ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP
NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty · US
$110.91
−3.60%Price chart
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Key dataSep 18, 2026
Open$114.80
From 52W high−48.56%
Volume4.94M
Market cap$13.09B
P/E (TTM)231.1x
P/S (TTM)2.2x
Div yield1.47%
Key dataSep 18, 2026
Open
$114.80
From 52W high
−48.56%
Volume
4.94M
Market cap
$13.09B
ValuationView details →
P/E (Fwd)
11.3x
EV/EBITDA
13.0x
P/E (TTM)
231.1x
RSI (14)
33.9
MomentumView details →
1D Return
−3.60%
YTD Return
−21.84%
SummaryUpdated Jun 1, 2026
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) is a leading global specialty chemicals company founded in 1887 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company has evolved from its origins as a paper and fiber manufacturer into one of the world's largest producers of lithium, a critical material for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems. Albemarle went public in 1994 and has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to become a dominant player in the lithium value chain, while also maintaining significant positions in bromine-based specialty chemicals and refining catalysts.
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Lithium shares rose on Thursday, with Albemarle closing at US$115.05 (+5.10%), SQM at US$71.80 (+4.54%), the LIT lithium fund at US$70.90 (+1.50%), and Lithium Americas at US$2.89 (+3.96%), while Chile's IPSA gained 1.30% to 11,381.18 points.2d agoAlbemarle shares fell 3.51 percent to US$109.47 on September 16, 2026, the sharpest decline among major lithium producers.3d agoAlbemarle settled with its Chilean union on September 9, 2026, removing a strike premium.6d ago