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Albemarle Corporation ALB

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Albemarle Corporation

Overview of Albemarle Corporation

ALB NYQ
Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals Framework: General Corporate Large Cap
Albemarle Corporation (ALB), is a Large Cap company, in the Specialty Chemicals industry, last closed at $90.56, about 36.1% overvalued vs fair value, -0.8% 1Y return, ranked 85/267 in sector.
Metrics Rev Growth -4.4% ROE -5.2% Gross Margin 13.0% Div Yield 2.15%
USD 90.56
-0.48%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 40.6%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$10.69B
Enterprise Value
$13.43B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Good
Profitability
Good
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Good
Profitability
Good
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 97%
Updated: Oct 31
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.albemarle.com
HQ Charlotte, NC
Employees 7,800
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Dividend Jan 4 Ex-div: Dec 18

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$50
$58
$67
Current: $90.56 -36% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$5.1B
-4.4%%
Gross Profit
$668.7M
969.3%%
Operating Income
-$367.1M
79.3%%
Net Income
-$510.6M
56.7%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
-135.6%

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - not meaningful while net income is negative (a near-100% ratio here only reflects cash burn tracking accounting losses, not earnings quality)

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
1/3
Improving
0
High Impact
1
Critical
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Albemarle Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
34
/100
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Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.91), indicating reliable business model.
  • Consistent Cash Generation Cash generation is strong and consistent (score 0.91).

Key risks

  • Commodity Pressure / Weak Differentiation Gross margin at 20.0th percentile with high volatility suggests weak pricing power or commoditized products.
  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 25.5th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.

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Pricing Power

Weak
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Signals, strengths and risks for Cost Advantage

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Signals, strengths and risks for Customer Stickiness

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Signals, strengths and risks for Capital Efficiency

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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing ALB's balance between Growth (31.9%), Profitability (32.7%), and Safety (35.4%). Growth 32% Safety 35% Profitability 33%

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Growth

40th percentile vs peers
40
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 48.6% 72p TSR 67.8% 88p Rev Growth YoY -4.4% 25p Revenue CAGR 3Y -11.1% 12p
Strengths
  • TSR in top 20% of peers (67.8%, 88th percentile)
  • FCF Margin in top 20% of peers (13.5%, 84th percentile)
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

41th percentile vs peers
41
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Safety

44th percentile vs peers
45
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Albemarle Corporation.

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Bear
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- upside
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Base
$57.87
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-36.1% vs current
Snapshot base estimate
Bull
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