ALBAlbemarle
−4.2% today · −7.3% over a year
2/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 36% of the instruments we score
Trend, Stability: among the weakest; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 1.71%.
Albemarle (ALB) valuation against sector peers: P/E 21.8 (sector median 22.9), P/B 1.3, EV/EBIT 22.3, free-cash-flow yield 12.9%, P/S 1.8.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Materials companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | ALB | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 21.8 | 22.9 · n=64 | 5% below |
| P/B | 1.3 | 2.1 · n=82 | 35% below |
| P/S | 1.8 | 1.2 · n=82 | 48% above |
| EV/EBIT | 22.3 | 19.8 · n=50 | 13% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 12.9% | 3.7% · n=80 | 252% above |
| Dividend yield | 1.71% | 1.33% · n=89 | 29% above |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | 10.3% · n=84 | 36% below |
| Return on invested capital | 3.6% | 6.4% · n=65 | 43% below |
| Gross margin | 25.8% | 23.9% · n=83 | 8% above |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.03 | 2.41 · n=60 | 99% below |
Value factor: 80 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| NEMNewmont | 13.5 | 3.5 | — | 8.1% | 0.9% | 9/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCXFreeport-McMoRan | 25.3 | 4.1 | 14.3 | — | 0.9% | 5/10 |
| SHWSherwin-Williams | 32.1 | 21.6 | — | 3.6% | 1.1% | 8/10 |
| ECLEcolab | 41.2 | 8.2 | 33.9 | 2.1% | 1.0% | 7/10 |
| APDAir Products & Chemicals | — | 5.0 | — | −0.4% | 2.3% | 1/10 |
| CRHCRH plc | 18.1 | 2.6 | 15.0 | 3.9% | 1.2% | 5/10 |
| NUENucor | 16.1 | 2.5 | — | 4.6% | 0.9% | 9/10 |
| WCNWaste Connections | 42.2 | 6.1 | 32.4 | 2.6% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
| MLMMartin Marietta Materials | 16.3 | 2.1 | 38.3 | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1/10 |
| VMCVulcan Materials | 33.4 | 4.4 | 25.4 | 2.1% | 0.7% | 5/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 04 Nov 2026
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