Albemarle (WBO:ALBE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 06, 2026)

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WBO:ALBE Albemarle Corp WBO:ALBE
79 GF Score
Price €104.80
GF Value €75.61
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Albemarle  (WBO:ALBE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Albemarle Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Albemarle Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.13 1.43 2.47 3.05 0.00

WBO:ALBE vs RPM, SOLS, WLK: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Albemarle's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=51.235/333.9520*333.9520
=51.235

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Albemarle Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 26.136 241.428 36.152
201612 31.973 241.432 44.225
201703 30.710 243.801 42.066
201706 30.321 244.955 41.337
201709 29.604 246.819 40.055
201712 28.088 246.524 38.049
201803 27.827 249.554 37.238
201806 29.156 251.989 38.639
201809 28.480 252.439 37.676
201812 29.839 251.233 39.664
201903 30.674 254.202 40.297
201906 31.742 256.143 41.384
201909 32.855 256.759 42.733
201912 33.374 256.974 43.371
202003 33.010 258.115 42.709
202006 33.608 257.797 43.536
202009 32.896 260.280 42.207
202012 32.838 260.474 42.101
202103 41.356 264.877 52.141
202106 43.759 271.696 53.786
202109 41.376 274.310 50.372
202112 42.545 278.802 50.961
202203 45.175 287.504 52.473
202206 49.151 296.311 55.395
202209 58.047 296.808 65.311
202212 64.314 296.797 72.365
202303 73.357 301.836 81.162
202306 77.208 305.109 84.507
202309 79.029 307.789 85.747
202312 73.545 306.746 80.068
202403 72.780 312.332 77.818
202406 71.041 314.175 75.513
202409 61.367 315.301 64.997
202412 62.766 315.605 66.415
202503 61.271 319.799 63.983
202506 58.985 322.561 61.068
202509 56.184 324.800 57.767
202512 52.947 324.054 54.564
202603 55.876 330.213 56.509
202606 51.235 333.952 51.235

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Albemarle (WBO:ALBE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Albemarle stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €104.80 is trading 38.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €75.61. GuruFocus considers Albemarle to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:ALBE:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €75.61 vs. price of €104.80 (38.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 5 warning signs

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Albemarle Business Description

Address 4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209
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.
79GF Score

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€104.80
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