Albemarle (MIL:1ALB) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Aug. 06, 2026)

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MIL:1ALB Albemarle Corp MIL:1ALB
57 GF Score
Price €104.75
GF Value €75.57
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Albemarle  (MIL:1ALB) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Chart

Albemarle Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.15 5.79 3.35 1.92 3.03

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 PS 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 1.37 1.74 3.03 3.74 0.00

MIL:1ALB vs RPM, SOLS, WLK: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio vs Chemicals Industry

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

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


MIL:1ALB
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Albemarle Corp MIL:1ALB
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Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=11.109/333.9520*333.9520
=11.109

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Albemarle Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 5.136 241.428 7.104
201612 5.816 241.432 8.045
201703 5.959 243.801 8.162
201706 5.853 244.955 7.980
201709 5.656 246.819 7.653
201712 6.463 246.524 8.755
201803 5.957 249.554 7.972
201806 6.605 251.989 8.753
201809 6.154 252.439 8.141
201812 7.571 251.233 10.064
201903 6.924 254.202 9.096
201906 7.367 256.143 9.605
201909 7.515 256.759 9.774
201912 8.403 256.974 10.920
202003 6.278 258.115 8.123
202006 6.369 257.797 8.250
202009 5.933 260.280 7.612
202012 6.734 260.474 8.634
202103 6.147 264.877 7.750
202106 5.470 271.696 6.723
202109 6.036 274.310 7.348
202112 6.722 278.802 8.052
202203 8.703 287.504 10.109
202206 11.890 296.311 13.400
202209 17.924 296.808 20.167
202212 20.981 296.797 23.608
202303 20.451 301.836 22.627
202306 18.576 305.109 20.332
202309 18.381 307.789 19.943
202312 18.361 306.746 19.989
202403 10.659 312.332 11.397
202406 11.306 314.175 12.018
202409 10.385 315.301 10.999
202412 10.007 315.605 10.589
202503 8.470 319.799 8.845
202506 9.800 322.561 10.146
202509 9.468 324.800 9.735
202512 10.361 324.054 10.677
202603 10.420 330.213 10.538
202606 11.109 333.952 11.109

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 (MIL:1ALB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Albemarle stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €104.75 is trading 38.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €75.57. GuruFocus considers Albemarle to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MIL:1ALB:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €75.57 vs. price of €104.75 (38.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MIL:1ALB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


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.
57GF Score

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