the challenges cited; no earnings results or figures are provided.
The article says Albemarle's earnings are expected to grow in next week's release, but it does not identify the two factors needed for a likely earnings beat or provide specific forecasts. The brief text offers no additional financial or operational details.
Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson raised Albemarle’s Q3 2026 earnings-per-share estimate to $2.77 from a prior forecast not specified in the excerpt. The article does not explain the revision or report any change in Albemarle’s operations, making it too limited to derive further business implications.
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