Albemarle Corporation ALB
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, Albemarle Corporation gets an algorithmic score of 55/100. It trades at 107.62 $, with a bearish technical trend (RSI 35.7) and 57.9% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- Low-debt balance sheet.
- Attractive free-cash-flow yield (5.5%).
- Low valuation (P/E 9.5).
Weaknesses
- Low ROE (2.6%).
- Shrinking revenue (-11.1% per year).
- High beta (1.72): amplifies index moves.
Fundamentals
| P/E | 398.59 |
| Forward P/E | 9.53 |
| PEG | 0.79 |
| P/B | 1.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.50 |
| P/S | 2.15 |
| ROE % | 2.65 |
| ROA % | 3.16 |
| Gross margin % | 23.96 |
| Operating margin % | 27.71 |
| Net margin % | 3.79 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | 31.10 |
| Revenue CAGR % | -11.10 |
| Debt/Equity % | 18.98 |
| Current ratio | 2.09 |
| FCF yield % | 5.45 |
| Dividend yield % | 1.52 |
| Payout % | 600.00 |
Returns
| 1 month | -21.4 % |
| 3 months | -20.0 % |
| 6 months | -38.9 % |
| YTD | -24.6 % |
| 1 year | +23.6 % |
| 3 years | -32.9 % |
| 5 years | -47.2 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 57.9 % |
| Beta | 1.72 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -83.9 % |
| Sharpe 1A | 0.58 |
Macroeconomic context
Cyclical, tied to China, construction and metal prices. A strong dollar usually weighs on commodities. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.