ALB (Albemarle) Operating Cash Flow per Share : $5.13 (TTM As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Albemarle Operating Cash Flow per Share?

Albemarle's operating cash flow per share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $2.05. Albemarle's operating cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $5.13.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Albemarle was -74.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the OCF Growth Rate using Operating Cash Flow per Share data.

The historical rank and industry rank for Albemarle's Operating Cash Flow per Share or its related term are showing as below:

ALB' s 3-Year OCF Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -34.5 Med: 10 Max: 92.6
Current: 14.6

During the past 13 years, Albemarle's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 92.60% per year. The lowest was -34.50% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.

ALB's 3-Year OCF Growth Rate is ranked better than
66.18% of 1245 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 4.1 vs ALB: 14.60

Albemarle Operating Cash Flow per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Albemarle's Operating Cash Flow per Share can be seen below:

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Albemarle Operating Cash Flow per Share Chart

Albemarle Annual Data

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Operating Cash Flow per Share

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6.77

7.48

2.95

16.20

11.25

Albemarle Quarterly Data
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Operating Cash Flow per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.34	-0.84	0.83	3.09	2.05

Competitive Comparison of Albemarle's Operating Cash Flow per Share

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

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Albemarle's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Albemarle's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.

Albemarle Operating Cash Flow per Share Calculation

Operating Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Cash Flow from Operations per outstanding share of the company's stock.

Albemarle's Operating Cash Flow per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Cash Flow per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1325.321	/	117.766
	=	11.25

Albemarle's Operating Cash Flow per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Cash Flow per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	240.548	/	117.535
	=	2.05

Operating Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.13

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Albemarle Business Description

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Address

4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209

Website

https://www.albemarle.com

Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.

Executives

Netha N. Johnson	officer: President, Bromine Specialties	3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Barichivich John Clarence Iii	officer: VP, Controller & CAO	4250 CONGRESS ST., SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Kristin M Coleman	officer: EVP, General Counsel	140 HAZEL AVE., GLENCOE IL 60022
Neal Ravi Sheorey	officer: Chief Financial Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael James Simmons	officer: President - Ketjen	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Norris	officer: President, Lithium	1519 AUDUBON ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
J Kent Masters	director	ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Sean B. O'hollaren	officer: Chief External Affairs Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Jacobus G. Fourie	officer: Chief Capital Projects Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Scott Tozier	officer: EVP & CFO	ALBEMARLE CORP, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Karen G Narwold	officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Raphael Goszcz Crawford	officer: President, Catalysts	4311 GREENBRIAR HILLS PLANTATION RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ralf Hans Cramer	director	MIERENDORSFSTRASSE 26, BENSHEIM 2M 64625
Kissam Luther C Iv	director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO	3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Melissa H. Anderson	officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST. SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209