ALB Albemarle
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S&P 500 CompaniesDividend Aristocrats
Basic Materials · Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers
Albemarle (ALB) is a basic materials company in the Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers industry, with a market capitalization of $10.7 billion. Shares last traded at $90.56, 59.0% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 7.5%. ALB trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.67, below the Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers median of 49.08. Net profit margin is 3.8%, below the peer median of 4.4%. Revenue declined 4.4% year over year. The shares yield 1.8% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
ALB Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $191M | $1.62 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $189M | $1.60 | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $187M | $1.59 | 12% |
| 2022-12-31 | $184M | $1.57 | 7% |
| 2021-12-31 | $178M | $1.53 | 144% |
| 2020-12-31 | $162M | $1.52 | 43% |
| 2019-12-31 | $152M | $1.43 | 29% |
| 2018-12-31 | $145M | $1.32 | 21% |
| 2017-12-31 | $141M | $1.25 | 256% |
| 2016-12-31 | $135M | $1.20 | 21% |
| 2015-12-31 | $119M | $1.07 | 36% |
| 2014-12-31 | $84M | $1.06 | 63% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
ALB is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.52 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.34 | 2026-05-06 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | -$3.88 | 2026-02-11 |
| FY 2025 | -$5.76 | 2026-02-11 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.72 | 2025-11-05 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.16 | 2025-08-04 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers peers
ALB vs 10 industry peers (Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers), by market cap. Data as of close
| DOW | Dow Inc. | $24.7B | — | 0.62 | -6.1% | -1.50% |
| DD | DuPont | $19.1B | 347.36 | 2.73 | 0.8% | +1.05% |
| ALB | Albemarle | $10.7B | 47.67 | 1.81 | 3.8% | +0.62% |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Co | $7.6B | 11.81 | 0.84 | 7.2% | +0.39% |
| HXL | Hexcel Corp /De/ | $6.1B | 56.19 | 3.05 | 5.4% | +4.33% |
| AVNT | Avient Corp | $4.0B | 23.43 | 1.20 | 5.1% | +1.38% |
| ROG | Rogers Corp | $2.3B | 50.49 | 2.68 | 5.3% | -3.42% |
| PCT | Purecycle Technologies, Inc. | $663M | — | 48.17 | — | -1.93% |
| ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | $420M | — | 0.27 | -1.1% | +1.50% |
| PCTTW | PureCycle Technologies, Inc. | — | — | — | — | -10.20% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.