Albemarle Corporation (ALB) has a MoatMap StockRank of 72/100 based on Quality (49/100), Value (31/100), and Momentum (73/100) factor scores. The current signal is BUY. While Albemarle is a leading global lithium producer, it is currently a highly cyclical commodity play suffering from severe oversupply. This fails the Terry Smith lens of avoiding commodity cyclicals at 'cheap' multiples, as well as the Warren Buffett lens of requiring predictable owner earnings. We prefer to wait for a structural supply-demand inflection before deploying capital here.
Albemarle Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company holding leading market positions in lithium, bromine, and catalysts, essential for electric vehicles, energy storage, and flame retardants. Its competitive advantage stems from its dominant position in high-purity lithium production and proprietary bromine technologies, coupled with high barriers to entry in raw material extraction and processing. Albemarle is a critical supplier of materials fueling the global energy transition.
| Price | $165.65 |
| Market Cap | $20.8B |
| P/E (Forward) | 13.72 |
| Price/Book | 2.56 |
| Return on Equity | -1.8% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -2.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 19.84 |
| Gross Margin | 18.5% |
| Operating Margin | 24.8% |
| Revenue Growth | 32.7% |
| Dividend Yield | 1.0% |
| Free Cash Flow | $717M |
Albemarle Corporation operates in the Specialty Chemicals industry, part of the Basic Materials sector (United States).