ALBEMARLE CORP (1ALB.MI) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

BIT:1ALB • US0126531013

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167.1 EUR
+0.45 (+0.27%)
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This 1ALB.MI fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. 1ALB.MI Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year 1ALB has reported negative net income.
  • 1ALB had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: 1ALB reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years 1ALB had a positive operating cash flow.
1ALB.MI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF1ALB.MI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B 2B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -4.14%, 1ALB is not doing good in the industry: 71.01% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • 1ALB's Return On Equity of -7.11% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. 1ALB is outperformed by 69.57% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 0.35%, 1ALB is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.14%
ROE -7.11%
ROIC 0.35%
ROA(3y)-1.15%
ROA(5y)3.02%
ROE(3y)-1.2%
ROE(5y)6.46%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1ALB.MI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROIC1ALB.MI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of 1ALB (1.34%) is worse than 65.22% of its industry peers.
  • 1ALB's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • 1ALB's Gross Margin of 13.00% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. 1ALB is outperformed by 78.26% of its industry peers.
  • 1ALB's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.34%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 13%
OM growth 3Y-63.89%
OM growth 5Y-37.87%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-32.21%
GM growth 5Y-16.29%
1ALB.MI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins1ALB.MI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40

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2. 1ALB.MI Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so 1ALB is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for 1ALB remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for 1ALB has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for 1ALB has been reduced compared to a year ago.
1ALB.MI Yearly Shares Outstanding1ALB.MI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
1ALB.MI Yearly Total Debt VS Total Assets1ALB.MI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.90 indicates that 1ALB is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • 1ALB's Altman-Z score of 2.90 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. 1ALB outperforms 62.32% of its industry peers.
  • 1ALB has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.61. This is a neutral value as 1ALB would need 4.61 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • 1ALB has a Debt to FCF ratio of 4.61. This is in the better half of the industry: 1ALB outperforms 75.36% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.33 indicates that 1ALB is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • 1ALB has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.33. This is in the better half of the industry: 1ALB outperforms 62.32% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.33
Debt/FCF 4.61
Altman-Z 2.9
ROIC/WACC0.02
WACC14.18%
1ALB.MI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF1ALB.MI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.3 Liquidity

  • 1ALB has a Current Ratio of 2.23. This indicates that 1ALB is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of 1ALB (2.23) is better than 75.36% of its industry peers.
  • 1ALB has a Quick Ratio of 1.57. This is a normal value and indicates that 1ALB is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • 1ALB has a Quick ratio of 1.57. This is in the better half of the industry: 1ALB outperforms 75.36% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.23
Quick Ratio 1.57
1ALB.MI Yearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites1ALB.MI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

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3. 1ALB.MI Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • 1ALB shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 66.24%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -4.37% in the past year.
  • 1ALB shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 10.45% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)66.24%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%51.38%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.37%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.1%
Revenue growth 5Y10.45%
Sales Q2Q%15.94%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, 1ALB will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 94.11% on average per year.
  • 1ALB is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 11.41% yearly.
EPS Next Y1065.95%
EPS Next 2Y264.36%
EPS Next 3Y149.67%
EPS Next 5Y94.11%
Revenue Next Year11.49%
Revenue Next 2Y8.65%
Revenue Next 3Y8.48%
Revenue Next 5Y11.41%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
1ALB.MI Yearly Revenue VS Estimates1ALB.MI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
1ALB.MI Yearly EPS VS Estimates1ALB.MI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 0 10 20 30

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4. 1ALB.MI Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for 1ALB. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.61, 1ALB can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as 1ALB.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.24. 1ALB is around the same levels.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 25.61
1ALB.MI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings1ALB.MI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -50 -100 -150 -200

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, 1ALB is valued a bit more expensive than 72.46% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as 1ALB.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 33.27
EV/EBITDA 33.84
1ALB.MI Per share data1ALB.MI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • 1ALB's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as 1ALB's earnings are expected to grow with 149.67% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y264.36%
EPS Next 3Y149.67%

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5. 1ALB.MI Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • 1ALB has a yearly dividend return of 0.84%, which is pretty low.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.18, 1ALB is paying slightly less dividend.
  • With a Dividend Yield of 0.84, 1ALB pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.84%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of 1ALB is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 14.86%!
Dividend Growth(5Y)14.86%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

  • The earnings of 1ALB are negative and hence is the payout ratio. 1ALB will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
  • 1ALB's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP-52.74%
EPS Next 2Y264.36%
EPS Next 3Y149.67%
1ALB.MI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend1ALB.MI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B 2B

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1ALB.MI Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ALBEMARLE CORP

BIT:1ALB (4/20/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

167.1

+0.45 (+0.27%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners96.07%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.2%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap19.70B
Revenue(TTM)5.14B
Net Income(TTM)-677.38M
Analysts77.24
Price Target167.65 (0.33%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.84%
Yearly Dividend2.59
Dividend Growth(5Y)14.86%
DP-52.74%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)23.68%
Min EPS beat(2)-28.49%
Max EPS beat(2)75.86%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)57.57%
Min EPS beat(4)-28.49%
Max EPS beat(4)113.21%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-20.89%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-0.71%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)3.12%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)3.19%
Min Revenue beat(2)1.46%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.93%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.72%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.88%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.39%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.57%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.61%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.65%
PT rev (1m)7.71%
PT rev (3m)65.28%
EPS NQ rev (1m)7%
EPS NQ rev (3m)456.92%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.51%
EPS NY rev (3m)519.78%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.77%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)12.52%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.33%
Revenue NY rev (3m)7.76%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 25.61
P/S 4.48
P/FCF 33.27
P/OCF 17.97
P/B 2.42
P/tB 2.95
EV/EBITDA 33.84
EPS(TTM)-0.68
EYN/A
EPS(NY)6.53
Fwd EY3.91%
FCF(TTM)5.02
FCFY3.01%
OCF(TTM)9.3
OCFY5.57%
SpS37.3
BVpS69.15
TBVpS56.72
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.14%
ROE -7.11%
ROCE 0.47%
ROIC 0.35%
ROICexc 0.4%
ROICexgc 0.46%
OM 1.34%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 13%
FCFM 13.46%
ROA(3y)-1.15%
ROA(5y)3.02%
ROE(3y)-1.2%
ROE(5y)6.46%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-69.86%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-39.71%
ROICexc growth 3Y-69.41%
ROICexc growth 5Y-37.84%
OM growth 3Y-63.89%
OM growth 5Y-37.87%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-32.21%
GM growth 5Y-16.29%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.31
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.33
Debt/FCF 4.61
Debt/EBITDA 4.29
Cap/Depr 89.54%
Cap/Sales 11.47%
Interest Coverage 0.38
Cash Conversion 176.29%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.23
Quick Ratio 1.57
Altman-Z 2.9
F-Score5
WACC14.18%
ROIC/WACC0.02
Cap/Depr(3y)292.05%
Cap/Depr(5y)334.21%
Cap/Sales(3y)21.71%
Cap/Sales(5y)22.2%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)66.24%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%51.38%
EPS Next Y1065.95%
EPS Next 2Y264.36%
EPS Next 3Y149.67%
EPS Next 5Y94.11%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.37%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.1%
Revenue growth 5Y10.45%
Sales Q2Q%15.94%
Revenue Next Year11.49%
Revenue Next 2Y8.65%
Revenue Next 3Y8.48%
Revenue Next 5Y11.41%
EBIT growth 1Y110.87%
EBIT growth 3Y-67.9%
EBIT growth 5Y-31.38%
EBIT Next Year2232.92%
EBIT Next 3Y201.65%
EBIT Next 5Y117.08%
FCF growth 1Y169.76%
FCF growth 3Y2.33%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y86.41%
OCF growth 3Y-12.4%
OCF growth 5Y9.93%

ALBEMARLE CORP / 1ALB.MI Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ALBEMARLE CORP (1ALB.MI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to 1ALB.MI.


What is the valuation status of ALBEMARLE CORP (1ALB.MI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to ALBEMARLE CORP (1ALB.MI). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of 1ALB stock?

ALBEMARLE CORP (1ALB.MI) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How financially healthy is ALBEMARLE CORP?

The financial health rating of ALBEMARLE CORP (1ALB.MI) is 6 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for ALBEMARLE CORP?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ALBEMARLE CORP (1ALB.MI) is expected to grow by 1065.95% in the next year.