ALB Albemarle (ALB) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Materials · Plastic materials, synth resins & nonvulcan elastomers · CIK 0000915913
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
456
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about ALB
Insiders, 180 days
-$3.0M net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-05-12
Albemarle insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, ALBEMARLE CORP insiders sold a net $3.0M of stock across 61 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 4 sales), the last on Mar 10, 2026.
- +18.4% median (+18.4% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 13.5% of the 88,219 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 456 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman & CEO Masters J Kent sold about $2.2M of ALB on May 15, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 456 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 4 sales), the last on Mar 10, 2026.
- +18.4% median (+18.4% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 3.8% of the 100,086 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 456 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman & CEO Masters J Kent sold about $700.6K of ALB on May 15, 2026; 456 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 4 sales), the last on Mar 10, 2026.
- +18.4% median (+18.4% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.8% of the 87,519 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 456 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman & CEO Masters J Kent sold about $129.2K of ALB on May 15, 2026; 456 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 1 sale), the last on Dec 5, 2024.
- +18.4% median (+18.4% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 3.8% of the 141,016 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 456 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman & CEO Masters J Kent sold about $918.6K of ALB on Mar 10, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 456 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 1 sale), the last on Dec 5, 2024.
- +18.4% median (+18.4% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.7% of the 134,628 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 456 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman & CEO Masters J Kent sold about $171.1K of ALB on Mar 10, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 456 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.61 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$3.0M over 180 days
below 82% of Materials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
456 funds bought in last quarter
more than 93% of Materials
Revenue
-4.4% year over year
below 69% of Materials
Margin
-9.9% net margin
below 69% of Materials
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
10.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 87% of Materials
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+2.5%12M
Insider sell
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns ALB: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
12,635,268 sh
$1.5B
12,655,089 sh
$1.5B
7,703,012 sh
$1.0B
6,436,930 sh
$869.2M
6,204,186 sh
$783.8M
Congress trades in ALB
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-05-12 · disclosed 41 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2025-04-07 · disclosed 31 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Sold 2025-02-24 · disclosed 13 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Sold 2025-02-12 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2023-12-21 · disclosed 21 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
ALB planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
ALB mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Sprott Lithium Miners ETF
$4.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
9.7%
iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF
$1.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
7.2%
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF
$188.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
7.0%
GMO Resource Transition Fund
$10.7M position · as of 2026-05-31
5.5%
ALPS Clean Energy ETF
$6.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.2%
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
$21.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Masters Jr
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$15.5M
$38.2M
$3.9M
+2%
+9%
2024
$14.4M
$4.4M
$3.5M
-39%
+8%
2023
$14.5M
-$4.8M
$3.2M
+0%
+10%
2022
$11.1M
$13.7M
$3.0M
+49%
-4%
2021
$9.0M
$20.3M
$2.5M
+60%
+28%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $3.0M sold by insiders over 180 days, 456 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
ALB financials
Revenue growth
-4.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-9.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$5.9B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | $5.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $5.4B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $9.6B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $7.3B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $3.3B |
| Jun 2026 | $1.7B |
| Mar 2026 | $1.4B |
| Dec 2025 | $1.4B |
| Sep 2025 | $1.3B |
| Jun 2025 | $1.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $1.1B |
| Dec 2024 | $1.2B |
| Sep 2024 | $1.4B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+3.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | -9.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -21.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +16.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +36.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +3.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +27.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +22.3% |
| Dec 2025 | -29.0% |
| Sep 2025 | -12.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +1.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.1% |
| Sep 2024 | -78.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.3B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | $692.5M |
| FY Dec 2024 | -$992.7M |
| FY Dec 2023 | -$828.0M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $650.8M |
| FY Dec 2021 | -$609.4M |
| Jun 2026 | $638.3M |
| Mar 2026 | $247.6M |
| Dec 2025 | $233.1M |
| Sep 2025 | $223.4M |
| Jun 2025 | -$128.7M |
| Mar 2025 | $364.6M |
| Dec 2024 | -$347.2M |
| Sep 2024 | -$76.0M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.18x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.33x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.35x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.44x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.40x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.43x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.18x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.19x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.33x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.36x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.35x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.35x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.35x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.35x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.96x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.40x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.20x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.32x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.59x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.14x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.96x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.57x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.40x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.25x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.21x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.32x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.20x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.17x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+2.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | -5.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -12.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +18.1% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +39.5% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +2.5% |
| Jun 2026 | +2.2% |
| Mar 2026 | -2.3% |
| Dec 2025 | -5.2% |
| Sep 2025 | -0.2% |
| Jun 2025 | -8.7% |
| Mar 2025 | -10.6% |
| Dec 2024 | -12.2% |
| Sep 2024 | -18.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+1.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | -3.1% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -6.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +9.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +20.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | +1.4% |
| Mar 2026 | -1.4% |
| Dec 2025 | -3.1% |
| Sep 2025 | -0.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -5.2% |
| Mar 2025 | -6.3% |
| Dec 2024 | -6.8% |
| Sep 2024 | -10.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate 141%, not meaningful
Return on invested capital ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | +22.9% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +9.2% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+1.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | -2.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -12.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +1.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +22.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +9.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +1.7% |
| Mar 2026 | -1.1% |
| Dec 2025 | -2.5% |
| Sep 2025 | -0.9% |
| Jun 2025 | -6.5% |
| Mar 2025 | -9.8% |
| Dec 2024 | -12.1% |
| Sep 2024 | -17.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
380.62x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | 10.81x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 9.50x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 220.54x |
| Jun 2026 | 519.35x |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$11.9B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-29 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | $18.2B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $12.4B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $20.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $27.1B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $29.3B |
| Jun 2026 | $16.2B |
| Mar 2026 | $21.9B |
| Dec 2025 | $18.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $11.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $9.2B |
| Mar 2025 | $10.5B |
| Dec 2024 | $12.4B |
| Sep 2024 | $13.0B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+11.5%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
FCF yield ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | +4.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -9.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -4.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +2.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | -2.2% |
| Jun 2026 | +8.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +2.7% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +1.2% |
| Jun 2025 | -2.5% |
| Mar 2025 | -1.7% |
| Dec 2024 | -9.8% |
| Sep 2024 | -12.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
PEG, trailing ALB
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.00x |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $5.4B | $9.6B | $7.3B |
| Gross profit | $668.7M | $62.5M | $1.2B | $3.1B |
| Operating income | -$367.1M | -$1.8B | $251.9M | $2.5B |
| Net income | -$510.6M | -$1.2B | $1.6B | $2.7B |
| EPS (diluted) | -5.76 | -11.20 | 13.36 | 22.84 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.3B | $687.9M | $1.3B | $1.9B |
| Cash | $1.6B | $1.2B | $889.9M | $1.5B |
| Long-term debt | $3.1B | $3.1B | $3.5B | $3.2B |
| Dividends paid | $190.5M | $188.5M | $187.2M | $184.4M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
ALB Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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ALB filings, in plain words
Are Albemarle insiders buying or selling ALB?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Albemarle insiders were net sellers, a net $3.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded ALB?
Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-05-12.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Albemarle insiders were net sellers of ALB, a net $3.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in ALB, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-05-12. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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