Albemarle Corporation (ALB)

FairStock Score: 35/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

Albemarle is a cyclical specialty chemicals business whose fortunes ride on lithium prices. The filed record shows the swing: in fiscal 2023 revenue was $9.6B and net income $1.6B; in fiscal 2024 revenue was $5.4B and net loss $1.2B; in fiscal 2025 revenue was $5.1B and net loss $510.6M. The latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 ended 2026-06-30, showed revenue $1.7B and net income $480.0M, or diluted EPS $3.52, so FairStock's computed Lynch category of TURNAROUND, reflecting a loss in the latest year after earlier profits, is apt. A real moat would show steadier returns; FairStock's calculated ROE of 2.65% and ROCE of 3.16% are low, and the P/E of 346.00 at the 2026-10-26 close of $93.42 tells us earnings are tiny against price. The balance sheet is a relative comfort: debt-to-equity 0.19 and Altman Z-score 2.06, while trailing FCF is $1.3B and FCF yield 12.2%. But Graham Number is $23.00, leaving margin of safety -307.26%, and FairStock's P/B of 1.37 is not enough by itself when returns are weak. FairStock's Piotroski 7/9 and PEG 0.35 suggest improvement and expected growth, but the core question is whether lithium economics are normalizing durably. I would watch cash generation, margins, and whether Q2's profit repeats before calling this a high-quality bargain.

In plain English: Albemarle makes lithium and specialty chemicals used in batteries and other industrial products. The business is uneven: it had losses in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025 but a profit in the latest filed quarter, and returns on the money it invests are still low. At the 2026-10-26 close of $93.42, the price looks expensive against current earnings and a simple conservative value check, although cash flow has improved.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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