Albemarle Corporation

Albemarle Corporation

Basic Materials

NYSE:ALB · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $18.91B Beta 1.31 P/E (TTM) -81.1
$160.35 -3.73%

-$6.21 today

52W Low $55.90High $221.00

Vol 2.95M · Avg 2.29M

EPS (TTM) -$1.98 Div Yield 1.01%Chemicals - Specialty

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management
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ROE

-5.4%

avg 9.6%

ROIC

0.6%

avg 4.9%

ROA

-3.1%

avg 4.3%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 0.6% versus its period average of 4.9%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Jerry Kent Jr.

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer$5.06M66$0.00<0.01%

Mark Mummert

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer$2.05M57$0.00<0.01%

Eric W. Norris

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer$1.62M59$53,443.000.05%

Neal Sheorey

CFO, Executive VP & Principal Accounting Officer$1.54M49$20,931.000.02%

Melissa H. Anderson

Executive VP & Chief Business Transformation Officer$1.41M61$14,002.000.01%

Donald J. LaBauve Jr.

Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Financial Officer of Lithium Global Business Unit$440,431.0059$0.00<0.01%

Maria I. Brennan

Chief Supply Chain Officer59

Cynthia Lima

Senior Vice President and Chief External Affairs & Communications Officer64$14,438.000.01%

Ander Krupa

Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary47$0.00<0.01%

Meredith H. Bandy

Vice President of Investor Relations & Sustainability$14,002.000.01%

Brian Tessin

Chief Tax Counsel & Vice President of Tax55

Autumn Gagarinas

Senior VP & Chief People and Workplace Transformation Officer52$0.00<0.01%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

10

$7.38M

Net Sentiment

$7.38M

Net selling

Most Active

Masters J Kent

6 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 15, 2026

Masters J Kent

Direct

Sell700$184.52$129,164.00
May 15, 2026

Masters J Kent

Direct

Sell11.9K$183.87$2,181,985.29
May 15, 2026

Masters J Kent

Direct

Sell3.8K$183.12$700,617.12
Mar 10, 2026

Masters J Kent

Direct

Sell996$171.82$171,132.72
Mar 10, 2026

Masters J Kent

Direct

Sell5.4K$171.18$923,002.56
Mar 10, 2026

Masters J Kent

Direct

Sell5.4K$170.26$918,552.70
Feb 20, 2026

Norris Eric

Direct

Sell5.7K$165.45$941,741.40
Feb 13, 2026

Anderson Melissa H.

Direct

Sell8.5K$163.71$1,384,004.34
Oct 24, 2025

Krupa Ander C.

Direct

Sell172$105.00$18,060.00
Oct 9, 2025

Krupa Ander C.

Direct

Sell116$95.00$11,020.00

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 10 sells worth $7.38M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $7.38M. Masters J Kent was the most active insider with 6 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr 5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-4.7%
+11.9% (15yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+3.9%
+7.1% (15yr)6 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+2.4%
+12.2% (15yr)6 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-2.6%
+4.7% (15yr)6 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +3.9% over three years. Forward estimates point to Net Income at +12.2% (15yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages ALB?

Albemarle Corporation (ALB) lists 12 active executives. The top listed executive is Donald J. LaBauve Jr., Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Financial Officer of Lithium Global Business Unit.

Are ALB insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $7.11M.

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